| Page Views: 4,618 Last Visit to Saint Petersburg: June, 2005 | St. Petersburg - City of cathedrals and bridges by HORSCHECK - last update: Apr 18, 2009 |
| Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad |
In June 2005 I put my feet on Russian ground for the first time, which has always been a dream of mine. I arrived in St. Petersburg by train from Helsinki and the city was my holiday base for one week before I headed off to Moscow.
St. Petersburg is home to more than 4 Million people and it is probably the most popular Russian city among tourists. Besides the usual sights like the Church of the Saviour of the spilled Blood, Nevsky Prospect, St. Isaac's Cathedral and Peter and Paul Fortress, I also tried to get an insight into the local life by staying in a private B&B.
Not only the countless chats with my lovely B&B hosts, but also VT meetings with members from Russia, USA and Switzerland have made my time in St. Petersburg unforgettable. With VT members I also went on daytrips to the historical village Staraja Ladoga and the Pushkin town Tsarskoye Selo.
"The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and, instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are."
--- Samuel Johnson ---
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| Pros: | "Fabulous sights, lovely people and long days in summer." | | Cons: | "Traffic is a nightmare and the metro is packed during rush hours." | | In A Nutshell: | "Venice of the north; City of cathedrals and bridges." |
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Cool-123 Wed Jun 10, 2009 07:57 UTC
Thanks for the great info and the nice photos. I wil try to book the B&B from your recommendation. | nicolaitan Thu Feb 26, 2009 02:39 UTC
great intro to st petersburg, enjoyed reading thru it, great church pictures. BTW, the trolley in the snow on your homepage is a 5 star picture - even people looking over my shoulder at work have commented on it | Tripack Fri Jan 23, 2009 18:06 UTC
What a brillant review plenty of hepful advices. Good beer review as usual! Of course I will not forget IYPocket guide, my favourite since Warsaw experience. | Nemorino Sat Jun 28, 2008 22:45 UTC
Me again, checking out all your updates in the three years (!) since I last looked at this page. Interesting that the night train from Helsinki is named after Sibelius. |
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