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Something Special: Russian Beer
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  • Updated By HORSCHECK on July 22, 2005
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  • Baltika beer - Saint Petersburg
    Baltika beer
    by HORSCHECK
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    Russia has a wide range of local beers. I tried a few different brands and found them all tasty. Among them were Baltika, Tinkoff, Botchkarev and Nevsky. One of the most popular Russian beers is Baltika which has also a brewery in St. Petersburg. Their different brands are identifiable by a number on the label. My favourite is Baltika 3, which is a classic lager with about 4,8 % alcohol.

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    Something Special: Petropavlovskaya Fortress, Flag Bastion Guns
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  • By bugulma on May 22, 2006
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  • Flag Bastion - Saint Petersburg
    Flag Bastion
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    Every day in 12.00 the two signal guns fire from the Flag Bastion of the fortress. I saw many tourists waited it in the inner yard of the fortress. I was outside by chance in front of the bastion, near of the river. I can say it was funny when people fired above me (very loud) and then the fire sound was reflected 2-3 seconds later from the buildings of Dvorzovaya Embankment. So I was under 2 gun fires.

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    Something Special: Hotel Angleter
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  • Updated By bugulma on May 15, 2006
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  • Angleter - Saint Petersburg
    Angleter
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    The hotel is situated near of Isakievsky Cathedral, to the left if you leave cathedral behind you and look at Isakievskaya Square. On the wall of the hotel you can see a memorial desk that here the famous Russian poet Sergey Esenin committed suicide.

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    Something Special: Griffins, Bank Bridge
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  • By bugulma on May 17, 2006
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  • Griffons - Saint Petersburg
    Griffons
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    If you go along Griboedov Channel Embankment, behind Kazansky Cathedral, the first bridge you see is Bank Bridge. To the left of the bridge is University of Finance now but in previous time it was a building of the central bank of Russia. And griffons are a symbol of the richness' guard.

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    Something Special: Swinging of the bridges
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  • By bugulma on May 17, 2006
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  • Dvorzovy Bridge at night - Saint Petersburg
    Dvorzovy Bridge at night
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    During the period May-September there is navigation in Neva River and all bridges are swung. It began at 1.50 am with Dvorzovy Bridge and finished 5 am around. It is very popular performance to stay on the embankment and enjoy views of swung bridges or ships passing by.

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    Something Special: Cruiser Aurora
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  • By bugulma on May 17, 2006
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  • the ship - Saint Petersburg
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    The symbol of Russian revolution of 1918 is situated on Petrogradskaya Embankment, not far from Troizky Bridge. October 25, 1918 in 9.40 pm it fires as a signal for the beginning of the revolution. Although the ship, built in 1900, took part in Tsusima Battle near of Japan, we know it as a part of revolution times.

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    Something Special: Dvorzovaya Embankment
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  • By bugulma on May 17, 2006
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  • Embankment - Saint Petersburg
    Embankment
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    Between Troizky and Dvorzovy Bridges is laid Dvorzovaya Embankment. I think it is the only street in the world where several palaces were built in the line, including famous Hermitage. The best point to see it is a wall of Petropavlovskaya Fortress in my opinion.

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    Something Special: Hare statue
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  • By bugulma on May 17, 2006
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  • Little hare - Saint Petersburg
    Little hare
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    When you are going to Petropavlovskaya Fortres along the central Ioanovsky Bridge, look to the left, below rails. You see the little statue of the hare. The island where the fortress is situated has a name Zayachy (Hare Island). The statue was placed in 2003.

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    Something Special: Baltika
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  • By Gili_S on June 30, 2007
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  • Something Special - Saint Petersburg
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    Baltika beer is maybe the most famous Russian beer. They have many kinds of beers from light blond to dark porter, they are defined by number and my favourite is number 8.

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    Something Special: Fountain
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  • By bugulma on October 17, 2006
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  • Fountain - Saint Petersburg
    Fountain
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    In summer of 2006 in front of the Vasilevsky Island spit the fountain was placed. In nights (evening times) you can watch the shows when the fountain works with musik themes, in different colors by the way. Very nice.

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