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Peterhof and Savior on Spilled Blood

Peterhof and Savior on Spilled Blood

St. Petersburg, Russia, Asia Today was a great day of sightseeing! The started out with breakfast at Zoom Cafe with the aussies (Ben and Sam). We were trying to catch the train at 11:07am to Peterhof, but we showed up at the train station to find out that the schedule online is wrong and the next train was actually leaving at 1pm. We checked out the busses and there was one leaving in about two minutes going to Peterhof so…

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Hermitage Museum

Hermitage Museum

St. Petersburg, Russia, Asia Today was much less eventful than yesterday, but a nice relaxing day nonetheless. I had to hang around the hostel for a couple hours this morning to do my laundry, and then headed out around noon. I got to cross off another place from my Top 100 list, so that was cool. The Hermitage Museum was the 62nd place I’ve seen so far. This one definitely did not disappoint. I usually am not a huge fan…

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The Day I got Pickpocketed

The Day I got Pickpocketed

St. Petersburg, Russia, Asia Today started out like a lot of other days on this trip. I woke up at my hostel, had a quick bite for breakfast, got ready, and went out to start exploring a new city. I met a group at 10:45am for a free walking tour in front of the Hermitage museum. I met our tour guide Anastasia, took a few pictures, and she started giving her spiel about the city. We took a short walk…

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High speed train to St. Petersburg

High speed train to St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg, Russia, Asia Today was mostly a travel day. I took my time getting my stuff together this morning and left Matreshka Hotel around noon. I had to get a couple of metros to get to Leningradsky train station, but eventually I found it with plenty of time to spare. I got the high speed Sapsan train to St. Petersburg. It took about four hours and was a nice ride. I had a seat in a group of four…

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Moscow museums and Gorky Park

Moscow museums and Gorky Park

Moscow, Russia, Asia Today didn’t start out too well, weather wise, but it got nicer in the afternoon. It seemed like a good reason to check out some indoor sights instead of staying outside in the dreary coldness. I started out with the Kremlin Museums. It wasn’t exactly what I expected, because it wasn’t really like any other museum I’ve ever been to. It wasn’t one big building that housed a lot of artefacts. It is the churches that are…

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Moscow Walking Tour

Moscow Walking Tour

Moscow, Russia, Asia I was absolutely exhausted last night, and my hotel room worked a treat for that. I have the smallest room ever created, but it still has all the amenities that I could ask for. The strangest thing about the room is that it’s an internal room, without a window. After I uploaded my blog I passed out and didn’t wake up until 8:45am. It was awesome! I had breakfast at the hotel which was the first cooked…

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Heading to Mother Russia

Heading to Mother Russia

Moscow, Russia, Asia Today was an incredibly long day. I tried to go to sleep around 12:30am but never fell asleep. I just laid there in my bed, annoyed for two hours. So I finally got up at 2:15am, got my stuff together and headed out at 2:30am. I got the train to the airport at 2:56am, which arrived at Terminal 1 at 3:19am. It turns out that Terminal 1 isn’t even open anymore, so I had to get off…

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