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- Day 52
- Thursday, August 22, 2019 at 9:35 PM
- ☁️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
EnglandTruro50°15’47” N 5°3’3” W
More family time and a haircut
August 22, 2019 in England ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
I spent the day seeing my brother whilst Kate had an admin day, shopping and a visit to Truro on the bus immersing herself in more Cornish culture... to which the feedback was quite negative today.Read more
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- Day 53
- Friday, August 23, 2019 at 10:15 PM
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
- EnglandFalmouth50°9’20” N 5°4’19” W
Shopping for Russia and a v large pasty
August 23, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Another beautifully sunny day.
Started the day with a supermarket shop for dried food for the upcoming Russia trip.
Breakfast was an extra large Choak’s pasty!
This was followed by Kate’s lastRead more
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- Day 54
- Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 7:42 PM
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
- EnglandClerkenwell51°31’38” N 0°6’51” W
Cornwall to Camden
August 24, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Sad farewell to mum and Pete this morning at Truro train station as we caught the 08.37 to Paddington.
Arrived on time after a carriage change due to a hideous, screaming child.
We caught theRead more
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- Day 54
- Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 7:56 PM
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitude: 25 m
- EnglandSt Pancras International Railway Station51°31’47” N 0°7’39” W
British Library and Camden photos
August 24, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
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- Day 55
- Sunday, August 25, 2019 at 11:05 PM
- 🌙 22 °C
- Altitude: 12 m
- EnglandBuckingham Palace51°30’2” N 0°8’36” W
Inside Buckingham Palace
August 25, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
What a fabulous morning?!! I saw yesterday that Buckingham Palace’s state rooms are open to the public for 10 weeks a year (Queenie needs to fund raise instead of using public coffers for herRead more
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- Day 56
- Monday, August 26, 2019 at 4:40 PM
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 64 m
- EnglandGatwick Airport51°9’38” N 0°10’44” W
Russia here we come!!
August 26, 2019 in England ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Had a v relaxed am and then an easy journey to Gatwick.
Just boarding our Aeroflot flight to St Petersburg.
Uk has put on some amazing weather for us but looking forward to cooler temps and mindRead more
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- Day 57
- Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 12:04 AM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
RussiaSaint Petersburg59°55’54” N 30°19’18” E
Russia we have arrived!!!
August 27, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Well Aeroflot/ Rossiya were faultless apart from landing a mere 15 mins late.
No migration card needed and despite nerves we got through immigration without any issues.
We were met by Sergei whoRead more
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- Day 57
- Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 3:28 PM
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
- RussiaSaint Petersburg59°55’54” N 30°19’18” E
WARNING- 50,000 photos of St P
August 27, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Apologies in advance - we have had a long but great day in St P and have done quite a few things with K taking a million cool photos so sorry for the many posts.
These include;
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- Day 57
- Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 9:13 PM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
- RussiaSaint Petersburg59°55’54” N 30°19’18” E
St Petersburg Hop on/ Hop off boat/bus
August 27, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Spent 2 hours on the canals and river of St P with full views of a lot of the sights - The Hermitage, Peter and Paul’s Fortress etc
We then got off the boat, grabbed a coffee and jumped on the busRead more
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- Day 57
- Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 9:23 PM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 12 m
- RussiaSaint Petersburg59°56’6” N 30°18’23” E
St Issac Cathedral colonnade
August 27, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
After jumping off the bus at St Issac Cathedral I had to drag K away from the pumpkin horse drawn carriages- she is such a romantic!!
Instead we got 2 tickets and climbed the 200+ steps to the viewRead more
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- Day 57
- Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 9:30 PM
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
- RussiaSaint Petersburg59°55’54” N 30°19’18” E
Fabulous Faberge Museum
August 27, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
The photos can’t even do the eggs and exhibits even 10% justice- they were phenomenal
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- Day 57
- Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 9:33 PM
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
- RussiaSaint Petersburg59°55’54” N 30°19’18” E
Faberge - Part 2
August 27, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
... and there’s more
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- Day 57
- Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 9:34 PM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 12 m
- RussiaCentralniy59°56’6” N 30°20’38” E
Faberge - Part 3
August 27, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
.... and more!!
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- Day 58
- Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 10:16 PM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
- RussiaSaint Petersburg59°55’54” N 30°19’18” E
Russian Museum
August 28, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
After a breakfast of porridge ( trying to keep energy up for a planned v long day) we set off for a 40 min walk to the train station.
A v lovely ticket lady kindly sorted our train tickets to MoscowRead more
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I was a bit gutted when I roller skated in to the museum playing my French horn that I had to leave them and my eagle and dog in the locker room. At least I’ll know for next time.
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- Day 58
- Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 10:27 PM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- RussiaSaint Petersburg59°56’18” N 30°19’40” E
No wonder there were no crowds
August 28, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
So after the Russian Museum we thought we would fit in the Saviour of the Spilled Blood.
Walking up to this beautiful structure ( we got over the disappointment yesterday of its main turret beingRead more
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- Day 58
- Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 10:34 PM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 19 m
- RussiaWinter Palace59°56’25” N 30°18’51” E
The Hermitage - the main course Part 1
August 28, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
So we arrived at 4.30pm as it’s late night opening tonight and we discovered the amazing “Peacock clock” gets wound to go off at 8pm just once a week on a Wednesday- bonus.
What to say about TheRead more
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- Day 58
- Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 10:46 PM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- RussiaNevsky Prospekt59°56’7” N 30°19’30” E
The Hermitage - Part 2
August 28, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
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- Day 58
- Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 10:49 PM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
- RussiaSaint Petersburg59°55’54” N 30°19’18” E
The Hermitage - Part 3 - The Peacock
August 28, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
What a treat!!! Highlight of the evening
https://youtu.be/ilPlVRoUl_8
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- Day 58
- Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 11:04 PM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- RussiaPalace Square59°56’21” N 30°18’56” E
The Hermitage- Part 4- the end!!
August 28, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
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- Day 59
- Thursday, August 29, 2019 at 4:45 PM
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
- RussiaSaint Petersburg59°55’54” N 30°19’18” E
Saviour on the Spilled Blood - inside
August 29, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Had a slightly later breakfast of cheese and tomato on toast before heading out of the door for the Saviour on the Spilled Blood church at 10am.
We had seen the queues of 1000’s ( and the queues ofRead more
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- Day 59
- Thursday, August 29, 2019 at 10:44 PM
- 🌙 16 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
- RussiaSaint Petersburg59°55’54” N 30°19’18” E
Hop on/off bus and a night out!
August 29, 2019 in Russia ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Well after our churchy am we jumped on the “green line” hop on/ off bus to make the most of our 2 day ticket ( which actually lasts 48 hours which is good) and went across to the other side of theRead more
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- Day 59
- Thursday, August 29, 2019 at 10:51 PM
- 🌙 16 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
- RussiaSaint Petersburg59°55’54” N 30°19’18” E
Night scenes of St P
August 29, 2019 in Russia ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
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- Day 60
- Friday, August 30, 2019 at 2:47 PM
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 18 m
- RussiaSaint Petersburg59°55’60” N 30°19’21” E
The Hermitage Day 2 - Part 1
August 30, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Back to the Hermitage it was this am to queue at the automated ticket machine for today’s tickets.
Straight off to the General Staff Building which is opposite the square for more amazing artRead more
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- Day 60
- Friday, August 30, 2019 at 3:36 PM
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- RussiaPalace Square59°56’21” N 30°19’10” E
The General Staff Building Paintings
August 30, 2019 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
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- Day 60
- Friday, August 30, 2019 at 3:38 PM
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
- RussiaSaint Petersburg59°55’54” N 30°19’18” E
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