travel by the fast stops and train network the journey takes four hours and costs around three thousand five hundred that's roughly one hundred twenty five dollars. 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. with a vast canal network press taking architecture and palaces that were built to rival european counterparts this vision was well achieved. we think this is very ground. into the hermitage. with the. alien and now one. of the second time i love it here especially the wingtip. is very beautiful misty prospect is st petersburg's made avenue as one of the best

known streets in russia i suppose you could control the prospect street in london. shops museums and historical sites the main point is to be this magnificent. two hundred years ago it was closed by the. museum of cool services. and today the area in front of it is one of the city's main points tourist spots. the church of the spilled blood is located off the main streets here . the same passes cathedral in moscow was built on the site but saw alexander the second was assassinated. in his memory. to show you some alternative sites explosions. we've arrived at the city's. very popular. with russian and international tourists tickets cost seven hundred

rubles that's roughly around twenty five dollars but we opened the museum for two. similar projects in london hamburg and today which is called the dungeons his visit to the book people who seek some emotions since the shootings of the enlisted thirty feel our guests also include those who are interested in history literature and live from petersburg each room represents a legend or a myth connected to the city's most famous story literature characters all united by one theme that. for example legend has it that tchaikovsky died insipidus back in eighty nine hundred three not because of color but because he famously said his last simply was launched and his entire life hours later. he stands. in the ring shows the body of the person historical figure for sprucing burned by

conspires often used always and shot and drowned. the pharmacy isn't feigned but the light hearted tourists among us i think it's the perfect skate an alternative in statement after being subjected to hours inside the city's palaces. the welcome to the forest and st petersburg and interactive museum dedicated to the myths and legends of the city the one who wants a see through a labyrinth of that same room where you come up close and personal to terrifying exhibits i witnessed don't think as a respected and peter the great. so what other alternative activities could you enjoy it said because by the ford museum of dreams located in the st petersburg institute of psychoanalysis i've been in one thousand nine hundred nine to mark the one hundred years since for its famous book the interpretations 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 call 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 swain many vodka drink intermissions were established and many of them exist to this day for example these are some sheerest called the big eagle goblet which was a prototype for a ritual of penalty shots for being late to party the amount of malkovich one had to drink from the goblet was fixed and totalled to one litter guess too late to

bidders balls or dance badly broken large to drink a list of what. thousands of exhibits amazing vodka bottles spanning centuries there are also several unusual items on display which include even vulcan for cosmonauts to drink in space after you're done with exploring the items in glass cabinets invited to focus in a room which contains over two hundred various machines and next door to the museum there's a restaurant called russian poker room number one which offers of course traditional russian hussein. and if you have a special occasion it's a petersburg or just want to look top notch in the city where professionals will take care of your style of dozens of hair stylists makeup artists and cosmetologists that you constantly upgrading their skills in your top schools or professionals of the industry will help you look your best. to celebrate his phenomenon of the white nights a source of much pleasure petersburg. it's exciting time to see

these two do wills reagan would go. and discuss the culture in the city with the solider let's meet this week's. laura lovely to meet you and i mean so you're from berlin they've been living here in st petersburg for a while you know yes that's right. nature so we try to promote the cultural cooperation between finland and russia. very useful but it seems that some petersburg is a completely different city in the winter than it is in the summer tell me about some of the activities that you enjoy you know whether it was a good time first of all people act totally differently during the summer time people russian people. love to go out into time they're just trying to get home as soon as possible so people go hang out in the parks in the restaurants terrorists if you had any visitors already any tourists coming to

the city where would you recommend that they visit they have to. heat up halls fortress which is on the other side really beautiful especially during the summer this really really nice atmosphere when the church bell. ringing and take a walk around around downtown because it's amazing the architecture is amazing and beautiful you know 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 it was you recommend. something inside. of there's this amazing traditional old russian vodka room called. going to. have a glass of water which costs twenty roubles as far as i remember so yeah but if you're not into drinking. i think there will be museums that were going to cathedrals although there's already. yeah.

sorry to hear. about. the want to party totally immerse yourself with historical sites still considered cultural capital st petersburg reflects the country's extraordinary fate like the city there are various ways to see the city by speedboat roller blading 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 peaceful way and for those who crave adrenaline filled activities there are a few other suggestions too like this next form of transport. welcome to the world of the furious. sixteen in the city.

there are many people who dream of once riding a bike. 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 guidebook. to polish. but. the prices from three thousand roubles to around one hundred twenty. started this initiative the group of bankers who decided that many people should. tourists interests can be combined one. is you will see a city. and the c c u. for some the most might form still school

might be too much for me such an adrenaline filled excursion maybe sums up the city in the summer exciting and simply let's take. what i mean credible experience i want a spectacular view behind us all the highlights cause i love the city before sleep that's all the time 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 by. claiming.

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i am. i am . i am. feel. good stories from our team tonight in the latest chapter of the georgian spy saga high profile photographers are in the spotlight now. as the working for moscow. video evidence to prove their guilt skeptics say it's part of the government's agenda to reach them russian stared. at hundreds of

people have been killed in a blast in turkmenistan but there's confusion a state official say there were no fatalities human rights groups are reporting that editions factory blew up but the government split. and the owner of the british tabloid accused of hacking into the phones of murder victims is heading to london to take charge of the escalating crisis as police make arrests and use the world's now facing claims that meddle with evidence as its fund the dish goes to print. good to have you with us this is sports today here on twenty four hour r.t. i'm going in no need for heads. up for grabs it's confirmed. bacon w.b. a world heavyweight title will be contested between alexander ovechkin and. gridiron

red bulls mark webber holds his. british grand prix out silverstone. on a new home quest to once again reach the top ranks of european basketball picks all pace with the additional serbian milosz. let's get going with boxing where the next new heavyweight champion of the world will he'll either from russia or is pakistan and alexander prevent. have to clash on august twenty seventh for vladimir klitschko as vacated w b a cron to score securing the belts so last weekend from david haye in doing so he became known as super a champion of the w.p.a. division not because it could technically take years for klitschko a to defend three other titles needing to be fought over as well but that. will do bubble blood

brother for telling touching base in the russian capital this week to show off all six crohn's the hole between them the younger sibling stating he'd like to organize a fight in either his home kiev or. the stadium. where the absolute champions and doesn't matter how many belts are all bear or other bells you know we have super championship belts and other interim chambers of both we didn't choose. the version we're going to be champions and we'll see who's in the challenger and i'll see who's my challenger in the next couple of weeks so i'll make sure who is the guy who was going to be staged. ok let's talk football the cup america where chile have maintained their position as group c. leaders coming from behind to draw one one with your ago-i both sides who had numerous chances in the first off but neither could convert them who swore it was

the guilty here and then what would have unquestionably being the strangest goal of the tournaments a date was just that i kept up by the europe wide cross bar a remarkable effort on the moment why did eventually seize the initiative ten minutes after the break patience the key for this one story is in no rush before setting up a thorough perera who can least also for one nil but chile where to leave empty handed to secure funding dangerman how alexis sunshades here in the z dangerman to try to keep your eye on. the chileans on top of group c. then but only because of goals scored peru thirty surprise partners at the summit following a shock when over mexico who was a good area with the only goal of the game eighty two minutes enough to slide away from the mix in the fans' room in chile thus leading the table with four points

from two. at least most help clear house cold of the day after almost two decades on the big stage fabio cannavaro announcing his retirement from football at the age of thirty seven june to a lingering knee injury the defender played in four cups coupling italy to the title in two thousand and six he lost the top of a hundred thirty six inch national caps before retiring from the national scene i year ago kind of our own was also named fifa world player of the year no six becoming the only defender to ever be awarded the accolade the neapolitan play for a total of six teams during his club career including two stents with eventis on three seasons with rielle madrid where he won two titles kind of r.-o. finishing his playing career with awfully dubai. i will now take over as the club's technical advisor. red bull are showing no signs of letting go of their formula one stranglehold over all leader sebastian vettel second only to teammate mark webber

in british g.p. qualifying made some inclement weather but then to start at one and two in the grid in a repeat of last year's results where one here last season on edge vettel i thought this time around to put himself into prime decision to repeat the achievement history and seemingly in sync with the silverstone circuit he also dominated practice a day ago a perforation keeping things tighter with the two time champion fernando alonso and sleep i must say writes on the heels of all the red hot red bulls jenson button who trails vettel by seventy seven points in the overall standings will start from fifth form. cycling's most prestigious event meanwhile has entered the martens for the first time this season rudi alberto costa of portugal the sending to the finish line ahead of the competition on stage eight of the tour de france the twenty four year old showing his climbing progress to hand his movie star team their first ever stage when the event all rounder philip gilberto one of the future break from

a group in the final two kilometer climb that earned him a second place on the effort also propels the belgian to first in the points classification condell evans he was third were first told me while finished sixteenth but that's still good enough to hold on to the overall leaders yellow jersey for another all day. baseball is still reeling from thursday's shock death of a fun during a texas rangers game with the oakland athletics thirty nine year old shannon stone falling over the railings in front of a song after attempting to catch a ball tossed into the stands by rangers player josh hamilton the tragedy deeply affecting the team and its president. it hits aside our roots of who we are. we're about making memories. about family entertainment and last night we had a father and son at the game. and had a very tragic and it's on them and it just. drives it to the

core of what we are about and the memories of it that we tried to make in this game . straight back on the map in southern hemisphere rugby's biggest club competition the queensland reds winning their first ever super fifteen title beating new zealand powerhouse that canterbury crusaders the reds finished next to last back in two thousand and nine but an amazing turnaround story was there for the taking on suffered a seven time champions two seaters though displaying their pedigree early on museum and international carter making it five euro the twenty nine rule without a penalty in the second half for a ten six lead me on the drugs the world will get me into tonight's saving the day i get this we're tied thirty somehow turning sixty five meters to win the contest it to be still so in the stream team takes the super rugby title for the first time in seven years i think two things. possible where

china is first n.b.a. star yao ming his retirement they shoot in rocket center quitting the game after eight seasons in the world's top league that thirty year old has suffered numerous foot ankle injuries throughout his career and was forced to miss the entire two thousand and nine season he also played only five times last year the rockets getting past the first round playoff just once during his state never reaching the n.b.a. finals however ja was a hero back home the two point two nine meter shanghai native is an eight time all star no less on this must have a help in promoting the sport in asia. and staying on the hardwood where c.s.k. have unveiled a man they hope can turn around their stuttering form over the past couple of seasons served the zero dollars sitch agreeing a three year contract in moscow this week the twenty four year old is regarded as one of the best point guards in europe and as richard from port reports is the

lighted two signed up with the army men. after last season's disappointments well since count 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 ahead of a new campaign twenty four year old serbian point guard me last year the us each was delayed as player to join the moscow iron fetes and a former olympian says it was an easy decision in the time when. i believe in the same time was. told. i was. enjoying watching. my teams. so difficult to. score and says to the dosage is rated as one of the best plays in europe while the twenty four he still has a space years ahead of him part of the reason he's so highly rated is his versatility

where he can play a point guard all shooting guard so likely to serve will start in a playmaking role given that saints count 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 built a great team. all big teams. is one of biggest in europe. believe we can be a true. blue. two dosage would be the only serve on serious cause roster he'll be joining good friend may not crease stage for signs of the arm even just a couple of weeks ago hunted all six says his fellow countryman played a big role in persuading him to join sas camp yeah. we was all together and here was also. a most cruel.

and i say always and this is also most of my was because i believe this is this is the best choice for me and the of course of course to push me to live with a little go final pieces of a jigsaw or a being put into place with the new year league season due to get underway in middle toba however of assigning of tear dosage sends out a signal to the rest of europe that say this car determined to once again become one of the top clubs on the continents richard i'm hopefully don't see moscow. that wraps up the sport for this our world weather though is coming up in just a tick. hungry for the full story we've got it first the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers.

first. heard. of the georgian spice. video called skeptics inside the country say they. are trying to drum up.

a few minutes. also in the program hundreds of people have been killed in a blast in turkey but there's confusion a state official saying there were no fatalities. the owner of the british. was heading to london to take charge of the escalating crisis as police make arrests. this is. saturday night here in moscow. and the georgian government says high profile photographers arrested this week were linked to russian special forces and postone secret information to them. charged with spying after being arrested

a few days ago our correspondent peter all of us been following this story for. initially there were four photojournalists arrested on thursday one of those has now been released without charge over the three that remain in custody are all pool reporters meaning that they had very close quarters contact with the president of georgia mikheil saakashvili we are hearing this one of those who are is in custody has confessed on video to having been a spy to be sending information to moscow and in a not video confession he is implicated a not the one of those three that are in custody now with regard to the third member of the team he's believed to be in on a hunger strike denying any charges against him now the reason they would charge this comes after their their personal hard drives were seized and detailed maps of the presidential compound and presidential goings on the the daily schedule all of mikheil saakashvili was found on that hard drive this resulted in the charges being

leveled against them now they will remain in.