Saint Petersburg

Hermitage Museum

We went to the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg in Russia, at last. The reason I said ‘at last’ is that when I visited this city first time, I could not go…

Saint Petersburg

More sightseeing and the quiet department store

Our very busy sightseeing tour in Saint Petersburg in Russia continued. We saw a couple of red pillars called Rostral Columns on Vasilyescsky Island. I read our guide book now and found…

Saint Petersburg

Seeing the sights in Saint Petersburg

In the pictures of Saint Petersburg in Russia, you often see the photo of the Church of the Savior on Blood. That was where we visited after Smolny Cathedral. The look of…

Saint Petersburg

Sightseeing in Saint Petersburg started

The first thing we did on our cruise holiday from Saint Petersburg to Moscow was a sightseeing tour in Saint Petersburg. We stayed in the moored ship and went to the centre…

Russia

Cruise in Russia

The biggest country in the world, featuring for the first time on this blog, is Russia. Actually both my husband and I have been there during the time of the Soviet Union,…

Bristol

Italian restaurant in Bristol

On the day when we flew with the hot air balloon in Bristol in south west England, we had our lunch at an Italian restaurant which was recommended on an internet site….

Bristol

Bristol balloon experience: part two

I continue talking about our experience of hot air balloon flight in Bristol in south west England. The balloon went up and up and we flew over the Bristol city. When we…

Bristol

Hot air balloon in Bristol: the first part

Bristol, the city in the south west England, is a mecca of hot air balloon flights. Every August, they have the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta with more than 100 balloons going up…

Bristol

Seafood in Bristol

We went to Bristol, a city in south west England just for a short holiday. It was the first time for me. Since my husband went there and said it was nice,…