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Palatial Way to End Our Stay

Posted on September 8, 2018 by jfdowshen

Hard to believe it’s to be our last day, but it promised to be a special one. Our guide got us up early in an attempt to beat the hordes visiting Peterhof Palace. It’s about an hour outside St. Petersburg. … Continue reading →

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Not a Hermit in the Hermitage

Posted on September 7, 2018 by jfdowshen

We had been looking forward to this day as a potential high point of the trip (besides seeing Sekita and Frits of course). We were not disappointed. We went off on our own in the morning to get a good … Continue reading →

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St. Petersburg (Russia?)

Posted on September 4, 2018 by jfdowshen

Really? We arrived in St. Petersburg after a 3 1/2 hour train ride from Helsinki, stepped off the train and immediately started stripping off layers. It’s 74 degrees when it should be in the 50s and fall. But hey, we … Continue reading →

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