Land of the Giant Tsar:

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398 Land of the Giant Tsar Russia in the Age
of Peter the Great Course and Study Tour Winter
Quarter 2009
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The Transformation
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St. Petersburg The Emperors Showcase
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St. Petersburg The Worlds Largest Most
Northerly City
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St. Petersburg One of the Worlds Most Beautiful
Cities
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St. Petersburg A World to Explore
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Our General Itinerary and Dates Saturday, March
21 Depart Cincinnati Sunday, March 22 Arrive
St. Petersburg Sunday, March 22-Saturday, March
28 Activities in St. Petersburg and
environs Saturday, March 28 Depart St.
Petersburg, Arrive Cincinnati Total time 7 days
and 7 nights (6 nights of hotel stay, one night
in transit)
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Our Activities Around the City .Welcome feast
at a Russian home! .Walking and bus tours (or
boat tour, weather permitting!) .Lectures by
specialists on Petrine Russia .Guided visits to
world-class museums The Hermitage and the
Russian Museum .Guided tours of key sites
associated with Peter the Great .Ballet or opera
performance at the world-famous Marinskii
Theatre .Free time to explore a remarkable
city .Departing banquet at a Russian
cafe Outside the City .Trip to Peterhof, Peter
the Greats opulent suburban palace .Trip to
Pushkin and Pavlovsk, additional Romanov suburban
palaces .Trip to Ivangorod/Narva on the Estonian
border, medieval fortress town or to
Kronshtadt, historically important island in the
Gulf of Finland or to Vyborg, old Swedish
fortress town on the Finnish border
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Our Expenses .Round-trip airfare
Cincinnati-St.Petersburg .Russian visa (for US
and most foreign nationals) .Hotel in downtown
St. Petersburg (double occupancy
breakfast) .Cultural activities (including museum
entrance fees, local transportation when on
organized visits/tours, speaker fees, lunch
during out-of-town trips, weekly metro
pass) Total Trip Cost (Estimate) 2,500