hello and welcome to the program summer is the perfect time to visit russia at a long weekend here in st petersburg is a must the former capital is bursting full of history and culture and certain join me as we visit major logs and take part in various fun filled activities and we start off here at the spectacular cathedral originally the city's main church in the largest cathedral in russia it was built between eight hundred eighteen and eight hundred fifty eight french born architects. almost two centuries later the gilded dome mostly isaac still dominates the skyline of st petersburg a trip to the top provides excellent views of the city coming from the russian capital moscow out team travelled by the fast sampson train network the journey

takes four hours and costs around three thousand five hundred rubles that's roughly one hundred twenty five dollars one way you can see here the location of the city situated to the northwest of russia in the eighteenth century it was piece of the great stream to create a window to your with a vast canal network press taking architecture and palaces that were built to rival european counterparts this vision was well achieved just come here from moscow. we think this is a very grand place. story enjoyed it we've been to the hermitage. with the. spilled blood. on the story. earlier and now and is seeing st petersburg for the second time i love it here especially the wingtip ls cruiser and it's very beautiful misty prospect. the st petersburg's may have

a new as one of the best known streets in russia i suppose you could contest the prospect to oxford street in london. the area is packed full of restaurants shops museums and historical sites the main point has to be this magnificent. construction two hundred years ago it was closed by the bolsheviks in one thousand twenty nine became a museum of cool services. and today the area in front of it is one of the city's main meeting points and tourist spots. the church of the spilled blood is located off the main streets here not to be confused the same battles cathedral in moscow this church was built on the site but saw alexander the second was assassinated and was dedicated in his memory. and in this week's program we aim to show you some alternative sightseeing excursions. we've arrived at the city's answer to the. very popular. international tourists tickets cost seven hundred rubles that's

roughly around twenty five dollars. similar projects in. his visit to people who seek some emotions since. the thirty feel. so include those who are interested in history literature. represents. connected to the city's most famous story. theme. for example legend has it i tchaikovsky died insipidus back in eighty ninety three not because of color but because he famously said his last symphony was launched and his entire life hours later. he stands. in the ring shows the body of the person who stole the figure for sprucing. burned

by the spiral softies poisoned shot and drowned. the pharmacy isn't for the faint but the light hearted tourists among us i think it's the perfect escape an alternative in stamens have to be subjected to hours inside the city's palaces. the welcome to the tourism so there is an interactive museum dedicated to the myths and legends of the city the last. through a labyrinth of thirteen rooms where you come up close and personal to terrifying exhibits i witnessed don't think as of the past disrespected and peter the great. so what other alternative activities could you enjoy it said petersburg the ford museum of dreams located in the st petersburg institute of psychoanalysis in one thousand nine hundred nine to mark the one hundred years since for its famous book positions of dreams was published there are two holes exploring the psychologist's

theories the so-called light school splays historical facts and figures where the guide explains freud's work while the dog is a collection of at first sight meaningless things to guide suggests the visitors should perceive the display in accordance with their own experience fancies and desires. there's a museum in the northern capital which celebrates the rich history of the world famous drink vodka display cover such a reserve history in russia starting from the eleventh century when it was originally called red wine and explores drinking traditions and rituals. during peter the great sway in many votes good drink in traditional were established and many of them exist to this day for example this item she or school should be illegal go blood's which was a prototype for a ritual of penalty shots for being late to policy the amount of which one had to drink from the goblet was fixed and totalled one litter guess too late to be just.

pools. large to drink. thousands of exhibits. there are also several unusual items on display which include easy. pace. with exploring the. rights to focus in a room which contains over two hundred. museum there's a restaurant called. which of course traditional. and if you have a special occasion it's a petersburg book top notch. in the city officials will take care of your star know dozens of stylists. that you constantly upgrading their skills and you were top schools for professionals of the industry will help you look your best. the celebrations phenomenon of the white nights the source of much pleasure. as.

it's an exciting time to visit the city not just to bring in a personal time clock and discuss the culture in the city with this insider let's meet this week's guests laura lovely to meet you and so you have been living here. so we try to promote the culture of cooperation between russia. it seems that some petersburg is a completely different city in the winter than it is in the tell me about some of the activities that you enjoy you know what. first of all people act totally differently during the summertime. to go out. trying to get home. so people go out in the parks in the restaurants terrorists if you. i mean business is already any tourist coming to the city where would you

recommend that they want to visit they had to. pause for. ringing and take a walk around around downtown because it's missing. well what if the weather is bad because you know one that can be a rainy day can be sunny it's a bit temperamental little bit like. some inside. of their. traditional russian vodka. called. which costs twenty roubles. but if you're not into drinking.

with you want to party. with historical sites consider cultural capital. the country's extrude we state. there are various ways to see the city by speedboat rollerblading bicycles you can hire them privately or take part in group guided tours either way you can see all the major sites such as the beautiful way here for those who crave adrenaline filled activities there are a few other suggestions too like this next form of transport follow me. around the city. tourists. and there are many people who

dream of once riding a bike and another around our city is popular destination for tourists so we decided to combine these two facts and to show our city to those who fancy riding a bike from your perspective or experience bikers can give you a tour and not only tell you about the main most popular landmarks but also provide an unusual tour showing some hidden gems of st petersburg which you won't find in a guide book. dot. com the most simple and tom we got. so long since two thousand the prices stay on from three thousand five hundred roubles that's around one hundred twenty so as the school started this initiative of a group of bikers who decided that many people's passion proposed raising the city's plans tourists interests can be combined one their most saying is you will see a city and the city to see you. to some

a motorbike from still school might be too much for me such an adrenaline filled excursion the sums up the city in the summer exciting and simply breathtaking. what i mean credible experience what a spectacular view hi liz of the hollywood stars i love the survey before sleep so that's how we have on this week's program from st petersburg i'll see you again at the same time next week until then for me and the rest of the kurds. but after. spending the year in iraq is military journalist. scale in the u.s.

contractors there is kind of wasting their time trying to get killed three and. i thought all along the length of the stuff to see about five hundred miles a day would take me about twenty seven days and knew going to publicize the people invited the more i think the who leads the people started the bait of a dialogue and the just. chanting the slogan or waiting in some states. are all. wealthy british style seinfeld's passed out on the. markets why not scandal and. find out what's really happening to the global

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former i.m.f. chief dominique strauss kahn and u.s. single mother casey anthony are highlighted is how public opinion can overshadow the legal process. egypt's tahrir square sees a tidal wave of protesters in the strongest demonstration since february uprisings they're demanding speedy reforms from the interim government that they say echoes the regime they kicked out. some two hundred people believed to be dead in turkmenistan after a series of explosions local reports say. the government is blaming a firework incident with. the sports update stay with us here on our. well welcome to the force the headlines this hour the second joy europe why again fail to claim the maven group when america while host sanctions in the plan to save

on costs are. easier on the world's fastest man you say involved wins the two hundred meters average diamond league meeting in paris although knots with the best of results. and also china bids farewell to a national hero and houston rockets star young man and now since his retirement from the sport. for the latest copa america football way euro why were held say a one one job by chilean the second groups a game on friday night sides exchanged chances and stop the stated goal of this luis suarez storm did that great to be seen since it opened for europe one missing from close range and some loose chilean defense led to an expected rebound with stupid keeper aback but luckily for him it's only bounced off the bar. you're a boy i did eventually take the lead ten minutes after the break though some slick passing saw the side get into the box and so on and setting up. calmly home for the meal made. however soon after the chilly substitute morning of all d.b.f.

. deep on the right boss threw on the sun to keep it helps and that's how this match finished. events i wasn't in the best of that group a must win game against costa rica jolles against the. same company on the verge of not making the playoffs so to progress from the group the defending champions desperately need to beat costa rica on tuesday. the one we're concentrating on this is a bit old. it burns on us when it's if we get the last two games we've played and begin again it's a must win game for us. formula one though where mark webber saw the fastest time in friday's free practice ahead of the british grand prix at silverstone both sessions their in their own track were affected by rain the west weather taking the worst toll and come we kobayashi who lost control. leading to pressure in the marshalls the morning run red bull's mark webber the only driver to clock

a lap time of under one minute and forty seven seconds there are is phillipa marcel was the fastest in the afternoon but his result was still more than three seconds behind the australian it's sunday at silverstone today and all the flying begins in just over one hour. now cycling sprint king mark cavendish claim to second stage victory within three days of the two the france on friday that's after winning the incident back seven stage prettily wigan's just one of the several writers involved in crashes the skies he leaves there picking up a fractured left collarbone and a massive pile up and he had to retire from the race to seize cavendish bit while avoiding all incidents to capture his seventeenth career stage victory in shot to the roof norwegian to all who should retain the overall leaders yellow jersey and it was the last flat stage before the race and just the massive central to this

weekend. oh yeah the world. to boxing now where russians are as lunch you guys have and the insult by via can have confirmed their ballot for the w.b. belt on august the twenty seventh while the holder has been here in moscow why did medicaid score claimed the w.b. title on the second of july in his bow the game's david. and in so doing he became known as a super champ and by a quick means is w.b. belt is technically vacant with by. vying for it in the meantime andy's brother it's on the way here in the russian capital to reveal all six of the world's have you wait bells they hold between them was a mess saying he'd like to organize about in either kiev or the moscow solution here ina and will decide his next opponent within the next few weeks. were the absolute champions and there's no matter how many. other boats you know we have

super temperature boats and other interim chambers of both i wouldn't choose. a diversion we're going to be champions and we'll see who's in the challenger and i'll see who's made challenger in the next couple of weeks so make sure the guy is going to be staged. meanwhile and the first superstar player from china a man has announced his retirement the houston rockets center quits the game off to eight seasons in the world's top league this year old has suffered neighbors food and ankle injuries throughout his career and was supposed to miss the entire season in two thousand and nine also played only five times last year the rockets that only get past the first round playoffs once and his tenure and never reached the n.b.a. finals of course but he's a hero to the chinese two point twenty nine b. to shanghai native ease and they time all star and has helped promote the sport in asia after becoming the first asian player in the end the.

over to over to athletics now and you say vault won the two hundred meters at the latest diamond league meeting in paris the jamaican civil sprinter controlled the final from start to finish easily edging out all of his rivals the world and olympic champion clocking time of twenty point zero three seconds that's what it's there with and zone will drive of the nineteen point one nine hundred seconds the european champ then for stall for her home second in twenty point one two one. in the one hundred and ten minutes ahead also olympic champion and rubbles his chest to beat american do it all over in the photo finish obols lead from the start but over made a strong comeback and to help we stage to put some pressure on the cubans who've crossed the line in thirteen point zero nine seconds.

and caster semenya continues her attempts to rediscover her form often missing eleven months loves did do to gender controversy the eight hundred rate as pre-race favorite brazing to the women a time of two minutes eighteen hundreds over the second facing. of morrocco into second place. pulled ahead in the davis cup quarter final with sweden after friday's singles rubbers the defending champions accountable to a lot of leaders following the opening days action viktor troicki was the first on hold up against making. winning six three six one six seven and seven five set a victory placed exhausted chalk which only took the first sad run out of an early a scrimmage before the swede extended he's nearly in the second and was helped off for the devils is today while the richest set to take part in one are some of the symbols. on the page a term in

a while charles uribe is leaving the john deere classic after carving an impressive second round of nine under sixty two and he was sidelined for most of last year with a need jury in part shows no sign of a lengthy drought the american to within a goal and a series of birdies on the day to take a two shot advantage twice defending champion steve stricker enjoyed second with steve marino the lead to highlighting his round with a lone legal pot on the second elsewhere jonathan vegas lies do shots for the eleven inside. and back to basketball now moscow moscow says card team have unveiled the biggest mid-season signings. agreeing a three year contract this week twenty four year old is one of the best point guards on the continent and is responsible for it reports now is delighted to have joined one of the best european clubs. after last season's disappointments with serious car didn't even make it out of the group stages of the euro league the only

men have shown they're looking to get right back to the top the head of a new campaign twenty four year old serbian point guard me lost to your dosage has been made to play to join the moscow and creates a former olympian arkell star says it was an easy decision in the term when. loads. best player in the whole damn. i was. enjoying watching. their time. to be one of my favorite teams wasn't so difficult to. mosco and says to the dosage is rated as one of the best plays in europe while a twenty four he still has his base years ahead of him part of the reason he's so highly rated is his versatility where he can play at cedar point guard all shooting guard is likely to serve will start in a play making role given that say is come on going to be offering veteran american

john robert holden a new contract until the dosage is eager to make his mark on the new season gets under way this year we build a great team. all big teams and this is one of biggest in europe. we do. believe we can be a true true true story to dosage when b.b. only serve one serious cause roster he'll be joining good friend may not be stage who signs of the arm in just a couple of weeks ago and did all six say is his fellow countryman played a big role in persuading him to join sas camp yeah. we was all together and he was he was also asked me. to go and i say i wish this is also more so my wish because i believe this is this is.

for me. a course or course to push me to go final pieces of the jigsaw are being put into place with the new year league season due to get underway in middle . however the signing of tier dosage sends out a signal to the rest of europe that say it's counter term and to once again become one of the top clubs on the continents. don't see moscow. that's latest sports for this hour coming up after a short break on to this is the weather stay with r.t. . hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers on r t.

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a witch. trial by the u.s. we look at what happens in the u.s. when a jury says not guilty but the media thinks different. reports of widespread deaths and devastation from blasts in turkmenistan but in allusive government disguises it as a harmless firework incident. three pm in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story georgia says it's convinced that a group of high profile photo journalists were spying for russia the group includes the president's personal photo again all are under arrest for more we're joined live by our teams peter all over the globe peter so what exactly are the photographers being accused of here what we saw is full generalists arrested on thursday we've now seen to date it's three of those have been charged with

espionage with a bit of they've been accused of.