the manager runs over international companies plenty of tourists from russia finland all over europe. if you're visiting the former capital on a budget but she does hotel accommodation insipidus but can be found at older soviet era hotels some of which offer economy class rooms as well as more comfortable renovated interiors. but just like us and it's time for me to go to my room even though such rooms are more expensive sometimes apartments or suites can work out cheaper especially when charged a room instead of a person wherever you decide to stay do your math research for deals and office on the internet. expensive breakfast buffets and how many times you might need taxis for example because often you'd be surprised the high end hotels can cheaper in the long run. out of more than three hundred rooms there are various luxury apartments and suites like this one perfect for families and celebrity entourages they come with several connecting bedrooms and

a large living room with kids from the seventy's so whenever you're bored of eating out don't worry as you can always make the good old trusted carry. time to eat and we've arrived at. opened in two thousand and seven this one teacher is one of the brightest newcomers petersburg's restaurant scene. national study domania features various cuisine. italian japanese and russian dishes in our vegetarian meals as well and also wide variety of tasty beautiful desire things that. booking is advised if you want to eat here soft sofas in pillows easy lounge music an ambience beautiful people and some people's bags gorgeous guy this is the ideal place for dinner after a busy day of sightseeing. now it's time for me to try out a serious. gorgeous a burial the thing i love about the city is all the kids will like. patients if you

do your research take a look on the internet all the local guys you'll find some incredible places new restaurants popping up every week and teressa here i think has the best location in the city just look at the stunning cathedral despite the down the road you can see the church of the spells. and. solitaire it's absolutely. wild. absolutely beautiful. a city known for its revolutions over the last ten years there's been a different type of uprising that of the restaurant and hotel scene times have changed in the former capital now offer some of the best food and lodgings in russia and to discuss the western influence and development of simply dispense cultural scene let's meet this week's cast. me. so you're the general manager here at the hotel yes been here like since january.

in some petersburg and in russia now for four years but i came here in. a different of the thing that this is my thing so so so every every morning when i wake up i can't wait to. start my day so it seems that the different hotels and restaurants are opening every single week in the city at the moment you know this is just booming like when i came here like four years ago they were basically the few feist store hold those in the morgue it but now we are getting more and more not only for the store but also also hold those in some other segments or for for all the old of travelers who wants to come to be this so now it's currently white nights and surely you must see a huge influx of tourists coming to the city. the greatest actually. no i

need to come from from finland from exactly the same thing but they have done so great job with the white knights here so so so i don't understand that white people chose some petersburg instead of just because of theme. but the great job well done great great great p.r. marketing this is the time of the year to come here if you want to enjoy something which disputed. so i'm regarding cultural activities it seems that absolutely. trips it's amazing yes that's true but on the other hand i would love to say that the there are no younger generation who comes to experience life here and experience life. they don't even need those excuses that there's a next visit next to the whole don't they just want to see how the life goes here they rather go for clapping you know this is a great city also for that twenty four hours most top so it's wonderful it's great

to meet you. thank you it was nice to meet you too. moving on and what other hotels and restaurants i was mentioning in sim petersburg to bangkok is there are some great places to stay in the capital which would burn a hole in your pocket location hostel situated in the heart of the city of his wonderful views a palace square from its windows prices here just six hundred roubles that's roughly around twenty don't miss. the concepts hostel as they call it also both contempt and a friendly and international atmosphere not only will be given a bed for the night but supports many of the projects they also offer advice on the most keeping happening venues in events in the city. and one of our projects is in my case. it's a nontraditional. featuring the most interesting places in the city in our humble

opinion and includes information on where to downs eat our shop and there are all kinds of places from flea markets to concepts stores from two to five star places so let's say yes. when visiting look around for many of the city's yards and many of them you'll find cozy restaurants diplo meeting wolf is a so-called living room restaurant here is a bit several halls and terraced are indeed very homey and if you're traveling with children there's even a special room for them. next up the new ball cooled twenty two thirty inspired with traveling around the world it's jungle if you just onus to create a fashionable place to lunches and also cocktails after dark. the bombing at the venue make amazing drinks and there's also a sweet shop here ten micrograms the takeaway place. one member ranking on the interior is who wanted the venue to represent and family

comfort for example the sofa was brought from the flagships now taken paris it took a long time to proceed the owner to sell a time she didn't understand what i needed the old one down so far for what we believe in power energy and philosophy furnishings but history. the dorm we too bought and cafe is located in a soviet building of the same name meaning consumer services center its interiors with old furniture resembles the atmosphere of an apartment in the times of the u.s.s.r. during the day there are dishes of russian and european cars in on the menu well at nights the venue turns into a loud busy nightclub. next up and we've arrived at our final location the w. hotel. in one thousand nine hundred eight the brand has since expanded with over fifty hotels and resorts around the world. if you're looking for stylish accommodation. and the trust to double your best. hotel recently and already it's

packed full of the who's who of st petersburg high as jet setting tourists with just one hundred thirty seven rooms the service is in ecuador. if you do stay here but i do recommend that you bring your credit card. as well as a spectacular rooftop bar and the bliss pool and spa the hotel boasts a restaurant cool makes it invites guests to enjoy killing every masterpieces by linda cass the master of french cooking and the world records man for the number of michelin stars. st petersburg is amazing cultural historic and ground to try our best to harmonize the cuisine with the city's spirits through to be tough policy and at the same time reasonably priced to be the best of all existence of. the fullness of the north is a great city for dining out with restaurants to suit every pocket from humble backpack is to a list celebrities as for accommodation simplest most hotels range

from grand historic properties to budget many hotels and wherever that may be in st petersburg it's ultimately the wealth of culture and history that will amaze you and most of that is for free. very nice so wherever you sleep eat or visit here in st petersburg this city will never fail to disappoint and that's all the time we have on this week's program sal see you again at the same time next week for more adventures around the former russian capital until then for me and the rest of the crew from the beautiful and balance of the never ever.

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a sports news now without. thanks for watching the sports this is what is coming up over the next few. managerial merry go round argentina appoints a player is there a new coach while the usa company brantley. plus. the city complete the signing of argentina's red hot striker where joe. de mean for the games we take a look at one russian girl's dream of making the. next. but first the news that argentina have appointed a new coach for their national football team fifty six year old. takes over from. the bear had led the studio. to doris title two years ago to take charge. in

the united arab emirates people but he's to step down last week argentina hoping he can revive death on the world stage team got knocked out of the quarterfinals at the recent call for america and how he got past the last eight in the last two world cup meanwhile paul bradley has been five as the coach of the u.s. team after five years in charge you follows the team's loss to mexico in the final of the gold cup although bradley's overall record isn't bad. forty three wins just twenty five draws and twelve defeats during his reign he also led the team to the last sixteen of the twenty ten world cup run his replacement is expected to be in for an exhibition match between the usa and mexico on august tenth. elsewhere munched the city have completed the signing of argentina's struggle where i'm from athletico madrid the twenty three year old signed a five year deal saying he believes he has joined a club that will be fighting for trophies every year city of thought to have paid

around sixty two million dollars for the attacker who scored one hundred eighty. two hundred thirty four games for a player to use also netted thirteen times for his country in twenty nine games where he's diego maradona son in law incidentally is expected to be a man city squad for the pre-season super cup tournament this weekend. now russia's spot at moscow have added some dutch steel to their suspect midfield netherlands international donning his new red and white jews a after transferring from i.x. he took part in his first public training session for sparta which is russia's most successful club despite sitting for thirteen points off the top spot midway through their premier league see this ng come to spar with things look normally up the club winning three of their last four games as a twenty eight year old who played in last year's world cup final saying football is a step up from his native land. for the first two games. we

want to do by me and. hold it for the thing to do more. to get more interesting to play football i get a good conversation with the training. with a lot of people from our worship and they are good stories about spartak and about the worship. more big brains are coming to disarm ph. i think the level is more general. now russian minister lanny have given themselves a fighting chance of playing in this season's europa league they drew one one at home with catholic side to begin the third qualifying round of the competition in the second to russia and have not played in europe. they went behind after just eleven minutes after malik men were open for the visitors but twenty one year old. got a second half equaliser the second leg is next point. some action now from the european

pre-season where you venters have got their second win in three days at the world football challenge event this time beating this guadalajara one nil in north carolina would only took twelve minutes for the italians to take the lead in this one. thing after a mistake by defender johnny magdalen so one nil is finished achievers have yet to score in the tournament after being beaten three millibar real madrid and face barcelona on august while its win number two is also america. meanwhile faithful will make a final decision on goal line technology in march next year with president sepp blatter saying if approved it could be used to brazil world cup in twenty fourteen and then in leagues around the world. the international will decide to. be introduced. to dance in the.

national associations or leagues they will have the right to use these goal line technology this would be the new approach. to dance and. the ruefully. now let's switch to gulf where former masters champion trevor immelman this finally finding some form after missing the cut in his last six tournament's he leads after the first day of the greenbrier classic in west virginia the south african has a one shot lead after carving a six under par sixty four he hasn't been the same player since wrist surgery a couple of years ago but let out of the book into his day a group of five plays are behind him including derek family did have a nice chip in here. i was at the ari show be. seeing his show an audience for major stars he's eight under par sixty

three gives him a two shot lead their star on his big guns u.s. open champion down clock at six shots back and u.s. open champion rory mcilroy seven off the pace of the job and did produce the shot of the day seen here saving power on the fourteenth from the rough with the spectacular hawk around the trees while graeme mcdowell is nine shots back and are preparing to tell you all their lives. well how to be more successful rusher at the world aquatic championships the country which dominated the synchronized section last week in its first gold in the swim discipline at the games and the sea is winning the women's fifty meter backstroke fastest qualifies you are carrying his speed into the final to see off the nearest challenge of. power of japan the world for european champion in the fifteen hundred meters touching the wall in the time of twenty seven point seven nine seconds american missy franklin took the bronze.

before that ryan lochte broke his own world record in winning the two hundred meter individual medley the american moving ahead of compacted michael phelps after the golden butterfly leg powering to victory in fifty four seconds in proving his own mark by a tenth of a second phelps right behind in the second with another big name john kerry laszlo chat. logs getting the first world record incidentally since high take forty c. band last year. while the upcoming world today championships in paris is also an important event for a limpet hopefuls ahead of the london games russia's very kovel is hoping to accumulate enough points in order to travel next year on course that have caught up with her and her hometown was. when i called it was just a child her mother wanted her to go to a dancing school or take up knitting and then broidery but by her own admission she's always been a sort of its own boy and lots of flight it was already all the is though that she would become a professional athlete mom though wanted her daughter to have nothing to do with

combat sports and sent her to track and field instead. of a chunk of business when i was sixteen i met a girl who was a wrestler and she took me to a wrestling club for the first time i went there secretly for a month and my parents had no idea my mom was shocked when she found out she thought this can be the right sport for women but i managed to turn her around when i started winning get our call is currently ranked number seventeen in the world according to the international judo federation and if she approves her medal at the world championship in paris she stands a good chance of representing russia in the under sixty three kilogram category at the london olympics some of those names that we try to be among the top fourteen in the ratings in every white category in order to be able to go to the olympic games and i think that each of us can win the right to be in london and each has a chance to win a medal at the games our positions in the ratings are stable. each country will be

represented by only one athlete in every weight category at the summer games that's seven for men and seven for women russia has its eyes and getting a place in all fourteen and its tournaments in paris will set apart the winners and losers. of the world championships in august will be a test and stage for our efforts will have an entire year before the olympics in london where we hope to win medals in the recent european championships have shown that we have a strong national team. from august the twenty third to russia's finest have six days to make good on those promises before getting fighting fit for london twenty twelve. ramana koester of r.t. so that's. the medals for next summer's olympic. games have been unveiled each way around four hundred grams and are among the biggest and heaviest of any summer olympics the front of each one shows images of night the greek goddess of victory at the last games in beijing china topped the charts with fifty one goals more than

double that of third place russia metalwork designer david what created the latest medals here and says he's pleased with. it. because once it was done a great job i mean i don't think it could have been done. and i did my best to come out. and finally mclaren's lewis hamilton says pole position will be crucial for this weekend's one gary in grand prix the bridge is going for a second win in a row after his triumph in germany but says being quickest in qualifying will probably determine the outcome of sunday's race this is a very difficult to get discounts to me because the turning didn't really have many streets between each corner to get up behind someone and so it looked more more more like monaco in a sense but i think this is a track where you need to be in population and need to disappear and so we haven't had a pole business in this year so. this weekend is to get our first full will say well

the first practice session for the hungarian grown pretty gets underway in a couple of hours time that is it though for the moment from the sports desk i'm back in just under two hours. question was that so much i was about to feel in those eyes if i'm assuming the argument really can be i was told is the lord means are getting some are selling christian rock jesus jeans and even jesus poles is this the right way to promote appreciate. would be soo much brighter if you move out soon from funds to freshen some.

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. seeing a lot of red in the markets the r.t.s. bisects are both down by less than a certain. deadlock still making investors nervous more about twenty minutes time. around the world and around the clock welcome the program character. the country which holds more u.s. debts than any other town the failure of congress to reach a deal of its debt ceiling china says the political deadlock in washington threatens the entire global economy so far republicans and democrats have delayed a vote. limiting what the country goes as they haven't agreed on the rival budgets they have until tuesday to avoid a potentially devastating default value in the week u.s.

secretary of state hillary clinton was in beijing to reassure asian the this that america will not fall back on its debt payments to shift that's when companies who have pacific capital thinks china could well dump the dollar as its main resent currency. we can't afford bad relations with china see beijing holds the cards you know we're dancing to the tune that they play the real problem for china is that there's no way that america can pay back the money that the chinese are very low interest politically is just not going to happen is specially when interest rates rise i'm surprised they can do chinese so long to figure out that they've been throwing a lot of good money after bad i don't think we're going to default i think we're going to inflate which is just as bad but you know we're going to raise the debt ceiling at the problem is the debt not the ceiling the ceiling maybe is a solution but unfortunately it's going to be raised ultimately the chinese are going to impose their own ceiling on our debt which is going to.