AN UNCOMMON CHRISTMAS IN RUSSIA
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We have just celebrated Christmas in Australia, and are now bound for a second Christmas celebration in Russia and hopefully, a spectacular display of The Northern Lights.
We land in St Petersburg and are whisked directly to the Belmond Grand Hotel Europe, our home for two nights. The Neo Baroque and Art Nouveau hotel has been a part of St Petersburg’s history for 140 years and even served as a hospital, orphanage and government offices...
Schastlivogo Rozhdestva! Or Merry Christmas! Today is Rozhdestvo, the Russian Orthodox Christmas, and we are spending it in the former seat of Imperial Russia. Founded by Peter the Great, this city served as the capital of Russia until 1918 and remains its cultural he...
We visit the city’s most important sites, including St Isaac’s Cathedral, the largest Russian Orthodox cathedral in the city, and Nevsky Prospect, the Champs Elysées of St Petersburg. Lined by palaces, cathedrals, churches, department stores and the Russian National L...
After last night’s excitement, today is set aside for quiet relaxation and appreciation of the snowscapes outside as our train steadily heads north. Comfortably warm in our carriages, we can choose to attend a talk by our guest astronomer over an afternoon tea of Russ...
The crisp air of the winter morning greets us as we step off the train at the Russian border town of Nikel. With our overnight bags, we board a bus that takes us across the border into Kirkenes, Norway. We check in to the otherworldly Snowhotel, where everything from ...
The Arctic king crab can grow up to two metres from pincer to pincer and is one of the most delicious and indulgent seafood dining experiences. Today, you have the rare chance to catch your own. We take a snowmobile-drawn sledge over frozen fjords, make a hole in the ...
Our adventure in Kirkenes ends today. We recross the border into Russia and board the Golden Eagle once again. Spend a leisurely day enjoying the scenery as we travel east through frozen lands. As before, we look forward to an afternoon tea of freshly-baked Russian treats while our guest astronomer regales us with stories about the stars.
Murmansk, 195 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, was originally a settlement on a railway built during the First World War to link Petrozavodsk to the Barents Sea. Unlike other cities this far north, Murmansk’s climate is influenced by the warm Gulf Stream, which ...
From Murmansk, we travel to Petrozavodsk, at the other end of the railway line. The city is set along the western shore of Lake Onega and is the capital of the Karelia region. Its architecture is mainly of a neoclassical style, and its culture sets it apart from the r...
Vladimir, founded in 1098, is regarded as the cradle of Russian language and culture. We tour the World Heritage-listed Assumption Cathedral here. Called Uspensky Sobor in Russian, the cathedral was the mother church of medieval Russia from the 13th to 14th centuries....
The final city on our journey is Moscow. We arrive here in the morning, then check in to the Ritz Carlton for one night. Moscow’s major sights tempt us today - Red Square, St Basil’s Cathedral, the grand façade of the GUM department store and Lenin’s tomb. Later, we t...
One last experience awaits. Exclusive early entrance to the Kremlin and its Armoury this morning allows us to appreciate the magnificent buildings before the crowds arrive. See an unrivalled collection of Russian, Western European and Eastern applied arts. As you recl...
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