St. Petersburg
28/06/16 12:00 Filed in: Russia | Trans-Siberia Train
On my journey back to Ulaanbaatar. First Stop ST. Petersburg
What an impressive city! It is not that old (about 300 years), but it looks nice and very similar to Vienna but everything is on a larger scale, very! Worth a visit, better a few to get around. Anyway. Stayed in the lovely hostel „Friends of Dom Knigi“ - it only has two-bed rooms, but the interior is rather lovely. Highly recommended.
As I only had about three days I’ve done few city walks and a boot tour, which I would recommend to at least get a feel of the size of St. Petersburg. Visited the Hermitage. It is located right at the riverfront in the Winter-Palace. Very majestic. But I have to raise a complain - most of the descriptions are Russian only, thats not up to date for such an museum.
All in all an very European city with good street life. A must-visit.
What an impressive city! It is not that old (about 300 years), but it looks nice and very similar to Vienna but everything is on a larger scale, very! Worth a visit, better a few to get around. Anyway. Stayed in the lovely hostel „Friends of Dom Knigi“ - it only has two-bed rooms, but the interior is rather lovely. Highly recommended.
As I only had about three days I’ve done few city walks and a boot tour, which I would recommend to at least get a feel of the size of St. Petersburg. Visited the Hermitage. It is located right at the riverfront in the Winter-Palace. Very majestic. But I have to raise a complain - most of the descriptions are Russian only, thats not up to date for such an museum.
All in all an very European city with good street life. A must-visit.