Wednesday, 16 Dec 2009 | Views [772]
Hi All,
Not off to a particularly good start. We left the hostel with 1.5hrs to
get on the train. I guided us all the way to a building with no name
that turned out to be a concert hall. I asked a local for directions to
'moskovy' train station ... Read more >
Wednesday, 16 Dec 2009 | Views [688]
Zdravstvujtye (zdrah-stvooy-tee; hello)All, We went for a walk further into the old city via St Issacs cathedral
to the Yusupov Palace where Rasputin was murdered. Then as we continued
along we found the Mariinsky theatre and collected our tickets ... Read more >
Wednesday, 16 Dec 2009 | Photo Gallery
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Saturday, 12 Dec 2009 | Views [730]
Hi All, We ate last night at a Russian restuarant. Minor communication problem but we got what we guessed at some traditional dishes on the menu. Vanessa had a dish called hussary beef, beef and cheese, and I ate dumplings. Vanessa's was easily much ... Read more >
Friday, 11 Dec 2009 | Views [957]
Preevyet All, We arrived at Helsinki late and tired already having decided that we would try and get some sleep at the airport as the flight to Riga left at 520am next day. So we caught the late bus to the Helsinki international airport to T2 which ... Read more >
