June 13, 2019
by Lids
Comments Off on 9/6/19 and 10/6/19 Vyborg
A population of about 80,000, 30kms from the Finnish border, Vyborg sits as a gateway between the East Slavic and Finnish worlds, with the town ‘changing hands’ several times during history, mostly recently in 1944 when Stalin got it as … Continue reading
June 9, 2019
by Lids
Comments Off on 8/6/19 Chesme Church, BelleVue Brasserie
The Chesme Church is a small Russian Orthodox Church, built by the Russian court architect, Yury Felton in 1780, at the direction of the Empress of Russia, Catherine the Great. It was erected adjacent to the Chesme Palace; between St Petersburg … Continue reading
June 9, 2019
by Lids
Comments Off on 6/6/19 Catherine’s Palace, Barashki restaurant
Another ‘oh so expensive’, but ‘oh so worth it’, tour. We started an hour later due to the World Economic Forum being in town. Lots of road closures and security personnel….. We made good time though and yay!, skipped the … Continue reading