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 seventeen sixty four by catherine the great to have its post 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 starts us here at the bridge taking jordan staircase full of lies and gleaming with gilding a mere is the same case extends for the whole shite of the winter palace its golden white system designed as a retreat base of course will follow. you can see the location of the home it's

mostly created on palace where the buildings feel and impressive to saw it along the embankment of the liver 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 past larger than a theatre and various new buildings. ices approaches and the native is held by the twentieth century the home is one of the largest museums in the world. you know a lot of these museums from what i have read but this goes far beyond all my expectations using credit is the same thing. but you can only dream about it's absolutely fabulous since i two for one they are in the building all together it's just beautiful and this museum is incredible we have a great show. and she's shown as just a small piece of

a small piece we've seen is just incredible we have a private tour and i think it's better we can see a few more things in there understanding. things they always have to like. the palace bows 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 if not just distances of the exhibits the brushes imperial past also the rundown of the hermitage treasures would be complete without mentioning the museum still in collections of western european art which dates released thirteenth century onwards michelangelo money matisse. use of parts history. the whole of the first floor was designed in an eclectic stop

by and i stuck inside 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 the team with mechanisms that set them in motion today it's one of the few of its size still in working condition. to see how pressed 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 you keep the turn around it as. a you can see the famous collection of antiquities including a large number of gold artifacts bracelets rings eerie. and male and female.

lived surrounded by wealth and luxury. here date back to the millennium b.c. gold in russia became popular area in the black sea the wealth and of course it's high and abundance of gemstones the spot behind the splendor of york in courts. of precious stones were only on ladies' clothes in russia men rivaled women and self the. 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 holes if you do. or a group. he calls. it's come in 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 the. one of the highlights of the museum is a 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 eighty two the image shows a beach. house the personification of maternal love. not a left in the world to me at. my. very famous voice to be. challenged. in my books textbooks at school. when i search for the first time. one of the best. even if you are not in our story and only be impressed with what the house has on offer as a museum and a grand palace and a visit to the state how much more she said petersburg is something you will never . at. leaving the hermitage now let's

continue our journey crossing the street to the riverside next to the hermitage and you'll see various boat stands and a large jetty this is where we'll catch a hundred 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 here you normally 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 border that's 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

all ramey in. each year more than four million tourists visit peterhof and the area 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 pledge taking sides in russia. the passing party peterhof often referred to as the russian 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 jail it is easy to leap up little pieces ground to impress elizabeth who was of the expansion of the grand palace. peterhof was ravaged destroyed by the german troops during the second world war it was where the one of the first to be resurrected and thanks to the work of military engineers and over one thousand volunteers. one thousand nine hundred eighty seven

the most famous founded on someone peter hall is the grandkids with dozens of water jets creating this breathtaking view surrounded by impressive gold statues at the center 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 with. the grocer behind the great escape which is once used. contains the enormous pipes originally wouldn't feed the fountains most visited 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. humble it was still 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 stuff for example the sea is not just because it's very very. spectacular parkland piece of health 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 the parts of mission is not included when you pay a few hundred for john to. come rain or shine a trip to the venice of the north will be something you'll never forget. the first time you enter the hematologist. dazzling staircase to with

a single rainbow is created by the grandkids skase founded in peace hall for st petersburg consent and vos reconstruction associate. as you can see the state's health has come to life and for those who happen 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 forty that's all it's how we have from sir the most peaceful attractions here in st petersburg i'll see you again at the same time next week so until then for me either rest of the crew from peterhof by the now.

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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 a regime as an active program to acquire and develop nuclear weapons and let there be no doubt about we know for a fact that there are weapons there. this were just being carried out into 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 can 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 caress that helps their country of origin stakes and even if they come this way at least from 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 other. top stories this hour naughty step out of them pulls a strip of the u.s.

and its highest credit rating in the country's lenders china suggesting it's time to find a new reserve currency to replace the. israelis brace for another round of unprecedented anti-government mass protests some already compared the country's revolutionary egypt. and a nato helicopter to being downed in eastern afghanistan killing thirty one u.s. special forces personnel and seven afghan soldiers with the taliban claiming responsibility it's the biggest single american loss since the military operation started. when you put it in full is coming your way in just under fifteen minutes from now in the meantime. and i want to do this more serious and here of headlines. top of the table clash champions in a narrow the gap to lead astray scott to two points with

a two no victory in the moscow region in the russian premier league. while chinese conquest well madrid conclude that asian tour with a thumping six no victory over local side tianjin telegraph. and please forgive me disgrace speedskating superstar one mag apologizes to the people of china for a drunken punch up with the teenager. but first a football and defending champions an eight have narrowed the gap to leaders to a scot to just two points after beating the moscow side to mail in the russian premier league two goals within one second half minutes did the damage alexander opened off the fifty four minutes and extend that and swiftly made it to no well elsewhere goal each all from saturday that result has helped give eight three one lead at home to. involve drawing male male at home to second bottom last off. well elsewhere and she unveiled russian midfielder you are ahead of their home game

against tong who may be two nil thanks to a first got from the movie called strike the idea of and used a force to keep up the pressure on the league leaders with tom lingering in tosspot a twenty seven year old gent joined chelsea on a four year deal and it's to play in next week's game i don't spaz. well in the meantime locomotives have been one of the big moves since the transfer window opened on august the first for new players have joined the sticks placed moscow's side which is damaged by jos a coup seto was led like o.t. three victories from three matches so far and for monk every ports. the railway men have become the forty eight year old portuguese specialist ninth club in his coaching career besides the club circuit josie close a were also managed the national team only joined the ad during the twenty ten feet a world cup qualifiers where he defeated the likes of rimini austria and the faroe

islands but this moment the team with tamia has more confidence. because when the game sat down challenge some scenes in the beach of course yes the stats as you talk. about icing. the first scene is ease of mind now let's get to the acquisitions forward to leave it i said all the twenty two year old ecuadorian international joins look at see from live on in the spanish league he played thirty two matches for his country's national team and scored five goals in the process over his relatively short professional career he's played full fight scenes including manchester city basel sporting lisbon and spain's molokai to live on to another new arrival is the nigerian international twenty four year old winger fixer of the not was also somewhat of a club hopper and injure milan player he spent the last two seasons on loan first for molokai in spain and the following year at west ham in the english premier league you can see a lot of plays from

a year old are coming over to russian and to to but says bates and more and different clubs here and also you know when a close clayson in europe and the globe stays in the chantal city or in the europa league it motivates players a lot of beingness west hands he made man who held a caution also joined looking at sea during the summer transfer period the portuguese defender's trophies include the french cup in two thousand and six and the netherlands side's role in two thousand and seven letter has pushed me as i know i know him. as far as i go and there. is a test to keep that technique and training is if you just. we want to pray for. you also when. signing is spanish the field. who joins the club from sporting lisbon it's twenty six year old started. where he played for five years scoring five goals and winning the spanish super cup in the process in an interview

with official website zapatero admitted that he had offers from four spanish clubs as well as if they spar mock england you castle and only back from greece however much these offer outweighed the rest mainly because of the new head coach his. personal involvement. are yet to lose a match or even concede a goal on. the management team is now ready to reach new heights in the remainder of the season and should help the team achieve that goal. now is just a week to go before the start of the new english premier league season managed to city manager out about a month cheney admits his side still on tightly fish as they prepare to face local rivals manchester united in the traditional couldn't raise at the community shield on sunday. is important because.

this game. is that. we want to win. back the team in this moment. and they're ready to. be tomorrow. because we are already faced with mangoes fair to feel that they're a bit worried. meanwhile united held an open training session as old trafford on saturday the three new signings winger ashley young goalkeeper got the death and defender phil jones all talk cos these three might not be the song title of this summer's transfer targets for manager sir alex ferguson who says he might further strengthen his side for the new season is the right devils aim to stamp their name on top flight title number twenty. but the enemies there is still saying a couple more players but that's. where you get this always

a real clubs or never is by and that's as. important when it's written there it is. well in the meantime it was a one way street for a while madrid in the final game of that pre-season tour of china the spanish giants pummels local side to tianjin tied six no at the actually dropping stadium at that open through and penalty for the media capitalized on some poor defending to double the amount thirteen minutes bhansali than that netted ray owls third soon after the break off a source of confusion going into strike as then replaced by christiane i will like you didn't wait long last time based on the last one cause for not. having friends or not by de grace within just three minutes in my eyes chinese style spanish cup holders will take on champion's boss alone in the first leg of the super cup showdown vote about next sunday and coach there's

a merino explained why he doesn't want any new players in his team. that would seeing. competitive everybody feels part of it everybody must be ready to play and at the same time the young boys from the second team they know they have a chance so i hope to morrow i don't really again morning or once more players because i don't want more players i'm happy with the short squat i have with the good sings and with the bad things. in athletics olympic high jump champion and raced a lot could be going to next month's world championships in sas career after all the russian has so far failed to qualify for the showpiece tournament but is now in the last major event ahead of it the twenty six year old cleared two metres of thirty six centimeters at his first attempt at the diamond league meeting in london

last three years ago a similar jump is with me for saying no to take gold at the beijing olympics elsewhere two americans triumphed in the sprint group world record holder you saying bolt sitting out walter takes blew away the field in the men's two hundred meters while commentator jeter was peerless in the women's one hundred meters which knocked out a second straight victory in a timely. moving on and with just over a month to go until the rugby world cup in new zealand down caught a kick fifteen points as the all blacks comfortably beat australia thirty points to fourteen in the trying to asians encounter nor plans to retain the bledisloe cup the traditional have to up before the game june boosted the home nations more on the world that's dominated from the offer diden path with a have not lost a test to australia since nineteen eighty six and new zealand where seventeen zero up at half time with a transfer my nonna i have been mail-o.

meter and city veni so we've got to put the match beyond forty minutes into the second half we bring connecting with conrad smith for a spectacular run tonight twenty five seven to me i on me and rocky elsom did get on the school war through all of this in the second period but the visitors never looked at getting back into his new zealand and now two winners and two in the trying nations following that opening success against a depleted south africa last week. and finally sorry seems to be the hardest word for a short tempered chinese speed skater the country's greatest when surely impune wang wang has apologized to her and the. people but not to the officials after a drunken brawl with the team manager mangos a sorry slight after being once again x. fell for the team and behavior the twenty six year old punched her boss who reprimanded her for a late night out during a training camp the short track star is a four time olympic champion but has a poor record of violence at work she was also kicked tat of the national team four

years ago for beating up a coach. and that's all from the sports desk. the history of this place runs through the centuries. a

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