Showing posts with label Russia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Russia. Show all posts

Saturday, 23 August 2008

St Petersburg

Accommodation:
The Pushka Inn is a great hotel with a fantastic location near the Hermitage. Its singles are around 4,000 RUB in high season.
Food & Nightlife:
Restaurant Restoran (traditional Russian), as is Aquarel (fusion, on a floating location). For bars on the off nights (Sun-Wed), the strip near Church on Spilled Blood (Depeche Mode, Bubble Bar, etc) are usually lively and friendly, but the crowd can be very young.

Thursday, 14 August 2008

Moscow's Golden Ring

Transport:
A car and driver is an extremely good way to explore this region, which may cost around $200/day, inc. car, plus fuel. Else car rental, train, or tours are an option.
Accommodation & Restaurants:
The Hotel Sokol in Suzdal is a clean, new, and extremely well-located place for approx $90/night. The eatery inside the Kremlin has good food, and “Salmon & Coffee” has great ice-cream.

Thursday, 17 April 2008

Kamchatka

Restaurants:
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky: Decent dining options are limited. Korea House is supposed to be the best in the city. We liked the Pizza joint in the mall.
Nightlife:
Best and fanciest club was "Nebo" ("Cloud"), located in Yelizovo (Fri/Sat). "Sports Club" was great on Wednesday.