Saint Petersburg?

[probedb]

Not the American one

Has anyone been? I'm planning on going next year to coincide with my birthday and the city's celebrations the day after. I've got a few friends over there now as I've been learning Russian.

What was it like, people, sites, shops etc etc?

Cheers
Paul.

[zbc]

It's a few years since I was there and it was for business so didn't do too much socialising but it was by far the nicest Russian city I've visited, not as busy as Moscow but more alive than any other city. Lots of history and most of it reasonably well cared for. Plenty of good restaurants too. Quite a Nordic feel to it.

[DBSV8]

fantastic city ,



well worth a visit .............The Hermitage museum ( winter palace )
is a must , and visit St.Isaac Cathedral great views from the top

also take a walk over to the old citadel , and while there hava a look at the Aurora WW1 destroyer

that fired on the winter palace during the revolution

and not forgetting take a trip over to Peterhof ....great palace with fountain



theres also a good "knocking shop" near the Admiralty building

Great hotel to stay in is the Astoria ,

and if you like fine bone china , worth visting the Lomonosov factory i bought a set of cobalt cell





with lots of open air parks and great night life . visit the yacht restaurant near Peter the great statue and order herring , kleb ( dark rye bread ) Shashlyik ( BBQ) ,Caviarr and 1/2 bottle of Beluga vodka

.........did i mention lots of pretty Russian girls

enjoy

[Puggit]

I work for a company based in SPB, so get to visit every January (with all the pretty girls). Be prepared for incredibly surly service!

[probedb]

Thanks folks! Lots of things to do and I'm sure Russia definitely has more stunning women than any other country

[cjs]

Great place to visit but you'll need some spending money, eating and drinking is not cheap, in fact nothing is cheap! I felt I was being scammed every time I opened my wallet.