St. Petersburg, can you do a private day tour and a nightship'...

tkanitra@ (Tom K) wrote:

>The port is roughly 20-30 minutes from many
>of the downtown places in St. Petersburg, of
>course, traffic dependent. Also depending on
>where your last activity was. There's also a t
>rain that crosses the road right inside the port
>area... and our guide said that sometimes the t
>rain engineer likes to be a bit of a "nuisance".

>We went to the Hermitage our second day as
>well.... but didn't do anything our first evening
>there. We went to Catherine's Palace and the
>Peterhof Palace the first day and were pretty
>much exhausted when we got back. Both of
>those are LONG drives out into the
>countryside.

Thank you for your answer. If I am reading you correctly, you are saying
it is possible, but watch out for it being too exhausting. This is a
concern of ours. It would even be more of a concern if we did not return
to the ship in between and did an evening activity staying with
Alla-tours.

Our first day also includes Catherine's Palace and Peterhoff, just as
yours did. Our last scheduled activity before 4:30 PM either return to
the ship or evening optional activities is 3:00-4:30 leisurely time in
the city (shopping, rest to sit in bar/cafe, walk along Nevsky
prospect).

BTW, which of the tour services did you use?

Nonnymus wrote:
> Diana, I know a lady - let's just call her "Ermalee" - who talked her
> way past Russian immigration and security in St. Petersburg to shop for
> bargains. I was stopped and turned back to the ship.

If anyone could do it, this so-called "Ermalee" is the one, I'm sure!

~ Peri

Ermalee wrote:
> Hmmm. There are so many Ermalee's in this world. I can't imagine who
> you could possibly be talking about.
>
> Hey, Nonny, do you wanna go again? Another visit would let us do some
> different tours, seeing stuff that we missed before.
>

Dunno, Erm. I talked to Mrs. Nonny today about an Amazon River cruise
in the fall. I'm dying to go back, and feel that the Amazon River
cruise was one of my cruising highlights. Mrs. Nonny disagrees, so I'm
not sure how she'd feel about the Baltic again. As you know, she really
had a great time there, though. The way things are right now, cruises
that have few port calls and things to see from the ship seem a bit more
practical for us. Tobie- what do you think?

I just thought of you today when i saw that nested egg you bought and
gave us from the Hermitage.
--
---Nonnymus---
You don’t stand any taller by
trying to make others appear shorter.

Last year we booked a private tour through Denrus and it was well
worth the money. They took care of the visas, meeting us at the dock
with driver and knowledgeable, fluent guide. No waiting in queues -
straight through every time. Cann't recommend this company enough.
St P is once-in-a-lifetime - make the most of it!!
David

I look forward to cruising with the mischievous Ermalee someday!

Diana

Diana, traveling with Ermalee and Bill is always a great experience.
Just be careful, because she can get you in LOTS of trouble.

Nonny

Diana Ball wrote:
> I look forward to cruising with the mischievous Ermalee someday!
>
> Diana
>
>

--
---Nonnymus---
You don’t stand any taller by
trying to make others appear shorter.

"Nonnymus" <nobody@cox.net> wrote in message
news:8Ur6i.392316$115.205655@newsfe10.phx...
> Diana, traveling with Ermalee and Bill is always a great experience. Just
> be careful, because she can get you in LOTS of trouble.
>

But Diana's a lawyer... so she can get everyone back OUT of trouble... <VBG>

--Tom

Diana Ball wrote:
> I look forward to cruising with the mischievous Ermalee someday!
>
> Diana
>
>
Oh, I do hope so. How about the GGC2008 on January 20th, just a little
old Caribbean jaunt out of San Juan?

Or would you prefer the Journey to Bermuda at the end of September?

Ermalee

I heard that!!! At least I have been able to get Mrs. Nonny dancing!

Ermalee

Nonnymus wrote:

> Diana, traveling with Ermalee and Bill is always a great experience.
> Just be careful, because she can get you in LOTS of trouble.
>
> Nonny
>
> Diana Ball wrote:
>
>> I look forward to cruising with the mischievous Ermalee someday!
>>
>> Diana
>>
>

Tom K wrote:
> "Nonnymus" <nobody@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:8Ur6i.392316$115.205655@newsfe10.phx...
>
>>Diana, traveling with Ermalee and Bill is always a great experience. Just
>>be careful, because she can get you in LOTS of trouble.
>>
>
>
> But Diana's a lawyer... so she can get everyone back OUT of trouble... <VBG>
>
> --Tom
>
>
So far, Tom, I have been able to dig my own way out; that is, if ever I
was IN trouble..........:-) Sometimes if you ignore it, it'll just go
away.

Ermalee