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Snow covered Saint Petersburg
Every year I go somewhere special for my birthday and in 2011 I decided to celebrate my birthday in mystical St Petersburg for a weekend. Who wouldn’t plan a weekend get away to a place where it’s...
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Capture the Seasons: In Russia
This is my entry in Booked.net‘s “Capture the Season”, where contributors post photos that they think capture the seasons best –I thought it was a really nice idea, and here are my four photos...
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“White Nights” in St Petersburg Day 1
Day 1: Saturday We booked a week away in St Petersburg to go and take advantage of the White Nights!! My friend Judith and I left Moscow on the Night train for St Petersburg at 2am. We had a sleeper...
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“White Nights” in St Petersburg Day 2
Day 2: Sunday We had a good nights rest, although it didn’t get dark. The sun sets around 1am and rises again at 2am. After applying a couple of plasters to our already blistered feet we hit the road...
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“White Nights” in St Petersburg Day 3
Day 3: Monday We got up a bit later than planned but after a lovely cup of coffee headed out to get the speedboat to Peterhof. We boarded the boat just behind the Hermitage and it was a quick boat ride...
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“White Nights” in St Petersburg Day 4
Day 4: Tuesday Sometimes you have to go off the beaten track to find small treasures you wouldn’t have seen otherwise. Shlisselburg Fortress was one of these small gems we discovered. It is a town in...
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“White Nights” in St Petersburg Day 5
Day 5: Wednesday Pavlovsk is an 18th century park and palace ensemble located 30 kilometers south from St. Petersburg. Catherine the Great gifted the estate to Paul 1 in 1777. It is one of the largest...
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Wordless Wednesday: Russia
Published as part of Wordless Wednesday. Filed under: A bit of fun, Saint Petersburg Continue reading »
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Wordless Wednesday: Spring time in Russia!
Published as part of Wordless Wednesday. Filed under: A bit of fun, Moscow, Saint Petersburg
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Weathered
I look at these relics from the past and wonder what they’ve been witness to over the years: from horses and buggies, to buses and cars. From trilbies and fedoras, to baseball caps and beanies. They’ve...
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