Aurora Central Hotel

, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Aurora Central Hotel

, St. Petersburg
3 star

Rooms: 12

21 Ligovsky Prospect - St. Petersburg - 193036 - Russia Hotel Website | | +7 (812) 275-12-50
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St Petersburg as it should be seen - a winter wonderland in February. The WEATHER IN FEBRUARY. I read various comments suggesting that the winter is not a good time to visit, particularly if you plan to spend much time outdoors. However, we specifially chose to go when we had the best chance of experiencing a real Russian winter, and we were not disappointed. The city, and particularly the parks, were covered in a thick blanket of snow, the canals and rivers were frozen and, when the sun came out, the whole place looked like a winter wonderland. For anybody who is not afraid to dress up warmly and face the cold, I can honestly say this is the perfect way to experience this beautiful city. I know that we were very lucky with the weather - during our stay (14th-21st Feb) the temperature varied between -2? and -9? and it snowed heavily several times. We saw sunshine and blue skies on several occasions. WHAT TO WEAR? We all wore thermal long johns under our jeans, a thermal vest, a rollneck sweater,a gilet and a ski jacket. Plus good gloves, neck warmers/scarves, hats and, most importantly a pair of sturdy HIKING/SNOW BOOTS. These need to be waterproof and to have a very good grip/tread on them. It also helps if they are thermal and comfortable to walk for miles in! The pavements are treacherous – sheets of black ice (sometimes covered with a light dusting of snow) and lumps of frozen slush. Don’t be fooled by the local women who speed along in their stiletto heels – they have obviously had years of practise! In what we otherwise found to be a very safe city there is no doubt that the only obvious danger ones faces is the very real risk of falling on the ice. Do take care.

Buy on the Street! Yes, you will save money buying from street vendors outside the churches, the Hermitage, and other sites. The nesting dolls cost about 3 for 10 dollars and I paid 15 for only of them on our cruise ship. Yes, you can haggle.

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