Month: October 2024

There was no problem driving to Pskov where we saw the sign to the “Battle of the Ice” monument. It is on top of a hill and is huge. It … Read more

The town of Peterhof was known as Petrodvorets when I came in 1975 and has changed its name to Peterhof at some time since then. I can’t help wondering whether … Read more

A not particularly rewarding day; we stayed in the room until midday when we had to leave, and spent three hours fighting our way through the traffic of Saint Petersburg … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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, … Read more

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, … Read more

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 … Read more

A long day of driving on roads ranging from moderately bumpy to sublimely-smooth, the latter being the M10 motorway from Moscow to Saint Petersburg. This was a toll road and … Read more