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World Trip 2006: Day 106 – St Petersburg and Novgorod, Russia

Posted on July 12, 2006 by Nathan

Wednesday 12 July 2006 Highlights: Hermitage art collection (St Petersburg), Kremlin Fort (Novgorod) On our last day in St Petersburg we visited the Hermitage art collection.   Started by Catherine the II (the Great) as her personal art museum in … Continue reading →

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World Trip 2006: Day 105 – St Petersburg, Russia

Posted on July 11, 2006 by Nathan

Tuesday 11 July 2006 Highlights: St Isaac’s Square & Cathedral, Eternal Flame, Yusupov’s Palace After the very big day of yesterday I had scheduled a tour of Yusupov’s Palace which was the home of Felix Yusupov and his noble family. … Continue reading →

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World Trip 2006: Day 104 – St Petersburg, Russia

Posted on July 10, 2006 by Nathan

Monday 10 July 2006 Highlights: Pushkin Palace (Summer Palace), Petredvoert (Versailles of Russia), Attending the ballet – Swan Lake This morning I visited what is now know as the Pushkin Palace (after famous Russian poet) but was the former Summer … Continue reading →

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World Trip 2006: Day 103 – Helsinki to St Petersburg, Russia

Posted on July 9, 2006 by Nathan

Sunday 9 July 2006 Highlights: Peter and Paul Fortress With a 6 am wakeup call and an excellent buffet breakfast (I might like touring after all!) we were off to Russia. Passing the border was an interesting experience, first you … Continue reading →

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