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Special City Tours ... Don't miss ... The Winter Palace - St Petersburg, Russia |
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The Winter Palace is part of the famous Hermitage Museum. |
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What you can see: |
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- great, glittering halls |
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- wide, marble staircases |
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- hundreds of rooms of paintings and treasure |
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- 3,000 years of art and objects from Europe and Asia |
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- colourful gardens |
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- amazing views over the river Neva and St Petersburg |
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Where to find it: |
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You can also visit: |
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- special exhibitions |
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- the gift shop |
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- the cafe |
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Open every day except Monday |
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What visitors say: |
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It took my breath away. David, USA |
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There is so much to see! Isabelle, France |
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I have never seen a building like it! Joe, Australia |
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It's a fantastic place to visit! Masha, Russia |
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Special City Tours ... The Winter Palace - online reviews |
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When I first saw the Winter Palace, I couldn't believe my eyes. |
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It is huge and it seems to go on for ever. |
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I really liked the green walls and the tall white columns with gold at the top. |
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There are even statues on the roof. It looks like a big sugary cake! |
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You must go inside the palace because it is stunning. |
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There is marble and glod everywhere, with huge chandeliers hanging from the ceilings. |
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The lights make everything look shiny and new. |
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It's amazing to think that for two hundred years people lived in it all the time. |
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Now the Winter Palace is full of treasures from the past. |
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Every room has something wonderful. |
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I really enjoyed my visit, Here are two tips for other visitors: |
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1- Wear comfortable shoes because you have to walk a lot. |
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2- Go in the morning, because there are long queues in the afternoon. |
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Luke, Canada |
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I wanted to see everything in the Winter Palace but you can't see everything in one day. |
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There were rooms full of paintings but I liked the precious objects the best. |
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In one room there's a shiny gold bull from the tomb of a nomadic chief. |
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It's hard to believe that it is more than 4,000 years old. |
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It is unusual because there is a hole in its back. |
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When the archaeologists opened the tomb they found four bulls |
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There was a silver rod in the back of each bull. |
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The rods held a canopy over the body of the chief. |
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We're going to London with Special City tours next week. |
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We're going on the London Eye. |
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A ride on this huge wheel is called a flight. I hope it's good! |
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It sounds really exciting in the leaflet. |
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After that we're going to the pyramids at Giza. |
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We're going to go inside the great pyramid to the king's chamber. |
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I think Special City Tours are great! |
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Carla, Spain |
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Special City Tours ... Don't miss ... The London Eye - London, England |
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What you can do: |
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- take a 30 minute flight on the tallest wheel in the world |
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- rise up in a glass pod to 135 metres above the ground |
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- study the engineering of this amazing structure |
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What you can see: |
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- famous London buildings, bridges, the river Thames |
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- 40 km across England on a clear day |
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Listen 5 times |
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