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  • By yellowstar on August 26, 2002
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  • Tap Water - Saint Petersburg
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    Please be careful with the St.Petersburg water!! It is very dangerous to drink water from tabs. There are heavy metals and other dangerous poisonous contents in the water. The reaction occur a few weeks later and cannot be treated with medicine... When they occur you often do not know anymore where they come from.
    We even brushed our teeth with water out of bottles! Even in hotels there is the danger.

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    Tap Water: DONT drink the local water in...
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  • By K1W1 on August 25, 2002
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    DONT drink the local water in St. Petersberg. Mossies can be a nuisance but dont carry malaria. Always carry your documents, but the police here are in no way as bad as Moscow coppers for hassling tourists. These sand aliens though, were no problem.

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    Tap Water: DON'T DRINK THE WATER!!! The...
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  • By Tocco on August 25, 2002
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  • DON'T DRINK THE WATER!!!
    The water is unhealthy for tourists. I read some where that you should not even brush your teeth with the water.
    I bought bottled water and used that.

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    Tap Water: If memory serves St P water...
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  • By Jaybers on August 25, 2002
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  • If memory serves St P water harbours rather a lot of mineral salts (cobalt I seem to recall) and also a couple of rather nasty viruses. Buy bottled water - even for cleaning your teeth.

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    Tap Water: Don't drink the water - it...
  • By mshuey on August 25, 2002
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  • Don't drink the water - it will make you very sick! Drink only bottled water... and this means for brushing your teeth too!

    Use only marked 'official' taxis - agree on a price for your trip before you get in.

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    Tap Water: Tap Water was Fine in June 2005
  • By Annie734 on April 6, 2006
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  • I drank tap water and used it for brushing my teeth, etc. throughout June 2005 and I never got sick. None of the other students I was with got sick either. The giardia must be gone. Bottled water is definitely going to be safe, but I wouldn't worry so much about the tap water.


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    Tap Water: Health Care
  • By Oidanagama on February 2, 2005
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  • Please NEVER-EVER-WHATSOEVER drink tap water while in Russia. The main ground is that you don't have a degree on Chemistry and even if you do, I'm sure you don't have your pocket hot lab when on the move in Russia. So please-please-please have fun discovering new chemical elements when you are back to home

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    Tap Water: The water is groteque...
  • By KiwiQ8 on August 26, 2002
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  • The water is groteque throughout Russia, dont worry you wont drink it after you see it

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    Tap Water: Buy bottled water
  • By Lady_Godiva on March 22, 2008
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  • There is speculation as to whether or not the drinking water in St Petersburg is safe enough to drink. I took the advice of a native St Petersburger (or whatever they're called!!) - she said that she drinks it most of the time but she would advise anyone who is not used to it to buy bottled water. The water comes from Lake Ladoga which isn't exactly clean and the pipes to which the water is pumped through are very old and therefore can introduce a lot of impurities.

    Besides, bottled water is very cheap and if you're not sure whether it's still or sparkling just ask for "niet gas"!

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    Tap Water: Parasites
  • By Shafali on July 12, 2003
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  • We were told not to drink the water or get it anywhere near our mouths. The hostel had signs telling guests to use bottled water for brushing teeth and to carefully shower....it was such a hassle but after hearing so many horror stories about travellers in the hospitals, we didn't want to take the chance...hmm...the hostel conveniently sold bottled water, so that was good..

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