Mr. Diddy's Travel Agency: St. Petersburg, Russia

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 Now where was I...



Oh yes... St. Petersburg, Russia.

Talk about things to do!



There is a lot to do in St. Petersburg, Russia... I like to call it St. Pete for short.

There is this neat old battleship, as shown in the two photos above.


It's kinda reminiscent of the sort of old battleships that the U.S. sent around the world on Teddy Roosevelt's "Walk Softly, And Carry A Big Stick" Diplomacy flotilla cruise.


You know... sort of  like the old battleships, like the Maine.


Then there is the museum.

Plenty of old Master's works in here.  For about 600 Rubles, you can gain entrance to all of the Museum and its branches.  I particularly enjoyed the collection from the Dutch Masters. The Black Sea ancient villages collection, and the Mesopotamia displays were exciting!

The views around the city are amazing too.  Like the ones that follow:

I grabbed a non-stop flight from Dallas that flew to St. Pete on Delta Air Lines
that cost me $829.00.


It only took me 16 hours and about 40 minutes to get there.

I stayed in this hotel...

at $85 a night, this was the Mr. Diddy deal of the day!

and rented one of these at the airport to tour the city.
It was a paltry $119 a day with tax and insurance!   Once I was checked into my hotel, I was told about a great place for breakfast.  I had an amazing dining experience at Romeo's Bar and Grill.  Since they open at 9am, I didn't have to wait to get a bite to start my day.  Romeo's is pictured below.

  Later, I dined for lunch at Terrassa atop one of St. Pete's tallest buildings.  Then for supper I enjoyed a fine meal at



The Restaurant: Severyanin, as seen above.  They serve an amazing assortment of traditional Russian food.  I highly suggest trying one of their fish dishes.

After a wonderful experience at Severyanin, I was talking to the hotel desk clerk and she suggested that I try a dinner at Palkin. 

So, the next evening I had to dine there.  This is Palkin in the photo above.  Quite an experience!
If you're into caviar, this is the place.  I suggest their cream of mushroom soup with a main course of lobster thermidor.  I must insist on sampling their delicious nitrogen crafted ice cream!


My next leg of my trip would take me to Moscow!

Mr. Diddy... Mr. Diddy... Mr. Diddy, Wake up!

Oh Geee, Kahn.

I was sleeping again.   Oh the agony.  The horror.

I never left home!
'Till next time, folks.

Diddy Out!

Norway & Finland

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So, I booked me a flight to Honningsvåg, Norway via American Airlines out of Dallas. The flight was 18 hrs and 25 minutes, non-stop for a little over $2000. Took a bite out of me pension from service to the Queen. Nonetheless, I endevoured to make this trip so that I could make my blog and this facebook page more enjoyable to my viewing audience. One must enjoy fiction, or endure it, whatever the case, to read the various travels world wide by Mr. Diddy! hehehe.

This is... what I saw. I rented a car at the airport and made my way to this. Beautiful scenery at nearly the top of the world. However, there was only some sort of weather station or satellite receiving station there. No accommodations. 

So, I'll quickly be on me way to find a warm cup of broth and some decent digs to stay the evening. I waited until me Mum and Pops were safely where they were traveling today before jetting over to Dallas to catch my American flight.

Drove all the way to Kobbenesvegen, Finland.  What a drive!  Found this little place to stay, The Nygard, for $123 a night.  Plenty tired...

Some scenery around the village...

Wait a minute.  I think I hear an important message, like an emergency broadcast message coming over the radio.  I'll turn it up for a better chance at hearing it all.

"Mr. Diddy, Wake Up!"

Noooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

It can't be.  I've been dreaming the whole thing.  I saw 7 movies and had 4 meals on the flight.  How can that be.  I even remember all the folks that were on that flight...

I'm afraid is just the beginning of a new Virtual Travel Agency...

only I will make the suggestions... and if you like it, you can follow through using the links on the page to place your reservations... I have to pay my bills, folks!  Much obliged.

Say Goodnight Kahn.

Goodnight Kahn!

all right then, that's a wrap.  Happy Travels, Everyone!