Moscow when you have only 3 days

Moscow with such a limited time, it’s a real challenge ! My time in Russia being limited and because I wanted to spend more time in Saint Petersburg (see my previous post), therefore I told myself that I should not miss the chance to see Moscow even for a very limited time. Well knowing that I had only 3 days/2 nights (including my travel from and to Saint Petersburg) to visit  this megalopolis (11 millions people), there was no doubt  [...]

How to travel from Helsinki to Saint Petersburg by train

Helsinki to Saint Petersburg by high-speed train takes 3 hours 30 min. It start in Helsinki, it goes through Viborg and the terminus is Saint Petersburg. I had this trip in mind for some time now. I wanted to go to Russia but using train as the main transportation. So I had an opportunity last November 2011, when I had to go for a business trip in Finland, I grabbed that chance to check how far Helsinki was from Saint [...]

Having Soviet times …..