GCT Russian Waterways, WWII Tour, June 15, 2008

[paulfr]

GCT RUSSIAN WATERWAYS TRAVELLERS - JOIN US!

Sign up for a private WWII and Siege of Leningrad Tour on Sunday, June 15 at $US30 per person (cost of public transportation and admission to museums is extra). We start the 6 hour tour at 9AM in the lobby of the Ambassador Hotel. My wife and I wish to share the cost with the first 6 additional people to sign up. Since it is a Sunday the traffic on public transportation will be light. Participants must be able to walk briskly and jump on and off public transport during the tour.

Learn about the heroism of the defenders of Leningrad during the 900 day Siege. For most of the Siege, there was no land link between the city and the mainland. Food supplies in Leningrad were almost non-existent, forcing the citizens to eat glue, rats and anything that they could possibly find. Until today, the exact number of victims is not known, but is said to exceed 1 million people. Find out about the Road of Life across Lake Ladoga - the lifeline that saved the city. With a map and explanations provided by the guide, you'll have a better understanding of the development of the war in the region: where exactly the Soviet, German and Finnish positions were, what the inner defense lines of Leningrad looked like, where the Siege was broken by the Soviet troops.

 

Peter’s Walking Tours is a team of young, streetwise, well-traveled individuals, based in St. Petersburg, Russia. Designed for a curious and energetic budget-conscious traveler, their walks cover all aspects of St. Petersburg’s life, from history, arts and social culture to everyday practicalities.

More information on the tour...

Key stops along the way:

1. The Museum of the History of St. Petersburg (which has the best WWII display in the city).

2. A siege cemetery where thousands of starved civilians were buried in mass graves during 1941-1944.

3. A soldiers' cemetery just a couple of kilometers away from the front line.

4. The KV-85 tank memorial.

5. The remaining bunkers and tank traps along the old frontlines, just 14 km away from the Hermitage, in the city's southwestern outskirts.

 

 

[paulfr]

WOW!!!

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Where are the 200 travellers??