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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 ev...

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 Olšanka , 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. ...

StarBucks in Prague

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There are about 12 Starbucks coffee shops in Prague. I’ve been to the one on Václavské náměstí 813/57 , it’s situated near the Central Railway Station, St. Vaclav Statue, National and Metro Museums. A post shared by Lesya (@numeralforce) on May 27, 2014 at 3:20am PDT A post shared by Lesya (@numeralforce) on May 27, 2014 at 3:24am PDT I only had 2 days to explore Prague, so first thing in the morning I came out of the hotel (I was staying at Olšanka 3*) and started walking towards downtown. The weather was rather indecisive, so to say, before it’d been very rainy, it’s not strange for  the end of May, I’m a quite a rain magnet, so I was in a sweater. It got sunny rather quickly, well, of course, I was in a sweater, that’s why. A post shared by Lesya (@numeralforce) on May 27, 2014 at 3:29am PDT So when I finally saw Starbucks I almost ran towards it, though actually it took me several minutes to do it, stupid city ...