St Petersburg
23min -
Due to overwhelming availability, Richard Ayoade returns as Travel Man, bringing sense and order to the potential chaos of a weekend away, starting within 48 hours in Russia's cultural capital, St. Petersburg. Joining Richard to sort the worthwhile from the worthless is comedian Rob Beckett. Together, they embark on a fast and funny itinerary that includes tanks, fish eggs, ice, culture, more ice, and a herring in a fur coat. To stay safe on the city’s ice-strewn streets, Richard hires a tank to take them sightseeing. St. Petersburg is home to the world's only caviar bar, boasting 15 varieties of sturgeon eggs and 35 varieties of vodka. Next, it’s time for the ice rink, newly opened by Roman Abramovich, to skate the night away. Next morning it’s time to wrestle St. P’s cultural top dog, the Hermitage Gallery. For the hip and the nostalgic, the coolest place to eat in St. Petersburg is Kvartirka, 'little apartment', a restaurant designed to look and feel like a Communist-era apartment with a menu of Cold War classics, including the appetizing 'herring in a fur coat.' A quick whiz around the annual ice sculpture festival rounds out a frenetic weekend in this fabulous city.
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