Back into Russia today for a river cruise including the Neva River before heading to the Yusupov Palace to learn about Rasputin's demise and to tour the palace. Lunch at the Ambassador Hotel before souvenir shopping at the same place as yesterday so we went for a walk but didn't find anything very exciting except for a couple of shops in an pedestrian underpass. Then on to The Cathedral on Spilled Blood. This cathedral was built on the site that Alexander II wa...

A relaxing morning with a Couples Spatopia Treatment before we went on a our half day tour today 'Through the Eyes of the Russian People' we checked out a shopping centre a supermarket and the food market which had fresh everything. Then we heading for the Metro to get to our next stop we had to 'pop the Ruble in the slot' hehe. They have the longest elevator I have ever been on! Time for some shopping before our vodka tasting - when in Russia do as the Russian...