RussiaSt.-PetersburgSaint PetersburgNevsky Prospekt59°56’7” N 30°20’0” E
June 11, 2018 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Walked Nevsky Prospect to find The Church of thr Saviour on Spilt Blood .
Then into the Kazan Cathedral.
Tomorrow being Russia's national day, celebrations in preparation were taking place in NevskyRead more
RussiaSt.-PetersburgCentralniy59°55’37” N 30°22’46” E
June 11, 2018 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Confidently leaving our hotel ( The Atrium) , we headed east along Nevski prospect, St Petersburg's main thoroughfare to take the metro from Alexander Nevski (M) one stop to Vosstanya Ploshad.Read more
RussiaSt.-PetersburgSaint PetersburgPalace Square59°56’11” N 30°19’9” E June 12, 2018 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Coffee and pastry on Nevski Prospect heading to the Hermitage
RussiaSt.-PetersburgSaint PetersburgPalace Square59°56’10” N 30°19’8” E
June 12, 2018 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
A breakfast of green onion and egg sandwich and coffee at our favourite 'bulachnaya' gave us the energy required to stand in line for 90 minutes and flow with the crowd in the Hermitage for 2Read more
RussiaSt.-PetersburgCentralniy59°55’58” N 30°20’45” E
June 13, 2018 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
RussiaSt.-PetersburgCentralniy59°55’37” N 30°22’46” E
June 14, 2018 in Russia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
An extremely moving memorial to the defence of the siege of Leningrad.
RussiaTatarstanGorod Kazan’Kreml’Bulak55°47’20” N 49°6’16” E
June 15, 2018 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
A long day. 1am taxi for a 03:40 flight to Moscow and transit to Kazan to arrive at 8:30.
A train to Kazan Central and taxi drivers who had no idea the hotel's location. Hotel Otrada was a dump soRead more
RussiaTatarstanGorod Kazan’Kreml’Bulak55°47’20” N 49°6’16” E
June 15, 2018 in Russia ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
Early up 6am and the sun is already at 40'.
A beautiful walk through a peaceful city.
Then to meet the foe.
But mostly thinking of you at home.
After a quick chat with the Australian Ambassador toRead more
RussiaSamara53°12’26” N 50°6’53” E
June 19, 2018 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
A temporary loss (misplacement) of travel documents didn't dampen the enthusiasm to explore in more detail Kazan Hermitage and the Kazan River frontage.
RussiaSamara53°12’25” N 50°6’53” E
June 19, 2018 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
An early morning walk along the embankment and an unexpected meeting of an ex- student and being invited by a class of young gym students for a photo.
If a temporary misplacement of the travelRead more
Traveler An Impressive city i think i would like to go there as there aeems to be lots of waterways and vanaks that look pretty unpolluted .