One Day in Warnemunde and Rostock, Germany | Baltic Sea Cruise
While my traveling companions elected to take the SPB Tours bus to Berlin (a 12-hour round trip), I decided to take in the sights of the two nearby local towns . […]
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Two Days in Stockholm, Sweden | Baltic Sea Cruise
Stockholm, the capital of Sweden is the most populous city in Scandinavia, with over 897,700 people living in the municipality, and about 1,372,565 in the urban area (about 22% of […]
One Day in Helsinki, Finland | Baltic Sea Cruise
Helsinki is the capital and largest city of Finland. Located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it has a population of 616,042, with an overall […]
Peterhof | Saint Petersburg, Russia
Also included on our second day in Saint Petersburg was a walking tour of a portion of the elaborate gardens and fountains of Peterhof, the coastal summer residence of Russian Emperors, […]
The Church on the Spilled Blood | Saint Petersburg, Russia
It took 24 years (1883 through 1907) for stonecutters, artists, mosaicists, ceramists, enamelers and other craftsmen to construct and complete The Church on the Spilled Blood, a Russian Orthodox church […]
Winter Palace and State Hermitage Museum | Saint Petersburg, Russia
As I stand in front of the Winter Palace (also known as the Imperial Palace), I am looking at the historical centre of Saint Petersburg. The monumental cresent-shaped General Staff building faces the Square […]
Sts. Peter and Paul’s Cathedral | Saint Petersburg, Russia
As our SPB Tours van made its way through the city, we crossed onto Vasilievsky Island, which for over a hundred years served as the City’s port. When the port was […]
Two Days in Saint Petersburg, Russia | Baltic Sea Cruise
Saint Petersburg is the second largest city in Russia, politically incorporated as a federal subject; a large number of foreign consulates, international corporations, banks, and other businesses are located here. […]
One Day in Tallinn, Estonia | Baltic Sea Cruise
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia, with a population of 431,184. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the shore of the Gulf of […]
City Centre Architecture | Melbourne, Australia
A variety of historic and modern architectural styles, building types, and urban environments exist in the City Centre on each side of the Yanna River. This page, and the two […]
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