St Petersburg: Monday 9th March 2009
We spent two hours at the Central Ticket office today in order to get train tickets to Helsinki. We started off in one queue, which closed after we had waited…
St Petersburg: Sunday 8th March 2009
Today was into the swing of St Petersburg. The apartment was about 30 degrees but it was only -4 degrees outside, but it was a beautiful clear and sunny day…
Berlin to St Petersburg 7th March 2009
An uneventful flight to St Petersburg on Air Berlin •A huge city from the visual view flying in •An airport that rates with Vietnam in 2000 – some developmnt opportunities•Driving…
Berlin: Friday 6th March
It was a trip out to Potsdam today. Potsdam is 25km from the centre of Berlin and easily reached via the S-Bahn. It was raining lightly as we wandered through…
Berlin: Thursday 5th March
Today was a huge 8 hours walking and standing excluding a short stop for lunch and a coffee later in the day – we were both knackered by the day’s…
Berlin: Wednesday 4th March
This morning we headed down to the Reichstag, the building of the German Parliament. Following reunification when Berlin became the capital city again, Sir Norman Foster was commissioned to design…