Delicious lunch @ Koryushka restaurant, contemporary chic with European and Russian cuisine served on a beach front terrace, with views over the Neva river. Very special! One of the few days in June that the Grand Peterhof Palace is open, … Continue reading →

I’m seeing two of the Museum of Four Cathedrals today. Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood – funded by the Imperial Family, the church was constructed over 24 years, between 1883 and 1907, during the reign of Alexander III. … Continue reading →

St Petersburg is built on 33 islands, separated by picturesque canals and rivers, and linked by dozens of drawbridges and bridges – 350 across the city. After arriving on the train from Velikiy Novgorod, dropped stuff at hotel and went … Continue reading →