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St. Petersburg

St Petersburg is Russia's 2nd largest city and the fourth largest city in Europe (after London, Paris, and Moscow).  The population is almost 4.7 million people.   The city was founded by the Tsar Peter I of Russia in 1703.   In 1924 Petrograd/St Petersburg was renamed Leningrad.  The city was later renamed St Petersburg in 1991.


WHITE NIGHTS
          Darkness at night is never complete secondary to a late sunset and an early sunrise.
          Normally from June 12th to July 2nd.  There will be city festival during this time.    
          Present in St. Petersburg secondary to its northerly location.
Temperature
          June average high is 67 and the average low is 51 F
          July average high is 72 and the average low is 57 F
Currency: Ruble                                       Universal Currency Converter
Time: EEST (UTC/GMT+3)  - for reference London is UTC/Greenwich Mean Time         
Calling Code: 7
Places of Interest:
Palace Square (Dvortsovaya Ploschchad)
         City's main square
         Bordered by the Winter Palace (on the north)
                    The State Hermitage Museum   Winter Palace
                                  Is comprised of 6 buildings in the heart of the city with 3 million works of art
     Alexander Column - in the middle of the square, named after Emperor Alexander I (1801-1824)
            Built to commemorate victory over Napoleon, erected in 1834
Nevsky Prospect  - main avenue in St. Petersburg 
       Tikhvin Cemetary - Dostoyevsky & Tchaikovsky
The Bronze Horseman
       monument to Peter the Great, the founder of the city, built by Catherine the Great
Peter and Paul Fortress
         Cities oldest section, filled with museums and cathedrals (including Cathedrals of Saints Peter and Paul)
St. Isaac's Cathedral
         Elaborate church - the largest in St. Petersburg - completed in 1858, that is now a museum
         Closed Wed (will affect 2nd cruise)          Hours 11:00-19:00
Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood
          - on the embankment of the Griboyedov Canal
Russian Museum
          Art museum - Russian exhibits (400,000)
Pavlosk
          Summer Palace that Catherine the Great built for her son Paul I
          16 miles south of St. Petersburg (outside Pushkin)
St. Petersburg Circus


Russian Museum of Ethnography
           kid crafts Sunday
Kuznechny Market


Excursions:
Peterhof Palace (Petrodvorets) /Summer Gardens 
         "the Russian Versailles" - vast complex of buildings with 120 fountains
         18 miles west of St. Petersburg on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland
         The best way to get here is by hydrofoil (40 minutes from the Winter Palace)  www.russian-cruises.ru
         Hours 9:00-17:00        Closed on Mondays and the last Tuesday of the month
Palace of Catherine the Great
         In the town of Pushkin (approximately 12 miles from St. Petersburg)
         Amber Room - sometimes called the "8th wonder of the world" - rebuilt and opened in 2003
FOOD
Teremok
         large chain of street stands
         Bliny - thin pancake stuffed with meat or sweets
SHOPPING
         Decorative Glass
         Faberge  Style Eggs
         Nesting dolls
         Russian Shawls
         Russian Standard Vodka - distilled in St. Petersburg, #1 premium vodka consumed in Russia
         Russian Tea -Princess Noori
Other Information Sites
http://www.europeportreviews.com/St.Petersburg.htm
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