Nevsky Avenue, Saint Petersburg

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Favorite thing: I spent almost a whole day sightseeing along St. Petersburg's main avenue Nevsky Prospekt.

It leads from the Admirality in the west via Moskow Railway Station to the Aleksandr Nevsky Monastery in the east.

Some interesting buildings along Nevsky Prospekt are:

School building with memorial (no. 14), Lutheran Petri Church (No. 22-24), Kazan Cathedral (opposite No. 28), Catholic Church of St. Catherine (No. 32-34), Armenian Church (No. 40-42), department store Passage (No. 48) and the former Delicatessen Jeslissejew (No. 56).

Favorite thing: There are a few internet cafes around the Nevsky Prospekt area in St Petersburg. The one we went to (as it was closest to our hotel) was called Quo Vadis.

Price for internet access varies depending on the time of day and the length of time you require.

Fondest memory: Open 24 hours a day, this large place has load of internet terminals and a ‘Book Café’ with drinks & snacks.

There are also clean toilets, always a bonus!

http://www.quovadis.ru/

Nevsky Prospekt 24

Nearest metro: Nevsky Prospekt or Gostiny Dvor

Favorite thing: Internet cabins are readily found in St. Petersburg. There are many along Nevsky Prospekt, of course.

A good one is found on the left side of Nevsky Prospekt if you walk from Pl Vosstania metro station towards Nevsky Prosp metro station. I cannot quite remember exactly but I believe it is located before you reach Fontanka Canal.

Favorite thing: A good guide can make your experience exceptional. We were very lucky to get SVetlana, whose command of English was extraordinary. She pointed out everything to us.

We later found out the Svetlana had been President Putin's translater when he was Mayor of St. Petersburg.

Favorite thing: St Petersburg's 'Champs Élysées' is the famous Nevsky prospekt, which runs west from the Admiralty 4km (2mi) to the Alexandr Nevsky Monastery on the banks of the Neva. It's lined with fine buildings and thronged with people - a good place to feel the city's pulse, particularly during the midsummer White Nights. The list of former residents who lived on and around the famous thoroughfare reads like a veritable Who's Who: Gogol, Tchaikovsky, Turgenev, Nijinsky, Rimsky-Korsakov and Dostoevsky.

Sights you'll pass include the many-columned Kazan Cathedral (home to the Museum of Religion), the Art Nouveau former premises of the Singer sewing-machine company (now a bookshop) just opposite, the arcaded Gostiny Dvor department store and the huge square dominated by the statue of Catherine the Great surrounded by her numerous lovers. Also look out for the Stroganov Palace, built by Rastrelli for the Stroganov family (yes, their chef did invent beef stroganoff) and now owned by the Russian Museum, and the red Beloselksy-Belozersky Palace, home to the Communist Party until 1991 and now the Historical Museum of Wax Figures. The shops along the street range from 19th-century palaces of merchandise to amazingly opulent Art Nouveau and Art Deco extravaganzas.

Favorite thing: NEVSKI PROSPEKT
St Petersburg's 'Champs Elysées' is the famous Nevsky prospekt, which runs west from the Admiralty 4km (2mi) to the Alexandr Nevsky Monastery on the banks of the Neva. It's lined with fine buildings and thronged with people - a good place to feel the city's pulse, particularly during the midsummer White Nights. The list of former residents who lived on and around the famous thoroughfare reads like a veritable Who's Who: Gogol, Tchaikovsky, Turgenev, Nijinsky, Rimsky-Korsakov and Dostoevsky. While strolling, don't forget to look up and around at the wealth of architectural details. Sights you'll pass include the many-columned Kazan Cathedral (home to the Museum of Religion), the Art Nouveau former premises of the Singer sewing-machine company (now a bookshop), the arcaded Gostiny Dvor department store and the huge square dominated by the statue of Catherine the Great surrounded by her numerous lovers. Many of the shops are worth browsing for their interiors alone. They range from 19th-century palaces of merchandise to amazingly opulent Art Nouveau and Art Deco extravaganzas.

Favorite thing: Take your time and stroll done Nevsky Prospekt. Sit and observe people. Soak it all in. You're in St. Petersburg! It's really a beautiful place. Buy some flowers and give them to someone you don't know. Do something different!!

Fondest memory: I loved all the sites in and around St. Petersburg... but my fondest memories are sitting in my friend's flat late into the evening talking and drinking hot cups of tea. Remember, things don't make the trip special... people do!