If you go to a quiet corner of St Petersburg called Staraya
Derevnya (old village) you will see a building which is quite unlike any other
in the city.
It is a Tibetan Buddhist temple which looks strangely incongruous in a city
full of classical and baroque architecture. The temple looks rather gloomy,
with its tall, granite walls and glazed and gilded oriental ornaments which are
in stark contrast with the severe northern skyline of St Petersburg.
Russia has always been considered the home of the Russian Orthodox church, so
how did Buddhism spread across its borders?
The foreign dance that's very Russian. (Photos)
So you have come to St Petersburg for Easter, for the history,
architecture and, of course, the Russian ballet. But where did Russian ballet
come from?
The cut that's above the rest
No one expects to go to Russia and get the best haircut in the
world. Which is why I was absolutely astounded to find St Petersburg's
equivalent of Vidal Sassoon on Vladimirskaya Ulitsa, a stone's throw from
Nevsky Prospect.
RESTAURANT REVIEW: Ice cream delights from Germany
If an ice cream parlor is what you're looking for in St Petersburg, then
there's not a lot of choice. However, one place is the Gino Ginelli ice cream
cafe just a stone's throw from Nevsky Prospect on Canal Griboyedova.
About town
When it comes to fancy bite-sized snacks and salads there's no place quite like the Zagorodny Cafe.
War and the pity of war... (Photo)
As part of this city's celebrations, Benjamin Britten's War Requiem will be
performed in the Shostakovich Philharmonia on May 11.
Rock-'n'-roll radio makes the scene
Pop and rock music radio landed on an unsuspecting St Petersburg in the early 1990s. Suddenly shops, cafes, and taxis were buzzing with the sounds of DJs and their pop music. But the novelty soon wore off and now radio music has become an integral part of the city's soundscape.
