Ten things you must do in St Petersburg 1. Stroll down the epic dimensions of Nevsky Prospect – St Petersburg’s main and most famous street. 2. Explore the galleys and engine room of the Aurora. The battleship fired the shot that started the Russian revolution and is now a museum. 3. Visit the cellar where mystic and royal adviser Rasputin was murdered in the Yusupov Palace. 4. Get hopelessly lost within the gargantuan confines of the Hermitage where the collection consists of more than three million items. 5. Feast your eyes on world-class ballet and opera at the Mariinsky Theatre. 6 Buy a set of authentic Russian dolls. 7. Sample a few of the countless varieties of Russia’s most famous tipple, vodka. 8. Brace yourself for a lashing with birch twigs at a steamy Russian banya (bath house). 9. Marvel at the curiosities in the Kunstkamera Museum (kunstkamera.ru/en), from Peter the Great’s private collection. 10. Wrap up warm and catch a thrilling game of ice hockey.
Posted on: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 14:21:08 +0000
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