Russia (August 2002)

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A folk show in St Petersburg - how big is that guitar!


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Enjoying the fine Russian culture with Moose and Rav


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Souvenirs anyone?


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Downtown St Petersburg


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The impressive Church of the Saviour on the Blood


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Anyone fancy a cabaret performance - the guy looks pretty sleazy!


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The spectacular Peterhof palace and gardens just out of St Petersburg


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Another view of Peterhof


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Beside the Baltic sea


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Russian public transport - and you though the tube was bad!


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This wouldn't have happened in the communist days (sleeping on the job)!


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This looks like an old burnt out VC Commodore - could be on the outskirts of Melbourne!


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The town of Novgorod - on the way to Moscow from St Petersburg


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Enjoying the great game of Australian Rules in Russia!


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Moose, Marcus & Kel out the front of McDonalds in Moscow


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The metro in Moscow looked like a hotel lobby!


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Red square (Krasnaya Ploshchad) in Moscow - Krasnaya now means 'red' but in the old Russian language it meant 'beautiful'


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The spectacular St Basil's cathedral


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'Wedding cake' apartment buldings built in the Stalinist era - showing Russia's dominance


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Cathedral Square in the Kremlin


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The road from Western Europe to Moscow


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Who wants to be a Russian Ruble Millionaire? I'll lock in 'C' thanks Eddie!

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