We went to the Yusupov Palace today and, having walked along the road alongside the Griboyedov Canal, came to the entrance door for the Palace, only to find a notice directing us to an entrance…

The idea was to go to the Yusupov Palace today and the Hermitage again on Monday but, as it is closed on Mondays, we made our second visit today. This is from a painting by…

We went to the Hermitage today. Got the orange line from Ploshchad Aleksandrogo Nevskogo to Spasskaya, then the purple line to Admiralteiskaya. The pictures tell it all. Mosaic in Admiralteiskaya metro station Palace Square Entrance…

After changing 1,000 dollars for roubles, we had breakfast in a very nice coffee bar on Nevskii Prospekt, then continued to walk down it until it crossed the Fontanka Canal, and then turned right along…

We heard that every hotel in Saint Petersburg was fully booked but were lucky to find a sweet little hotel just off Nevskii Prospekt which was full on the 10th, but a room was available…

In the morning we went to see the Novgorod Kremlin, often called the Novgorod Detinets. The first Bishop of Novgorod built his “Cathedral of Holy Wisdom” in 989 and the fortification of the site began…