19.
July
2011
Tuesday
Day Ten
Today I check out of my hotel and travel back home. I leave out of the Koltsovo airport at 9:20 and after stopping in Moscow and then in New York I ...
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18.
July
2011
Monday
Day Nine
Today I slept in in order to catch up for my past few action packed days. After lunch I ventured out to a traditional Siberian village ...
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17.
July
2011
Sunday
Day Eight
For this day I decided to change the pace a little bit. I decided it was time for a break from museums and palaces and time for something a ...
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16.
July
2011
Saturday
Day Seven
I arrived late morning in Yekaterinburg. It is a beautiful city however looks pretty different from Moscow and St. Petersburg. It is much ...
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15.
July
2011
Friday
Day Six
Today I decided to slow down a little it so that I would be sure not to overdo it for the rest of my trip. I decided to spend my last day in Moscow ...
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14.
July
2011
Thursday
Day Five
Later in the afternoon I visited Stalin's marble clad, chandelier lit underground stations. It was cool to see the difference between an ...
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14.
July
2011
Thursday
Day Five
I arrive in Moscow mid-morning. I took a cab to the hotel $460 a night. It is a classic 1912 building that has been renovated to ...
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13.
July
2011
Wednesday
Day Four
After breakfast I traveled to Pushkin. It is a town right outside of St. Petersburg- about 15 miles. I spent majority of the day traveling ...
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12.
July
2011
Tuesday
Day Three
Jet lag has been getting to me a little bit this morning however I suspect that the very long plane ride with lots of sleep has helped me adjust ...
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11.
July
2011
Monday
Day Two
19 hours and $1300 later I arrive in St. Petersburg at the Pulkovo airport. Since I arrive late in the afternoon it will not be a very eventful ...
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10.
July
2011
Sunday
10:30
Day One
Today I begin my trip to Russia, I arrived at Denver International Airport in order to catch my 10:30 flight to the O'Hare airport in Chicago ...
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