Monthly Archives: June 2013

Russia Day Six

And now we’re in St. Petersburg. I’ve been interested in the history of St Petersburg for quite a while. Here’s the wiki because the alternative is that I will just sit here and write and write and write and bore … Continue reading

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Russia Day Five

Today was to be our last in Moscow. But first, before we departed, there was a group tour of the backstage of the Bolshoi Theatre, which just completed six years of renovations in 2011. We had considered at one point … Continue reading

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Russia Day Four

Again, an early morning, too early, which possibly might have been due to a few Russian Standard Imperial vodkas the night before, but the data on that is indeterminate. Again the morning’s portion of the day’s activities would be based … Continue reading

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Russia Day Three

This morning we had to get up bright and early, because a group tour was scheduled. Today, the big event was a tour of the Kremlin. One advantage of using the Exeter tour guides, is that they arranged to enter … Continue reading

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Russia Day Two

I think I should make a note here. The actual tour was scheduled to start today, in the afternoon, when most of the other people on this trip were scheduled to arrive. We came a day early to acclimate (Moscow … Continue reading

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Russia, Day One

Mary, one fine day last year, was surfing travel sites and looking for bargains. Lo and behold, she discovered that Conde Nast Traveler magazine was sponsoring a special Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Event. And the people (well, Mary anyway) saw it was … Continue reading

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Russia – Day Minus Four Through Minus One

So to cap off this year’s travel season, the pièce de résistance (you have to say that with a bad French accent, and remember, roll your R’s!), was a ten-day trip to Russia. For the uninitiated, and anyone that didn’t … Continue reading

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Shower?

On our recent swing through the brights lights of Europe, we landed, or I should say we trained, into St Petersburg, city of a thousand and one enchantments. And perils, of which this shower may or may not be one. … Continue reading

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Russia Observations

Usually, not always, but quite often, the first response from a Russian to even the most innocuous of requests is ‘nyet’. I think it’s just a part of the Russian character. We observed the same situation over and over again … Continue reading

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