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#1 of 9 general tips & advice in Saint Petersburg
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pzezulko says:
Hola,
my lovely adventure with Russia is awesome. Love this country and love all Russians (not Putin an obviously his mafia:-)), but people in Russia are great company.
BUT THEY MOSTLY DOESN'T SPEAK A FOREIGN LANGUAGE JUST RUSSIAN.
BE PREPARE< THAT IF YOU DOESN'T KNOW "AZBUKA" (alphabet) YOU'…
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#2 of 9 general tips & advice in Saint Petersburg
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ndingureiji says:
Artur is the cab driver that took me from the airport to my hostel in Saint Petersburg (while the hostel totally forgot about my reservation and request to pick me up from the airport!!). He works for a cab company called "Taxi Lux," but he can work for individual customers too. He was really nice a…
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#3 of 9 general tips & advice in Saint Petersburg
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gabbipeace says:
Saint Petersburg, Russia is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. I have seen Paris, London, Florence, Venice, Madrid, and many others, but they all pale in comparison. St. Pete's has the beauty of the canals like Venice, it has old churches, amazing museums (the Hermitage is as big as th…
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#4 of 9 general tips & advice in Saint Petersburg
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parabellum says:
Getting from Pulkovo-1 (domestic terminal) to the city may be a little awkward presuming the fact there is no direct railway connection.
For those who decide to go by taxi, I recommend to compare prices at different taxi counters right at the exit from the arrival gate. You can be surprised with th…
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#5 of 9 general tips & advice in Saint Petersburg
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tvillingmarit says:
St. Petersburg's metro is some 105 km long (total length varies according to criteria applied) and has 60 stations (average station distance 1770m). Like in Moscow, older stations are elegantly decorated whereas newer stations show a more functional design. The metro works between 6 a.m. and 1 a.m. …
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#6 of 9 general tips & advice in Saint Petersburg
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bramwan says:
To follow on from what Portia has already written about on Nevsky Prospect, I can give some first hand experience of how they do it.
We needed to go and draw some money, and most of the bank ATM's are inside other buildings (shops, bank buildings etc). We went to the CitiBank on Nevsky Prospect w…
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#7 of 9 general tips & advice in Saint Petersburg
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jbo says:
You can't drink the water in St Petersburg. It has a bacteria in it that will make you really sick, so you have to be mindful not to have anything that contains it. That means being careful about ice in drinks and sometimes even salad, which might have been washed in water. Stick with the vodka is m…
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#8 of 9 general tips & advice in Saint Petersburg
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Purdy says:
took Paul to St Petersburg, Russia in November 2003. It was his birthday/Christmas present. It had been a destination we both always fancied, and whilst looking through the Sunday Telegraph travel section, we saw a tour company advertising trips. After looking into that deal and then independent tr…
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#9 of 9 general tips & advice in Saint Petersburg
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Travelbuddys says:
We took the St Petersburg underground for 2 days went we were There to start our 2005 trip with the transsiberia railroad. Every station is like an art museum.(same a moscow) Almost every station is worth to visit. Once you get your map for the underground don't be surpriced, it's all in Cyrillic Na…
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