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Need advice on Moscow and St. Petersburg
I'm planning on going to each city this summer, but wasn't sure how
many days to spend there. I'm thinking four days for each city. Comments please. Thanks. |
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Need advice on Moscow and St. Petersburg
" I'm planning on going to each city this summer, but wasn't sure how many days to spend there. I'm thinking four days for each city. Comments please. Thanks. If traveling from the US I think you have it pretty well on. I wouldn't count the arrival day or the intra Russia commute as any of the four each. s |
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Need advice on Moscow and St. Petersburg
On Feb 23, 6:04*am, Thornhill wrote:
I'm planning on going to each city this summer, but wasn't sure how many days to spend there. I'm thinking four days for each city. Comments please. Thanks. I would say a longer stay in St. Petersburg will yield dividends. It is stunningly beautiful, and there is so much to see outside the city, such as Petershof and the Amber Room as well. Watch out for pickpockets and scam artistes in both places. Get an idea of costs of transport, food and attractions, as touts and taxi drivers will try to cheat you. Have a great holiday .. R |
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Need advice on Moscow and St. Petersburg
On Feb 23, 3:04*am, Rajeev Aloysius wrote:
On Feb 23, 6:04*am, Thornhill wrote: I'm planning on going to each city this summer, but wasn't sure how many days to spend there. I'm thinking four days for each city. Comments please. Thanks. *I would say a longer stay in St. Petersburg will yield dividends. It is stunningly beautiful, and there is so much to see outside the city, such as Petershof and the Amber Room as well. Watch out for pickpockets and scam artistes in both places. Get an idea of costs of transport, food and attractions, as touts and taxi drivers will try to cheat you. Have a great holiday .. R What do you think about shaving a day off Moscow and adding it to St Petersburg, so 5 days in SP and 3 in Moscow (and these would be full days)? |
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Need advice on Moscow and St. Petersburg
Thornhill wrote:
On Feb 23, 3:04*am, Rajeev Aloysius wrote: On Feb 23, 6:04*am, Thornhill wrote: I'm planning on going to each city this summer, but wasn't sure how many days to spend there. I'm thinking four days for each city. Comments please. Thanks. *I would say a longer stay in St. Petersburg will yield dividends. It is stunningly beautiful, and there is so much to see outside the city, such as Petershof and the Amber Room as well. Watch out for pickpockets and scam artistes in both places. Get an idea of costs of transport, food and attractions, as touts and taxi drivers will try to cheat you. Have a great holiday .. R What do you think about shaving a day off Moscow and adding it to St Petersburg, so 5 days in SP and 3 in Moscow (and these would be full days)? I depends on what you have already planned to see. You could easily spend all your time in either city. It's a matter of knowing your priorities, and then allocating your available time between the two cities. |
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Need advice on Moscow and St. Petersburg
On Feb 24, 4:32*am, Thornhill wrote:
On Feb 23, 3:04*am, Rajeev Aloysius wrote: On Feb 23, 6:04*am, Thornhill wrote: I'm planning on going to each city this summer, but wasn't sure how many days to spend there. I'm thinking four days for each city. Comments please. Thanks. *I would say a longer stay in St. Petersburg will yield dividends. It is stunningly beautiful, and there is so much to see outside the city, such as Petershof and the Amber Room as well. Watch out for pickpockets and scam artistes in both places. Get an idea of costs of transport, food and attractions, as touts and taxi drivers will try to cheat you. Have a great holiday .. R What do you think about shaving a day off Moscow and adding it to St Petersburg, so 5 days in SP and 3 in Moscow (and these would be full days)?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yes, that would be great. Check out the out-of-city-tours, and leave at least a full day to see the Hermitage. Even though they say the Louvre is the largest museum, the Hermitage has more treasures on display including the largest collection of Rembrandts outside Amsterdam, and the most fabulous collection of Fabergé eggs. Rajeev |
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Need advice on Moscow and St. Petersburg
Thornhill wrote:
I'm planning on going to each city this summer, but wasn't sure how many days to spend there. I'm thinking four days for each city. Comments please. Thanks. I spent nearly a year in Moscow some years back, and I visited a number of cities in that time including of course St Petersburg. I must say that I personally found Moscow more interesting than St Petersburg. T. |
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Need advice on Moscow and St. Petersburg
Travel to Russia has become easier than ever. Remember, however those visas are required. And you need a fully licensed travel company like Isram World of Travel, or RNG to provide the necessary visa support and registration. You might want to spend more days in St. Petersburg, may be 4-5. I don't know how many days you have for your entire trip. Few cities can offer so many stunning attractions and intriguing moods as St. Petersburg - City of the Tsars. Visit Hermitage museum, form that place, Dvortzovaya' Nabereznaya (bank of Neva River) take a high- speedboat to Petrodvorets, the summer residence of Russian Tsar, famous with its fantastic parks and fountains. It's about 30-40min o/w. Another very romantic suburb of St. Petersburg is Pushkin (Tsar's Village). Visit the Palace of Kathrine the Second with its famous Amber room. In Russia, taxi fees are usually negotiated with the driver ahead of time. I suggest you to stay in a center of the city, then you can just walk from one place to another and avoid the hassle of using public transportation, which is still leave much to be desired. Nevsky Prospect is the main street. The best time of the year to visit St, Petersburg is the second half of June-July. In August it’s usually cooling down in St. Petersburg, especially at the end of the month. You can take a train from St. Petersburg to Moscow. Some of the trains are very comfortable and safe. The price is high though. The day time trains are less expensive. It takes from 4 to 7 hours to get to Moscow depending on a type of train. Moscow is completely different city, also beautiful on its own way. Visit Red Square, Kremlin and its museums, Tretiakov Art Gallery. Try Moscow Metro. You'll be amazed of the beauty of that underground. I suggest you to take the Golden Ring tour from Moscow, and then you will have an opportunity to visit some other Russian cities, true Russia. Hope it helps. -- prima Share your experiences in the forums, blogs, videos, and online community at 'TRAVEL.com' (http://forums.TRAVEL.com). Message origin: www.TRAVEL.com |
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