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Join our fixed departure Classic Russia tours!
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New fast train between Moscow and St Petersburg
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Cooking lesson and private church choir
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New exhibition in Hermitage
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Hope 2010 will be successful for all of us in travel industry! In our 1st issue of this year you will find an 8 day fixed departure Classic Russia tour, information on new train between Moscow and St Petersburg and new exhibition in Hermitage as well as interesting possibilities for small groups in St Petersburg.

Sincerely,
Helen Isaeva

Classic Russia fixed departure tours

Enjoy a tour to Russia in a group! We would like to offer you a fixed departure Classic Russia tour including 3 nights in Moscow and 3 nights in St Petersburg and overnight Grand Express train journey. Visit Kremlin with oldest museum Armoury chamber, Tretyakov gallery, have metro ride. In St Pet admire the the worlds' biggest art collection in Hermitage, visit fabulous Catherine palace with Amber room. The tour will operate with min 5 rooms booked. We are pleased to offer you 4 departures: May 07-14, July 30-Aug 06, Aug 20-27, Oct 15-22.

For more information please go to

http://www.travelrussia.net/offer_Spbmow.html

The new fast train was launched in December and has been now operating between Moscow and St Petersburg - "Sapsan" (Falcon)

There are 3 departures each day Mow - St Petersburg and vice verse - the same timing
6:45 - 10:30 - 3 hrs 45 min
13:00 - 17:15 - 4 hrs 15. min
19:00 - 22:45 - 3 hrs 45 min

The train has 2 business class and 7 economy class carriagesand can fit 554 pax in total. The bistro carriage offers wide choice of hot meals and starters.
The business class carriage provide wider seats (each equipped with individual light and audio/video equipment ), newspapers/magazines, notebook plug/ Wi-Fi and hot meal/tea/beverages during journey. One can also order taxi for arrival transfer. There are 49 and 60 seats in the business class carriages.
Economy class seats are equipped with individual light. No meal at the economy class included, newspapers - at extra charge. Each carriage fits 66 pax.
The price varies a lot depending on the day of the week and departure time. The most expensive tickets are for 19.00 departure on Friday and Sunday.

New possibilities for groups in Saint Petersburg

Apart from usual sights in the city we would like to offer you further interesting visits/activities that would make your guests' visit a special one.

Cooking lesson in Russian family (up to 10 pax) will include going to the local market to buy food followed by cooking the famous Russian borsch (beet root soup) and dumplings as well as pancakes. Taste what you have cooked and treat yourself to genuine Russian vodka! Bon appetit!

While walking through Nevsky prospekt have a drop into Peter and Paul church for a private church choir concert.

The Lutheran Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (Lutherische Kirche der Heiligen Peter und Paul) is one of the oldest and largest Protestantchurches in Russia. It was and still is called the German church as its members were mostly German-speaking. The present building of St. Peter's Lutheran Church was designed by Alexander Brulllovand build in 1833-1837. By 1917, the church had about 15,000 membership and also managed a school (Petrischule), a hospital and an orphanage. During the Soviet rule, the religion was persecuted. This church was requisitioned by the local government and was used as an indoor swimming pool.During the 1990s, the church building was returned to St. Peter's Church and was restored. The concert can be held here privately for the group in the interval from 12/12:30 until 16:00.

Enamels of the World 1700-2000 from the Khalili Collections in Hermitage will be on display till March 14, 2010.

Enamels of the World 1700-2000 from the Khalili collections, exhibited at the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia, till 14 March 2010, is the inaugural presentation of a remarkable new facet of the Khalili Collections, perhaps best known for the their unparalleled Islamic and Japanese art. The exhibition features some 320 pieces selected from approximately 1,200 works in the enamel collection.

The exhibition includes splendid enamelling by the most prestigious European masters. The firm of Faberge is represented by twenty-six works including a combined timepiece and photograph frame. Equally remarkable is the variety of techniques used to decorate these pieces including cloisonne, painted and plaque a jour enamel. At the same time fascinating differences may be noted in the use of the same technique in different locations such as China and Japan.

The importance of the Khalili Collection and the number of wonderful pieces made by Russian craftsmen make its unveiling in one of the world's greatest museums, the State Hermitage Museum, entirely appropriate and in keeping with Professor Khalili's wish to share his collections with the world and to promote greater understanding between people of different cultures.