St.. After visiting St. Petersburg, we board the ship and depart for Moscow via Volga.. The ships, although not very large, are quite luxurious.. After all, the river ship. Cabins are quite small. Food is very tasty. One of the most enjoyable aspects of this cruise is waking up to the music in the morning.. But the sounds of the river, forest and birds that make up this music…
St.. From St. Petersburg we will travel 1,800 km over canals, rivers and lakes to reach Moscow. There are man-made channels on these waterways.. The period from beginning of June to the end of July is called “white nights”. In fact, many tour companies organize tours to this region under the name of “White nights” during this period.. We also participated in such a trip.. This trip over rivers and lakes is very very beautiful. Sunset takes place long after midnight. It’s amazing that the sky is darkening and getting bright again. Towards 23:00 at night, the sky turns red, orange, yellow. As this redness passes, the sky first turns light blue, then dark blue, then dark blue.. After an hour or two, it turns blue again, then light blue, and the sunrise occurs.. In other words, the day gets brighter in 1-2 hours before it gets dark at night.
St.. When we get on the ship from St. Petersburg, our journey also starts on the Neva river.. After about 75 kilometers from here, we reach Ladoga” lake, the largest lake in Europe from the Neva river. This lake is fed by 135 rivers.. The water accumulating in the lake is poured into the Baltic Sea via the Neva river.. The length of the lake is 200 kilometers and its width is 125 kilometers.
St.. After traveling 200 kilometers from St. Petersburg, we reach the island “Mandrogi“. This island is a lush island.. The island is full of wooden buildings made for tourism and small shops and stalls selling souvenirs.. Colorful tablecloths, bells, wooden carved objects, Russian matryoshka dolls stand out among the best-selling products. we enter and travel 224 kilometers. First we reach the Lake Onega, then we rise through 2 pools on the river Svir.. St.. Since there is a height difference between Petersbug and Moscow, we pass a total of 16 pools along the way in order to provide the height and low between them.
It would be useful to explain the pool system in the canals here; St.. There is a height difference of 162 meters between St. Petersburg and Moscow. This difference is reduced by pools in artificial channels between lakes.. Namely; There are 2 pools side by side.. Each pool is large enough to easily accommodate 1 ship.. For example, St.. The ship going from St. Petersburg to Moscow is being docked. Pool covers are closing. In 1-2 hours, water is pumped into the pool and the ship is raised together with the water.. Up to about 9-12 m. When the water in the pool reaches the level of the water in front, the front cover opens and the ship continues on its way.. The reverse is also the case for ships arriving from Moscow to Petersburg.. In other words, the ships taken into the pool continue on their way when the water is drained and descends to the level of the river they will continue on.
You can choose the Golden Triangle Boutique Hotel among the hotels in Petersburg.. The hotel is located in the city center and the location is also very good.. Many museums, cafes and restaurants are within walking distance of the hotel.. Affordable as well. Next to this hotel, you can also consider the Solo on Nevsky Prospekt hotel on Nevsky Prospekt street. The street on which it is located is one of the most important main streets of the city.. If you are looking for a hotel close to touristic attractions, economical and in the middle of transportation networks, Martin Hotel should be among your options.. This 170-year-old hotel is 700 meters from Vladimirskaya Church. Apart from these suggestions, you can browse other hotels in St. Petersburg by going to booking.com here, and you can also make a reservation if you wish.
