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Dinner is on your own tonight. Perhaps you’ll canals, and bridges, including a stop at St.
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Breakfast, Lunch
A hearty Russian lunch at a local restaurant
should give us sustenance for our afternoon
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Day 13 Tallinn • Travel to St.
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Petersburg, Russia
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in Narva, Estonia. Upon our arrival in St.
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Breakfast, Lunch
Day 14 St. Petersburg • Hermitage
Museum • Optional Russian Ballet
performance or Russian Folk Show Day 15 St. Petersburg • Modern Russia
discussion • Catherine Palace tour
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Petersburg, one of the world’s most This morning, our small group will get to
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tsarinas of the empire lived the high life in with lunch on your own. Then, we’ll venture
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rebellions. and even the legendary Amber Room.
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Breakfast, Dinner
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