Imperial St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russia
We arrived at St. Petersburg early Tuesday morning as we passed by industrial docks ladened in a dump yard of discarded metal as well as piers of churches adorned in gold. We signed up for a full day tour called 鈥淚mperial St. Petersburg鈥�. Choosing a tour option provided by the cruise ship eliminated the need for us to personally apply for a Visa. This was handled for us. I suppose the negative to this choice was that we were limited to going on land unless we were with a tour, but at the same time I read in a travel book that tours are the best option as taxi driver鈥檚 don鈥檛 speak English.
With only two days in St. Petersburg, however, our options were a little limited. We wanted to see the Hermitage, but with all the sites, we didn鈥檛 want to be in one place for four hours, so that is how we chose the Imperial St. Petersburg tour for our first day. The tour included visiting Peter the Great鈥檚 summer palace called Peterhof, Decembrists鈥� Square which is home to the famous Bronze Horseman statue of Peter the Great and St. Isaac鈥檚 Cathedral, the Church of the Resurrection (Church on the Spoiled Blood), a tourist shop, and a traditional Russian lunch. I learned later after reading a travel book, that we could have signed up for an extensive two day tour operated locally by Denrus (www.denrus.re/) which may have been a better choice, but who knows. Another operator was Red October (redoctober.us/). ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
With only two days in St. Petersburg, however, our options were a little limited. We wanted to see the Hermitage, but with all the sites, we didn鈥檛 want to be in one place for four hours, so that is how we chose the Imperial St. Petersburg tour for our first day. The tour included visiting Peter the Great鈥檚 summer palace called Peterhof, Decembrists鈥� Square which is home to the famous Bronze Horseman statue of Peter the Great and St. Isaac鈥檚 Cathedral, the Church of the Resurrection (Church on the Spoiled Blood), a tourist shop, and a traditional Russian lunch. I learned later after reading a travel book, that we could have signed up for an extensive two day tour operated locally by Denrus (www.denrus.re/) which may have been a better choice, but who knows. Another operator was Red October (redoctober.us/). ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Imperial St. Petersburg
Guide Location: Russia » St. Petersburg
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Elizabeth Bankhead
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Guide Location: Russia » St. Petersburg
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Elizabeth Bankhead
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Senate Square
- St. Isaac's Cathedral
- Alexander Column
- Winter Palace
- Church of our Savior on Spilled Blood
- Spit of Vasilyevsky Island
- Dozari
- Admiralty Building
- Palace Square
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