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St. Petersburg - Peterhof

Russia Day 4

Today we visited Peterhof, a palace nicknamed as the Russian Versailles. The day then ended with taking the train to Moscow.

May 24, 2016

St. Petersburg - Summer Palace

Russia Day 3

Yesterday we'd seen the Winter Palace, and today we were going out into the countryside to see the Summer Palace, one which looked to be inspired by French architecture.

May 23, 2016

St. Petersburg - Winter Palace

Russia Day 2

Today the organised part of our tour began with the Winter Palace. The afternoon would then be self-guided, seeing the other sights in St. Petersburg such as the Peter and Paul Fortress.

May 22, 2016

St. Petersburg

Russia Day 1

We started off this trip as we meant to go on - cramming it with sightseeing as we saw some of the sights of Saint Petersburg whilst going out looking for somewhere to eat.

May 21, 2016

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