the summer. the management of 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. and it's time for me to go up 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 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. time to eat and we've arrived at. opened in two thousand and seven this one teacher is one of the brightest newcomers on st petersburg's restaurant scene question a national study domania features various cuisine. italian japanese and russian dishes you know vegetarian meals as well and also a wide variety of tasty beautiful desert. booking is advised if you want to eat here soft sofas in pillows easy lounge music in 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 favorite. gorgeous. barry lemon i think i love about the city is all the good

locations 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 behind us and despite the down the road you can see the church of the spells blood. and. solitaire it's not see what it tastes like. while. 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 guest. to me very nice to me

so you are the general manager here at the hotel yes i have 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 because like when i came here like four years ago they were basically the few feist store hold us in the morgue it but now we are getting more and more not only for the store but they also also hold those in some other segments or for for all the old of travelers who wants to come to be the spirit so now it's currently white nights and surely you must see a huge influx of tourists coming to the city. greatest actually no

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 fame. 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 with this beautiful. and regarding cultural activities it seems that the list is absolutely endless from. trip's it's amazing 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 is a 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 insipidus back to back there are some great places to stay in the capital which would burn a hole in your pocket location hostle 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 friendly an international atmosphere not only will be given a bed for the night but supports many projects bill's offer advice to the most news in events in the city. one. our projects is

a like asian hostel guide it's a nontraditional city guide 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 yes. when visiting look around for many of the city shards in many of them you'll find cozy restaurants diplo meeting wolf is a so-called living room restaurant the interiors of it several halls and terrace 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 junk and if you just have created 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 microbrew the takeaway place.

when we were writing on the interior is we wanted the venue to represent and family comfort for example the sofa was brought from the flagships and 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 for what we believe in power energy and philosophy furnishings but history. the dome 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 cuisine on the menu well at night the venue turns into allow a busy night club. next up when we've arrived at our final location the w. hotel. launched 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 us.

combination call fine better than the trust to double your best hotel recently and already it's packed full of the who's who of st petersburg high as jets will tourists with just one hundred thirty seven rooms the service is impeccable personal 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 called makes it invites guests to enjoy telling every muscle pieces by linda cass the master of french cooking in 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 all 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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news of you are still visible. the republic is not only relieved but also shaping the future. of. america's biggest creditor china lashes out at washington for putting the economy at risk by not reaching agreement to keep its debt in check. a polish report into the plane crash that killed a nation's president concludes the crew lacks training and made previous mistakes while landing findings into the cause of last year's air disaster in western russia which killed. have been released in warsaw. libyan rebels mourn their commander gunned down hours of his family's alleged ties to conduct his regime was called into question. by nato promises extra troops for the border between serbia

and kosovo following the violent outbreaks of a controversial export ban. course news that with andrew and few comings and goings in the world of football like area argentina's hello to a new manager the usa say goodbye to their manager and man city have a new face in their squad as they continue to spend. time getting. hello there you're watching the sport and these are the headlines. managerial merry go round argentina appoints of their new coach while the usa part company with bob brown played. class manchester city complete the signing of argentina's red hot striker sergio where oh. and damien for the games we take

a look at one of russia's girls dream of making the limpid take next. but first the news that argentina have appointed a new coach for their national football team fifty six year old are hungry sabella takes over from sergio but better had led to the liver to doris title three years ago to take charge of al-jazeera in the united arab emirates before practice to step down last week argentina hoping he can revive their fortunes on the world stage the team got not. out of the quarter finals of recent corporate america and having got past the last eight in the last two world cups meanwhile bob bradley has been fired as the coach of the u.s. team after five years in charge it follows the team's loss to mexico in the final of the gold cup although bradley's overall record isn't too bad with forty three wins twenty five draws and twelve defeats during his reign he also led the team to the last sixteen of the twenty ten world cup replacement is expected to be

announced before an exhibition match between the usa and mexico on august tenth now match the city have completed the signing of argentina striker 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 are thought to have paid around sixty two million dollars for the attacking scored one hundred to go in two hundred thirty four going for atlético is also netted thirteen times for his country in twenty nine games and where they don't is stunning nor incidentally is expected to be man city squad for the pre-season dublin super cup tournament this weekend but. now in russia spot moscow have added some dutch steel to their midfield netherlands international and their meters do donning his new red and white jersey after transferring from i.x. he took part in his first public training session that russia's most successful

club despite sitting a full thirteen points off the top spot midway through the premier league season does come to this bar with things looking on the up the club winning three of their last ball game that's the twenty eight year old who played in last year's world cup final saying football here is a step up from his native land for those who gave him the. work to do by me and. do more. to get more interesting to play football. i get the conversation with the trainer and. with a lot of people from an absolutely are aware sure and they feel good stories about scrubbed up in about the worship the more the players are coming to the discount being seeds i think the level is more hide and then all the. now russian minnows alone you have given themselves a fighting chance of playing in this season's europa league they drew one one at home with kazakh side of toby in the third qualifying round of the competition are

in the second tier of russian football and have not played in europe for ten years they went behind after just eleven minutes after mallett and were hoping to visit is twenty one year old world i am got a second half it qualifies as the second leg is next week. so much 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 cheers but a harder one nil in north carolina it only took twelve minutes to be tallying to take the lead. pouncing after a mistake by defender joining michael on one nil then finished his have yet to score in the tolls and after beating after being beaten three nil bar real madrid and face barcelona on the third while it will number two you've also beaten club america. well managed united are looking forward to the chance of getting one back over barcelona united beaten by the catalans in the champions league final and

the side meet again in a friendly on saturday although basta may choose to field their younger stars and united could follow suit. to go on the power were fantastic if i thought they were. so out of my own. i would like to. grow through the last two rows and this is a really beautiful. you know when i. just want to be no two because for the moment . or more inches to play is difficult because you want to to be. the. story you just want to. make sure. let's switch to golf where former masters champion trevor immelman is finally

finding some form after missing the cut in his last six tournament's he leads after the first day at 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 left out of the blocks on thursday a group of five players are behind him including derek lemley who had a nice chip in here. while at the r.h. open india's g.m.u. chris seeing out shines arlen's for major stars he is eight under par and has got a sixty three yesterday that gives him a two shot lead his big guns u.s. open champion darren clarke is six shots back in the u.s. open champion rory mcilroy is seven off the pace although he did produce the shot of the day here saving power on the fourteenth from the rough with a spectacular ork around the tree as well graeme mcdowell is nine shots back and patrick harrington is ten off the lead. but has been more successful rusher at the

world aquatic championships the country which dominated this synchronized section last week claiming its first gold in this win discipline at the gangs and the season were winning the women's fifty meter backstroke the fastest qualifies you were carrying on her speed into the final to see off the nearest challenge of i had a coward and drove a european champions in the fifties and hundred metres touching the wall in a time of twenty seven point nine seconds american missy franklin took the brunt of the wall ryan lochte broke his own world record to win the two hundred meter individual medley the american moving ahead of compadres michael phelps after the butterfly legs to victory in fifty four seconds improving his own mark by a tenth of a second to drop behind the second i would. getting the first record since high tech party sings the band. while the upcoming world

championships in paris is also an important event for them because the head of the london gangs. is hoping to accumulate enough points in order to travel next year but i'm cautious of caught up with her and a home timer cements. when 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 wanted her daughter to have nothing to do with combat sports and send her to track and field instead. of them to a chunk of 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 will this can be the right sport for women but i managed to turn her around when i started winning. is currently ranked number seventeen in the world according to the

international judo federation and if she approves her medal championship in paris she stands a good chance of representing russia in the under sixty three kilogram category and that picks them of course. 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 the tournaments in paris will set apart the winners and losers. the world championships in august it will be a test stage for. absolutely we'll have an entire year before the olympics in london where we hope to win medals the recent european championships have shown that we have a strong national team. that's what if russia's foreigners have six days to make

good on those promises before getting fighting fit for london twenty twelve. ramon cost of r t. yeah good luck to her and she will be hoping to get our hands on one of the medals for next summer's olympic games have been unveiled in london they 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 the greek goddess of victory and metalwork designer david walk ins created the latest medals and says he's pleased with how they turned. down the great job i mean i don't think it could be done any better than i did my best to come out. and finally my town's lewis hamilton says pole position will be crucial for this weekend's hung gary graham praise the british going for his second win in a row after a triumph in germany but says being quickest in qualifying will probably determine

the outcome of sunday's race this is a very difficult week it is constantly telling we don't really have many straights between each corner to get up behind someone and so it's a little more much 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 well the first practice session for the hungarian grand prey's taking place right now and i'll be able to tell you how they got on and i'm like splitting in a cup that starts by foot. question was that so much i was about to feel in those eyes in the form of them to give a real man because it's all just a lord means getting some or selling christian rock jesus jeans and even jesus pill is this the right way to promote appreciate.

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strike the. ball in business we're seeing a lot of bread today across markets around the u.s. debt crisis still on the minds of investors but also some good news. is a step closer to a private folks bank international coming up at. one pm here in moscow you're watching r t on carried on. the top story now the country which holds more u.s. debt than any other has hit out at the failure of congress to reach a deal over its debt ceiling china says the political deadlock in washington threatens the entire global economy. so far republicans and democrats have d.n.a. the vote has been limiting what the country owes as they haven't agreed on rival budgets they have until tuesday to avoid a potentially devastating default earlier in the week u.s.

secretary of state hillary clinton was in beijing to reassure asian leaders that america will not fall back on its debt payments need to shift from investment company euro pacific capital thinks china could well dumb the dollar as its main reserve 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 have already loan just politically it's 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 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 be a lie.