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My adventures in Finland and Sweden by ship and bus

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   Like the trip to Prague , this travelling experience was also spontaneous, I just had to choose the destination in a matter of a couple of minutes and tell my travel agent. Among the cheapest variants for my area in Europe, Finland and Sweden one was the most interesting, because it included nights on a big ship. I was advised to go to Spain, but summer in Russia is also very hot, so I didn’t see a reason to go to a country like Spain, I prefer sightseeing when the temperature is mild.     I’ve already been to Baltic Sea before, when I spent a couple of weeks in Sopot, Poland. But the cities near water always attract me more, special exception is Amsterdam, though I like its architecture, but I hate those big crowds of tourists. Back to my story, the trip started early in the morning in St. Petersburg, where we got on a bus and headed to Russian-Finnish boarder. Scandinavian nature is very picturesque, those monumental big rocks everywhere. They even have a church in a ro

Prague

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  Prague is a beautiful, magical and romantic place. The trip was rather spontaneous and short, only 3 days. But I would never regret that I decided to go so abruptly. The main sights are situated in downtown, but even if your hotel is not in the center of the city, like it was in my case when I stayed at OlÅ¡anka , you can still enjoy the walk to downtown, every building is a piece of art.  There are a lot of trees and flowers around and brick sidewalks. If you are lazy, you can use underground, it’s cheap. There are only a few lines of underground, because the city is not as big as megalopolises like New York or Moscow. The green line goes through all city and over the river, so it’s suitable for people who want to get to the main sights. My hotel was situated near Flora station, but I only used it once. There is a big mall called Atrium Flora for shopping lovers and a gothic looking graveyard for those who have dark tendencies or are interested in history. When I left t

Hotel Olšanka 3* Prague

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  I didn’t have time to look for hotel, I was buying the tour from the travel agent and had to choose very fast. Since Prague isn’t that big, you don’t need to worry about location of your hotel. Among the variety of *3 suitable ones I chose one of the cheapest, only because I liked the name. Maybe it’s a silly way to choose, but I wasn’t let down at all. The hotel was not bad. It’s situated on Táboritská 1000/23 130 00 Praha 3 . The staff is mostly friendly, the rooms are clean, but WiFi is so slow and expensive. I guess I was spoilt with the fast cheap Russian Internet. I could only use Instagram and other social media and messengers, but it wasn’t enough for loading videos. And the access was only for one device, if you want to use WiFi on another device, you’ll have to pay again. The price of the room usually includes a breakfast buffet. The restaurant with the buffet is situated not far from the lobby to the right after the bar and elevators.