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that's martin andrews explores a place that's fit for a queen and a spinal summertime trip to st petersburg. hello and welcome to the program on this week so i'll be exploring one of the oldest and largest museums in the world and will be taking a day trip to the pizza hut palace with its impressive gardens and fountains founded in seven hundred sixty four by catherine the great to have its hostie oppose them a great million items in life historic buildings this is once a trip insipidus back you cannot miss out on. mrs journey starts us here at the

bridge taking jordan state case full of lies and gleaming with gilding a mere is this a case extends for the full height of the winter palace its golden white city design usually treats cases because we follow. you can see here the location of the home is mostly created on palace where the buildings from and in precipitous all along the embankment of the lever is a built in the eighteenth century by the italian architecture strelley it became the home of the truman show a salute to the throne and seven hundred sixty two over the centuries the past larger than a theater and various new buildings. i see as a planet systems in a city is held by the trench of century the hemisphere is one of the largest museums in the world. i don't know a lot of these museums from what i have read but this goes far beyond all my expectations is incredible is the same thing. you can only dream of but

it's absolutely cash since like two for one they are in the building all together it's just. an excuse the amazing photos. we had a great tour guide and she showed us just a small piece of it but a small piece we've seen is just. we have a private tour and i think it's better we can see a few more things get better understand. things they always have to like. the palace bows almost two thousand windows and over a thousand elegantly and large decorated pools and rooms many of which are open to the public. it is estimated that to see the exhibits in the home it's hard to have to move twenty five miles perhaps even move fascinating at least for those interested in riches glory days if not just pushing distances on the exhibits eliminating russia's imperial past also the rundown of the hermitage treasures

would be complete without mentioning the museum stimming collection of western european art of states from the thirteenth century onwards michelangelo money goes matisse the hermitage collection is like the who's who of art history. the filial hole of the first floor was designed in an eclectic style by and they stuck inside that in eighteen fifty eight in serious here are just breasts aching it occupies the northern territory of the small hamlet and that the main focal point is this amazing peacock clock. from seven hundred ninety seven to the present day the peacock cloak as you will hematologist most famous exhibits the figures of the peacock cuckoo and all the form part of this elaborate time piece a city with mechanisms that set them in motion today so it's one of the few of its size still in working condition. is see how fast everybody was but it's really interesting to see so many people from different places gathered together to see something so unique. is

a beautiful especially when it happens ten around it airs in the evening a you can see the famous school room a collection of antiquities including a large number of goals artifacts. bracelets rings earrings and male and female clothing decorations position saws lived surrounded by wealth and luxury the earliest notes in the gold ring here date back to the fourth millennium they say gold in russia became popular via siberia and the black sea a wealth and goods of course it's an abundance of gemstones the spot behind the splendor of others who worked in courts while enjoying precious stones were only on ladies' clothes in russia many rivaled women in self to her ration bigotries started the gold and diamonds only in russia russia and western painting sculpture and applied from a prehistoric periods in the early twentieth century is displayed in hundreds of holes or if you do visit i do recommend. a group guided tour to have it's hard

because information overload for you guys come in several languages the truth is given a number which you press when entering it simply be lost without a guide of some sort in the home as harsh one of the highlights of the museum is a collection of paintings by leonardo da vinci called madonna and child and is really to be painted in the land by the artist lives in a chair in the image shows a beautiful little child the personification of maternal love their only child work so they're not all left in the world today we have in this museum i it is inside of them i don't know leaves out in history famous voice alexander beauty and i was challenged their mandate after my books from the textbooks to school and i was really impressed when i saw it for the first time and alter it and yes again i. said this is a jamel jabs this museum and one of the best in the world even if you were not in

our little story and only be impressed with what a home is marsh has on offer as a museum and a grand palace unworn a visit to the state how much more she said petersburg it's. i think you will never forget. leaving the hermitage now let's continue our journey crossing the street to the riverside next to the hermitage and you'll see various points downs and a large jetty this is where we'll catch you off guard a full boat to pieces off the journey takes twenty minutes and is much faster than travelling by car or train you can see on final decision here in italy have to travel around the entire coastline to get to the world part in the state taking a boat or foss harder face the area called privilege for us because the journey time down considerably. here we are.

nothing was it ever the case of the state museum reserve peterhof is if a complex which includes the palace of peter the great instrument the alexandria park upper and lower parks and pier hoff and also parks and palaces in all ramey involved each year more than four million tourists visit peterhof on the area is named one of the wonders of russia when you plan your visit here make sure you cover the whole day just thoroughly enjoy it this is silly. in my opinion this is one of the most pledge taking sides in russia. because some part of peterhof often referred to as the brush aside. the french palace was the inspiration to come to the great designer to build a similar complex in the suburbs of his new city the window to europe. peter hall which means peace is close in germany is equally popular pieces grendel said in priscilla's about the walls of the expansion of the grand rapids.

peterhof was ravaged temperature destroyed by the german troops during the second world war it was where the one of the first to be resurrected and i saw the work of military engineers in over one. thousand volunteers to be a state's major structure is fully restored by nine hundred forty seven the most famous fountain on someone peterhof if the ground gets carried with dozens of water jets treated with breathtaking view surrounded by impressive growth that used the time for the famous samson fountain resting in the jaws of a lion erected in the seven hundred thirty s. it was built to represent russia's victory over sweden. the grocer behind the great escape which is once she's a small policies contains the enormous pipes originally wouldn't feed the fan since bush has just a stack of when they were told the fountains were only to the use of gravity. it's

really beautiful actually more so than we thought would address the result people again definitely worth a visit to see full beautiful and it shows a lot of russian history i like it i think it's spectacular probably it was built here more than three hundred years ago and it's just wholesome and i love the alleyways and the and to all the parks and the amazing fountains. in boston for example salsa see is not just because years later it's very nice to spectacular parkland piece of official mockable sushi a variety of styles encompassed in its layout and features a walk around the gardens is a must for every visitor. representing the two centuries of european socratic fashion execute to the high standards beautiful is like an encyclopedia of design. remember to bring your camera and also look at the front submission is not included

when you pay if you hard for john to. come rain or shine a trip to the venice of the north to do something you'll never forget. from your goosebumps. first time you enter the hematologist dazzling staircase to the scene the rainbow is created by the greatest days counted in peace halls st petersburg's constant involves reconstruction assistance they paid off. as you can see the state's help has come to life and for those who listen to see the magic of the of the truth so i suggest you come here quickly to school is an. absolutely spectacular one of course to me that's all the time we have from say the most peaceful attractions here in st petersburg i'll see you again at the same time next week so until then for me and the rest of the crew from peterhof by now.

it used to be you know i deal place for a holiday couldn't change in a moment. the whims of war are still visible. the republic is not only relieved but also shaping the future. the people of the states and their friends and allies will not live at the mercy of an outlaw regime that threatens the peace with weapons of mass murder is regime as an active program to acquire and develop nuclear weapons and let there be no doubt

about it we know for a fact there are that there. is we're just being carried out under the direction of dr david kay respected scientist and former u.n. inspector was. the weapons search in iraq we are determined to take this apart we have a tremendous a group of dedicated american men and women involved in this with the best assets of the intelligence community and provide. data cheney is not going to be done with this for quite some time david kay wants more time and he says if you take another six to nine months to make a definitive finding ministration is asking congress for hundreds of millions more six hundred million dollars to fund the continuing search have not yet failed shiny pointy things that i would call a weapon before we can draw from conclusions we need to let the iraq survey group complete its work. we were all wrong probably in my judgment and that is most disturbing. sometimes the true

patriots takes the unpopular course but helps the country avoid steaks and even if they come this way at least in terms of patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels and i think these are scoundrels they have no argument now they have no defense for what they did the country is in a terrible international security situation but i think it's perilous so they're attacking the patriotism of others.

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a busy day in. you're watching the sport and this is what is coming up over the next few minutes heavyweight clash leaders to scar host and eat in a fight for top spot in the russian premier league. clubs big expectations repro followed a normal moscow's attacking midfielder it's a very famous image that just a russian ball. not far off towards remains upbeat about his form despite slipping down the leaderboard. now today there is a massive game in the russian premier league as leaders to discard second place the needle though both sides are struggling with injuries. and your game shinnick of a sideline for the army man well it's a neat will miss and danko lands a bitch but could give it defend christie till his debut five points separate the

sides at the moment in the league last time they met to skull were awarded it technical victory after sneak failed to field at least one homegrown player but elsewhere today angie will welcome tom although it will be without new signing your due course will join them after russia's friendly with serbia next week and rostov goes head to head to ban fate and inform the narmer who won their last five for the gays. want to put on his new signings if there's been the same of it is already making an impression at the club the attacking midfielder from serbia has netted twice so far this season and believes this year could be the year in our make a serious challenge for the title he spoke with artie's constantine picked up. there's a new scene which was born in munich and developed through the system of local say born in winning his first move his league title in two thousand and three however the bosnian serb played just three majors for the german powerhouse before leaving the club spells a bluff whom

a noon break would follow with missing rish finally settling it was born and alongside his compared to a dad inject and refugee from brazil and that they will stand inaugural league title in two thousand and nine that season he was considered one of the best to take a need fielders in europe however when twenty tanned a playmaker left the club for gold to survive to ricky where he made only nine appearances and falling out with manager georgie hygiene led him to deny moscow it's a big club traditional cup in russia over for a big ambitions all you say and it's wrong to spoke with kevin brown and to tell me all the best of a fantastic base. and it's one yeah maybe to win something in the future we seem playfully you the slide for under eighteen missional say a line out with any minute leadership and then collision and despite his german place of birth the twenty nine year old midfielder who plays for bosnia and

herzegovina in fact is the most capped play in the state's history and like many serbs who play in russia people is comfortable here. very happy to play in this league i think and then i miss moscow. so much in manchester i want to germany but. my parents are from both sides are going on but i am. orthodox like the russian people so for me as a normal big problem you know i sit third in the premier league at the moment in can boast a six major willing room and with the likes of from me why don't you give in granny in russian international you could see sharks it's where the team believe they've been. third position i hope we stay on this position and must. search this is the most of my colleagues plea to national good news in europe. and i hope we make the step this year was the normal thing to play next you. really

couldn't even chip if you didn't have one of the best food units in the league in this point the fact that missy richer is still tuning the only police in the double being this legal middle holder is enim to become i'm lisa. is dinner. cruise through national championship. in richie good luck to him now ruby manager called on the day of says his side have an extremely tough task in qualifying for this season's champions league they've been drawn against french side leon in the playoffs stage with their place in the lucrative group stage at stake the first match takes place on the sixth think of all this in france with the return leg on the twenty fourth of all best in case than elsewhere arsenal of a silly ass side naisi by munich have been drawn against called dutch men f.c. twente they played benfica well in the europa league playoff round spot that moscow will face leisure warsaw a locomotive moscow have been drawn against the back east side an hour and second

tier russian side lanny will travel to turkey side to sheets this for the first leg of their type against to be played on the eighteenth of all this was written regs with blake set there is just a week to go before the start of the english premier league in manchester city boss . says his side still aren't one hundred percent fit they play manchester united and the charity shield on sunday. it is the first official matrix in this season is important because. these games play the cd and i think. we want to play like united. but often get these moments. right on their percentage ready to play the. break being from miles because of. the. first week. or that they very. well

united manager sir alex ferguson meanwhile says he might further strengthen his side for the new season the reds have brought in ashley young from aston villa phil jones from blackburn and spanish under twenty one goalkeeper david gere could be more. but the memories store same a couple more poor those. birds. we get was always a real cauldron of those by. those. reporters who were known as we do this in other news rushes for not world champion pole vaulter theophan of us has produced a season's best at the latest diamond league meeting early before me to seventy one enough for third place in london jennifer serve the united states he won the event kerry four point seven nine meets his brushes the olympic champion is in bible wasn't complete think you'll find. yourself in a sense it's behind on the tranquil night as an eighteen year old karate james won

the four hundred meters in the fastest time machine a forty four point six one seconds to make a can make of the second with christopher bryant of the bahamas in third while police spencer set a record time for the year and it would be four hundred meter hurdles her time of fifty two point seven nine half a second faster than anyone else this season and also looking good ahead of the world championships in men's olympic champion day on robles from cuba he beat american david all of it into second place to point zero for second. this time. because we're going to do what. is my personal best this year i'm on my peer group a. plan tiger woods has slid down the leaderboard at the bridgestone invitational after a first round of sixty eight he carded a one i have a par and have seventy one and he seven shots off the pace all plays are right in

front including adam scott who has led since the opening day he's joined by ricky same here who had a brilliant round after powering the first three how then came alive and carded a sixteen for his parting was just perfect at times reading the greens really well on friday. also what there is rhyme or. class for tiger he found it tough going despite some good moments to bogeys and a double bogey not helping his cause he came in at one over par but he's not down beat as he uses this tournament to prepare for next week's upon major p.g.a. championship. i know my stats don't show it but just the one driving across. the state lines are so much tighter and the shape of shots are so much tighter so. you know the serbian are taught i'm so close i just put the long string so it's. and the rugby union new zealand will host a stranger today in the tri nations

a match given extra spice in the world cup starting there in just over a month's time they are ranked as the top two teams in the world but the all blacks have beaten the wallabies in the last eleven times they've gone to new zealand and they've got a lot more experience than their opponents and their squad however a strange one they're trying against south africa recently and the gathering a bit of momentum with both sides expecting a close tussle. but you know. they have to want to talk. about taking michael most of those chances of. three weeks ago that. school wouldn't risk it was through them. to do that for us it's just a bit of doing a job. and there will be because. they often do their job very well done a quick look at the pretty world cup games going on today england. and scotland and

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