Hi
I have 4 days spare at the beginning of October and was thinking of going to Russia. I know very little about the place, but a friend mentioned possibly trying Moscow today and now we are considering going.
Before I waste my time researching, looking for flights, accommodation, the weather for that time of yr etc. I was wondering if anyone has been and could help me please?
Also, what is there to do there? Any recommendations would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Forget it, first you have to get a visa. Suggest you start planning for a visit next year now.
Patka
Patka
Seriously...just for a few days? Do you know how I can find out for sure, or how to apply for one?
Also, I knew an ex work colleague who went on business to Moscow, would he of needed a visa as well then?
Also, I knew an ex work colleague who went on business to Moscow, would he of needed a visa as well then?
The Russian Embassy website is HERE
Getting a Russian visa is a rigmarole, was easier in Soviet times.
Such a holiday would have to be planned, and booked through a travel agent, but well worth while. Go in winter, it's magic, January/February when it's really cold and beautiful.
Plenty to do and see, such as the Metro alone, the Kremlin, Red Square, Novodevichii Convent, go see Vladimir Illich Ulyanov - Lenin, GUM, the circus, the Bolshoi, many different museums and art galleries etc etc.
Make it a two city tour, go to St Petersburg by train, it's the Venice of the North and far more beautiful. There's the Hermitage the finest museum and art gallery in the world, the Winter Palace, the Battlecruiser Aurora whose shot started the Revolution, and St Peter & Paul Fortress where the last Tzars are buried. Just walking down Nevski Prospekt is another world, see the famous grocery store Gastronom No 1.
Peter
Getting a Russian visa is a rigmarole, was easier in Soviet times.
Such a holiday would have to be planned, and booked through a travel agent, but well worth while. Go in winter, it's magic, January/February when it's really cold and beautiful.
Plenty to do and see, such as the Metro alone, the Kremlin, Red Square, Novodevichii Convent, go see Vladimir Illich Ulyanov - Lenin, GUM, the circus, the Bolshoi, many different museums and art galleries etc etc.
Make it a two city tour, go to St Petersburg by train, it's the Venice of the North and far more beautiful. There's the Hermitage the finest museum and art gallery in the world, the Winter Palace, the Battlecruiser Aurora whose shot started the Revolution, and St Peter & Paul Fortress where the last Tzars are buried. Just walking down Nevski Prospekt is another world, see the famous grocery store Gastronom No 1.
Peter
I agree. There's alittle bit of hassle in getting there, but the effort is well worth it. See my thread about Moscow in Feb http://www.holidaytruths.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=91683.
We never managed to get to St Petersburgh in June (stayed in Cairo instead) but we are definately going back to Russia in the near future (I have a hankering for New Year in the Red Square).
Regards
WG
PS If you still have 4 days of free time, you could do a lot worse than visit Cairo. It's an opportunity to see the only survivor of the 7 Wonders of The Ancient World. We can also guarantee sunshine
, it was 32degC yesterday 
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We never managed to get to St Petersburgh in June (stayed in Cairo instead) but we are definately going back to Russia in the near future (I have a hankering for New Year in the Red Square).
Regards
WG
PS If you still have 4 days of free time, you could do a lot worse than visit Cairo. It's an opportunity to see the only survivor of the 7 Wonders of The Ancient World. We can also guarantee sunshine
, it was 32degC yesterday .
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