Monthly Archives: June 2012

The value of travelling

Posted on June 30, 2012 by delightfullypeculiar

The end of every trip signifies the beginning of another. In the case of St. Petersburg we spent our last hours there by planning the next one, the trans-siberian railway, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan (Eurovision did a good job) or … Continue reading →

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To The Moon And Back – The Cosmonautics Museum in St. Petersburg

Posted on June 24, 2012 by delightfullypeculiar

Love will fly you to the moon and back but all we needed was a trip to the Cosmonautics Museum, while in St. Petersburg. The museum itself is situated in the Peter and Paul Fortress, the entrance for which is … Continue reading →

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Four Days in St. Petersburg – Peterhof

Posted on June 21, 2012 by delightfullypeculiar

Palaces were never my thing. I didn’t spend my childhood as a sweet princess bathed in pink and glitter and certainly didn’t grow up waiting for the knight in shining armour. Holding our golden tickets (only in colour) we took … Continue reading →

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Four days in St. Petersburg – The Churches

Posted on June 16, 2012 by delightfullypeculiar

While the rain made it clear, it had no intention to stop, we took the opportunity to visit a few more indoors places. First on our list was St. Isaac’s Cathedral. Another must see according to our Rough Guide to … Continue reading →

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Four days in St. Petersburg – The Hermitage Museum

Posted on June 11, 2012 by delightfullypeculiar

One of the reasons, I’ve always wanted to visit St. Petersburg, apart from the beautiful buildings, the palaces and of course the vast history, was the Hermitage museum and this was the day, I would make my dream come true. … Continue reading →

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Four days in St. Petersburg – The arrival

Posted on June 8, 2012 by delightfullypeculiar

While the UK was going Jubilee crazy, I decided to fly as far away as my means would take me from this union jack and queen madness. That was as far as St. Petersburg in Russia. Travelling with my very … Continue reading →

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Greece 2012

Posted on June 7, 2012 by delightfullypeculiar

I came home tonight with the intention to post something funny and amusing about my recent trip to St. Petersburg, as I have been writing it since my return ( I’m still very slow). However, after watching the BBC footage … Continue reading →

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For the Art of Books

Posted on June 1, 2012 by delightfullypeculiar

Reading is one of my favourite activities, especially when outdoors. Yes, I take my books everywhere, in the mountains, at the beach, sometimes even in the sea, I travel with them and they travel with me. (I am flying to … Continue reading →