Well I have made it back to Helsinki. The last 2 days in St Petersburg have been fantastic. In actual fact, probably the best 2 days of the holiday. Friday was blessed with clear blue skies. Consequently, the temperature dropped to between -12 and – 18 degrees. Fantastic, I went around the most informative museum … Continue reading Helsinki – again →

Well, time is almost up. Only 2 more days of having fun (well I am enjoying it anyway). Despite the cold weather, snow, slush, 4 different currencies, 4 different languages (including Cyrillic), Latvian and Russian border guards, Live Lithuanian 5 piece folk bands, St Petersburg metro and Fritz etc. I have thoroughly enjoyed the trip … Continue reading St Petersburg Hermitage →

So far I have been down to the Admiralty, St Isaacs Cathedral, seen the Aurora (battleship that fired the first shot of the revolution) across the frozen Neva river, the summer gardens and palace. That I have to admit were not at there best in mid January. All the statues covered in their very own … Continue reading St Petersburg →

Laba diena (thats hello in Lithuanian). Welcome to a cold and snowy Vilnius (Lithuania) fantastic!!!. I’m just a big kid waiting to play in the snow. As we don’t get any at home anymore, you have to go where the snow is. Well sort of. It’s been snowing most of the afternoon. First thing this … Continue reading Vilnius →