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 paws here boast that a great many of the items in the five historic buildings this is one day trip in st petersburg you cannot miss out on. most visitors journey started here at the british taking jordan staircase full of lies and gleaming with gilding emir is said case extends for the full shite of the winter palace its golden white city designed his retreat base of course will follow. you can see here the location of the home

it's mostly created on palace where the building school and in principle saw it along the embankment of the lever is a built in the eighteenth century by the italian architecture strelley it became the home of katherine when she ascended to the throne in seven hundred sixty two over the centuries the pascua larger than a theater and various new buildings. ices approaches and donated until by the twentieth century the hermit's is one of the largest museums in the world. a lot of these museums from what i have read but this goes far beyond all my expectations using credible is the same thing. that you can only dream about and it's absolutely fabulous since like two for one art and the building all together it's just beautiful and this museum is incredible . 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 incredible we have a private tour and i think it's better we can see the more things get better understand the. things they always ask a lot of. the palace boasts almost two thousand windows and over a thousand elegantly and largest 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 raj would have to move twenty five miles perhaps even move fascinating at least for those interested in riches glory days it's not just the senses of the exhibits illuminating brushes imperial past also the rundown of the hermitage treasures will be complete without mentioning the museum still in collections of western european art which dates released thirteenth century onwards michelangelo manet matisse. whose of parts history. really

a hole on the first floor was designed in an eclectic stop by and i stuck inside the eight hundred fifty eight in serious here are just breasts aching it occupies the northern territory of the small helmets and that the main focal point is this amazing peacock clock. from seven hundred ninety seven to the present day the peacock cloak has been one of the hematologist most famous exhibits the figures of a peacock called cool and the form part of this elaborate fine piece of that is with mechanisms that set them in motion today so it's one of the few of its size still in working condition. to 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 very very beautiful especially when the peak up turn around it has made me even see the famous collection of antiquities including a large number of gold artifacts bracelets. rings earrings and male and female

clothing decorations. lived surrounded by wealth and luxury. date back to the fourth millennium b.c. gold in russia became popular area in the black sea. and of course it's high an abundance of gemstones least far behind the splendor of other european courts. precious stones were only on ladies' clothes in russia many. dignitaries studded with gold and diamonds only in russia russian painting sculpture and applied prehistoric period to the early twentieth century is displayed in hundreds of poles if you do visit. calls information. it's coming several languages is true is given a number which you press when entering you would simply be lost without

a guide of some sort in. one of the highlights of the museum is the collection of paintings by leonardo da vinci called madonna and child it was rumored to be painted in the land where the artist lived in fourteen eighty two the image shows a beat. the personification of maternal love. left in the world to me at. my. famous voice beauty. challenged. often my. textbooks at school. for the first time. one of the best. even if you are not in our story and will only be impressed with what has on offer as a museum and a grand palace and a visit to the state how much more she said is something. 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 boats stands and a large jetty this is where we'll can show how to for boat to peterhof the journey takes twenty minutes and is much faster than travelling by car or train you can see on final destination in only have to travel around the entire coastline to get to the world part in a state taking a boat or fast wonderful to the area called the vortex because the journey time down considerably. here we are. just in was it over that it's over the state museum reserved peterhof is a big complex wishing to use the palace of peter the great instrument the alexandria park upper and lower parks and peterhof and also parks and palaces in.

each year more than four million tourists visit peterhof on the earth is named one of the wonders of russia when you plan your visit here make sure you've got the whole day just early enjoy it this is silly. in my opinion this is one of the most players taking sides in russia. the passing part of peterhof often referred to as the brush it aside. the french palace was the inspiration for peter the great desire 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 to see truly popular pieces ground to impress elizabeth who was of the expansion of the grand palace. peterhof was ravaged virtually destroyed by the german troops during the second world war it was one of the first to be resurrected and thanks to the work of military engineers and over one thousand. the structure has been fully restored by

nine hundred forty seven the most famous founded on someone peterhof if the ground can scale here with dozens of water jets creating this breathtaking view surrounded by impressive gold statues at the center the famous some sin 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 used. contains the enormous pipes origine wooden the feet the fountains most businesses a stack and when they were told the fountains were only to the use of gravity. it's really beautiful actually more so than we thought looking at photographs that we saw people we came definitely worth a visit beautiful beautiful and it shows a lot of russian history i like it i think it's staked tumbling it was built more

than three hundred years ago and it's just awesome and i love the alleyways and the and all the parks and fountains. and for example the sea is not just because it's very very. spectacular parkland piece of house is remarkable for the shia variety of styles encompassed in features. around the gardens is a must for every visitor. representing nearly two centuries of european socratic fashion execute to the highest standards peterhof is like an encyclopedia of design . remember to bring your camera and also note that the font submission is not included when you pay if you harder still to. come rain or shine the trip to the north will be something you'll never forget. the first time you and. the

hematologist dazzling staircase too with a single rainbow is created by the grandkids skase fountain in peace holds st petersburg's consent and both reconstruction a says simply. as you can see the stare we tell has come to life and for those who happened to see the magic of the of the council i suggest you come here quickly to school even if it's an. absolutely spectacular one of forcefully that's all the time we have come to the most beautiful 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 bye bye for now.

we'll. bring you the latest in science and technology from the realms. we've. covered. the people of the states and our 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 actor programmed to acquire and develop nuclear weapons and let there be no doubt about we know for a fact that there are that there. is we're just being carried out in the direction of dr david kay respected scientist and former u.n. inspector was leading 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 it could 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 a continuing search have not yet found 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 their country of origin stakes and even if they come this way at least for the time and 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 and i think it's perilous so they're attacking the patriotism of others.

we.

had. standard and of course had stripped us of its highest credit rating infuriating the country china has already said it's time to ditch the dollar. for another round of. government protests some have already compared the country's plight to that of a revolutionary. inquiries are going on into a bombshell case suggesting british officers were encouraged to choose how much prisoners should get tortured for information but activists say the closed door was a probe one of the questions they got. our news bulletin in full coming your way in fifteen minutes for that ok it's right here with the support.

hello welcome to the smallest news on this busy saturday afternoon and first to put look at the headlines heavyweight battle leaders to discuss who's to second place champions in need in the pick of saturday's russian premier league action. while. we must there's attacking midfielder. as he adopted russian's local. police to give me a disgrace speedskating superstar apologizes to the people of china who had drunk the punch with the. first of all and there's a big game taking place this saturday evening in the russian premier league as latest tesco moscow opera parent has second place defending champions in it that both sides are struggling with injuries and that said most fans are as. a sideline to the army men lots of nato misses back and bank allows a bitch but could hand italian defended the medical clichy to his debut five points currently separate the sides lost on the mets are a full attention simpy to spectate scott were awarded

a technical three nil victory office and it failed to field at least one. well also the saturday in the year because angie welcome tom or i will be without you sign your coffee or join the side after russia's friendly with serbia next wednesday night of all got under our stuff but also go head to head command face and inform dynomite who've won the last five games. and one of the numbers relatively new signings this done with some of each is still trying to make an impression at the club the bosnia midfielder captain and most capped player has netted twice in thirteen games for the moscow side so far this season and as the twenty nine year old reveals to constitute the top off he believes asserts i still am i can maintain a good start and even rationed champions league. there's a machine which was morally new you can develop through the system of local sideline winning histories movies league title in two thousand and three however the bush team sure played just three matches for the german powerhouse before

leaving the club spells a more human noon break would fall with missy rich finally settling it was born and alongside his can bear true dad inject and graffitti from brazil led the needs to an inaugural league title in two thousand and nine that season he was considered one of the best to take in midfield players and europe however in twenty two and the playmaker left the club for gold to survive turkey where he made only nine appearances if falling out with manager george led him to deny him a moscow. it's a big club the traditional club in russia over big ambitions for your say and in front. of kevin gorani and to tell me all the best to have a fantastic base. and one yeah maybe to win something in the future play for the us live for under eighteen national side where he lined out with pneumonia and then colossal each and despite his german place of birth the twenty

nine year old midfielder place for bosnia and herzegovina in fact he is the most capped player in the state's history and like many serbs who play in russia he feels comfortable here. very happy to play in this league i think them i miss. him. so much and in manchester i'm one of germany but. my parents are from bosnia herzegovina but i am. orthodox like the russian people so for me is a normal big problem you know a seat third in the premier league at the moment and can boast a six major winning run in with the likes of from the why don't you kevin granny and russian international. it's where the team believe they belong now in third position and i hope we stay on this position and we must yeah safeties and most of my career i play international games in europe and i hope that we make the step to

the zero or the normal two to play next year. you're only called maybe in championship you know we have one of the best forwards units in the league and despite the fact that missing which has still to nail down in place and they attack the double be in this league a medal holder is aiming to become a me some of the blue and white sleeves is dinner a push for a first russian championship his name but are both archie. being managed to get even but dave says his side have an extremely tough task in qualify. for this season's champions league that is onside have been drawn against french giants and the all in the playoff stage with a place in the lucrative group stage at stake that's not just takes place on the sixteenth in france with a return leg on august twenty fourth in cars on but i'll swear off more face serious side who deny using buy in munich have been drawn against zurich the side of twenty eight will play benfica. and in the europa league playoff round spartak moscow based ledger warsaw much of moscow has been drawn against slovak inside

a spot that time and second tier russian to align it with travel to turkey for their first leg against cash that's going to be on aug eighteenth or ten matches a week later. i know it just a week to go before the start of the new english premier league season much to city manager the better man cheney admits his side still on one hundred percent fit as i prepared to face local rivals manchester united in the traditional curtain raiser at the community shield on sunday is their first official major indices on is important because. play this game see the united is that there will be we want to win i do like like united. but i don't think that this moment. one hundred percent ready to play. like may be in two months because we are all really. the first goes to

prove that ability very. well meanwhile united manager alex ferguson says he might further strengthen his side for the new season the red devils have already brought in ashley young from aston villa along with phil jones from blackburn and spain on the twenty one goal keeper. but they could be long names to come. but the real story of a couple more players. that. we get this always a real clubs or a number is by the nose but as. important or known as it is. tennis now russian top seed vera zvonareva has reached the semifinals of the mercury insurance open in california although she was made to work hard by germany sabine lisicki twenty six year old one of her set six three but then lost the second by the same scoreline for taking the side of six for one of about one next play and of action for the serbian beekeeping schweik and i'm

glad petrovich will play agnes got that balance got well about edge was drawn down four games to one in the first set against white but two from her coach serbian form while number one reeled off the next five games to take a set six overall rather than the second for a much simpler event to me now to six one. margin is that given much easier time the number two seed beat american sign stevens in two easy sets six to six one was the score their place in the last ball is pole that dance got you beat daniela come to cover. game five commands. at russia's former world champion pole vaulter line f a a fine of or has produced a season's best at the latest diamond league meeting her lip of for me to seventy one was enough for third place in london jennifer so all of the united states won the event clearing four meters seventy nine russia's double olympic champion elena

stand by over wasn't competing there's a phobia on a mirror the second it's into metres behind but on the track granada's eighteen year old karate james was the start winning the four hundred meters in the fastest time this year forty four point six one seconds of his first professional outing to maine gonzalez of jamaica were second with christopher brown of the bahamas in third walkley spencer set a record time for the year in the women's four hundred metres hurdles her time of fifty two points. seven lines off a second faster than anyone else this season and also looking good ahead of the world championships is the men's olympic champion hurdle day one bogus from cuba he beat american model david all about the second place just over thirteen seconds this don imus could do was very tired today but. it. is my neighbors who are the best this year i'm on i feel good for that. that's a roby union a new zealand have come to be in australia thirty points to fourteen in the tri nations encounter in

a walk and that additional hack up before the game julie reese did the home nations my rock group that dominated for me off at eden park done cos i think proceedings were there when i say new zealand was seventeen zero up with half time to transfer my knowledge and mahlon it and city of any sort of aussie put the match beyond doubt fourteen minutes into the second half of the rink connecting with price made for a spectacular run to make it twenty five seven degree i won a rocky elsom did get on the school board for the wallabies in the second period but this does never the tight didn't back into its new zealand and i tunes from tearing the trying nations following the opening success against the depleted south africa last week. and finally a sorry seems to be the hardest word for a short tempered chinese space skater the country's greatest winter olympian huang meng has apologised to the nation's people but not to the officials off to a drunken brawl with the team manager menke was

a sorry sight after being once again expelled from the team for how ungodly behavior the twenty six year old punched her boss who'd reprimanded for a late night out during a training camp the short track star is a four time olympic champion has a poor record of bad behavior she was also kicked out of the national team four years ago to beating up a coach. that's all this well regarded as please join me again for another update later life in a. in

india auntie's available in the grand central shirts in limbo and the taj mahal someone buying polish president to embody the shores of fame which results from on a beach resort public clothes a go to go on taj mahal hotel charges some rent hotel. hotels close up the meridian alina judge the hotel's church in new delhi who took the maori babyhood tones during collection among the plaza de amman's maidens hotel the leela pagosa louis don't understand shit and it was promised to taper cush comments .

hungry for the full story we've got. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers.

heading down standard and poor's have stripped the u.s. of its highest credit rating it's infuriating the country's lenders with china already saying it's time to ditch the dollar as the reserve currency. israel is braced for another round of unprecedented mass protests as people rally against the government up and compare the country's plight to that of a revolutionary egypt. and russia's a jurassic park we take you want to trip to the remote far eastern region when you have breeds of dinosaurs have been discovered. this is aussie life from moscow for a while welcome to you on this saturday on the research say that united states prize a top aaa credit credit rating has been cut for the first time since one.