Well we had a crappy hot sleep as we were expecting. Still we didn't get up until 10.30am & had a shower & took our first of many anti malaria pills. We packed & left our bags at the hostel & as we stepped out we were greeted by yet another 30 deg day. Our flight was not until the evening so we had to fill in a few hours. We walked through the Red Square & had our final European lunch at McDonalds of all places. Actually Maccas was the busiest...

We had a good sleep last night. Not long enough but still a good sleep. Comfortable beds & a nice breeze made it easy to drift off. Well that & the fact we are knackered from all the sightseeing may have something to do with it. It was a big buffet breaky before we all boarded a bus to be taken in to the Kremlin. Big secrets to be revealed & government buildings housing plots against the west were what we were expecting. What we actually got were pre...

We headed down for our final breaky of the tour. After omelets, pancakes & meringues (I said no to cake because I'm on a health kick), we said goodbye to Anastasia & left to finish packing. She has been a good tour leader & is probably the only happy Russian. We have really had no smiles or warmth from any others. We packed then met Jaclyn down in the lobby to try & navigate the metro together. She was staying at a hostel near ours so we found her...

After the evenings train trip we arrived in the capital, Moscow. We shared a sleeper cabin with Lee & Nat & it was pretty cost. Yesterday was very hot & we were out all day exploring around St Petersburg, before jumping on the train with no shower. Arriving in Moscow we were all feeling pretty feral but not much we could do as check-in at the hotel wasn't until later in the day. Following our tour leader Anastasia we left the station about 9am, met ou...

Well the last 2 days have been pretty amazing. Getting to explore St Petersburg has been pretty unbelievable. Being a country we have always wanted to visit has been such a bonus as it is the last European country we will see on the trip. Yesterday we started early with a great buffet breakfast. They do the sort of breaky that can only be found in big hotels. When I say big I think that this hotel would hold well over 1000 people. We began the day with a tour of ...