Nice Guys Finnish Last
I took the train from St. Petersburg to Helsinki. It was nice to be back in a country where most people speak English. In five weeks of travelling around China, Mongolia and Russia and visiting their major cities and tourist …
Tag: Eastern Europe
St. Petersburg
We took an overnight train from Moscow to St. Petersburg, the city of the Russian czars. St. Petersburg has lots of grand buildings and canals. The Winter Palace is home to the Hermitage, one of the world’s biggest and grandest …
Moscow’s Diamonds Are Forever
From Ekaterinburg we had a 24-hour train ride to Moscow. I loved Moscow. It’s a wonderful city to visit and has one of the most beautiful city centres of any city I’ve been to. Red Square is a great location …