anna_petersburg_guide

20/03/2022

In this video we are speaking about the most famous museums of St. Petersburg, Russia. Top 7 museums that are worth visiting in our amazing city.00:00 - St. ...

20/03/2022

The history of Danae by Rembrandt is anything but simple. This video covers the subject and the history of painting and acquisition as well as the act of van...

24/02/2022

Top 7 St. Petersburg sights for those who are planning a visit in 2022 :-) https://youtu.be/nEDh6XY8dxQ

What to see in St. Petersburg? We've chosen top 7 famous and picturesque must-see sights:St. Michael's CastleSmolnyAdmiraltyNevsky ProspectSpit of Vasilievsk...

13/02/2022

My new video about the Hermitage masterpiece by Rembrandt "Danae": https://youtu.be/FNkzmvusTQM

The history of Danae by Rembrandt is anything but simple. This video covers the subject and the history of painting and acquisition as well as the act of van...

06/08/2021

Russian dumplings: the way I cook them https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnB7ya_b7VQ

Home-made Russian meat dumplings cooked by our family. How to cook Russian meat dumplings. ...

29/07/2021

Check out my latest video on vaccination history in Russia (times of Catherine the Great and smallpox epidemic) https://youtu.be/Nb07oF2CZ8E

Amid COVID-19 pandemic we are talking about the first vaccination in Russia in the 18th century. Vaccination history in Russia began with Catherine the Great...

07/05/2020

Palace Square walk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prSqOBYvRLI&t=5s

Palace Square is the heart of St. Petersburg, Russia. Parades, demonstrations, concerts, sports marathons and other major events all take place here. Alexand...

03/05/2020

St Petersburg tour companies put on hold. High alert regime in Russia. Financial support from the government to people and small business.

17/03/2020

Coronavirus COVID-19 reached Russia. Visitors are changing travel plans. But what's going on in St. Petersburg? How does the government react?

11/03/2020

28/02/2020

Are you in St. Petersburg on these dates? We have spots in a small group tour "Premium" for 305 USD per person for 2 full days (including lunches and museum entrance fees):

Premium small group tour is a shared visa-free shore excursion for cruise passengers introducing the best sights and landmarks, history, culinary traditions and daily life of Russia's most beautiful city.

23/02/2020

Bedroom of the Emperor in Grand Peterhof Palace.
Everything a Russian tsar needed: the bed (original, made for Paul 1 basing on his size), Crown table (to put the crown before retiring for the night), royal commode (looks like a throne, on the left) and the door to the wife's bedroom🙂

22/02/2020

We're in Russia WITHOUT VISAS and we can only stay for 72 hours. If we miss the ship out of Russia, not only will we miss our ride, but we'll be stranded and...

12/02/2020

We have 72 hours of visa free time in Russia and want to make the most of it! From St. Petersburg we take a Yandex taxi (Russian Uber) about 30km south to a ...

07/02/2020

Here's a wonderful video by Marc Whiteway and Eileen Aldis:

With 72 visa free hours in Russia, we hit the ground running in St. Petersburg! Waking up in our cabin on the ship, opening the curtains, and seeing our firs...

25/12/2019

Merry Christmas!

27/08/2019

23/08/2019