http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/ Welcome to Been there. Your tips on the places you know - that you love, live in or have just visited - are what make this guide. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31410 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31410 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/28898 My wife and I visited in summer (2010) and were very pleased with Tatiana's services. With her we entered the museums quickly bypassing the public queue. She is knowledgeable - but doesn't show off by inundating you with endless historical facts and figures as some guides have a tendency to do. We feel she struck a good balance between historical information and interesting stories/anecdotes.
You also have the chance to visit places more off the beaten path. For example as a contrast to the grand palaces Tatiana took us to the former private apartment of a communist leader Kirov. We really enjoyed this visit. I doubt that large groups go there, and think it would be difficult to do independently unless you speak Russian.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/28898 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/27317 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/27317 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/24803 The tours take you around St Petersburg using public transport and take groups to unusual sights (we visited an apartment block with art installations and a large bomb shelter) as well as lots of the expected destinations. They even tailor make the tour to suit the group and will happily throw in something extra at a walker's request.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/24803