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We seek a personal recommendation for a guide for St. Petersburg (Russia)
for a day this month, We are two English-speakers and we know we could do it
on our own but would like someone fluent in both Russian and English with a
serious knowledge of the city's art (Hermitage) and architecture (NOT
nightlife!) to help us make the most of our limited time. Any specific
recommendations? Thanks.

Pete

    > We seek a personal recommendation for a guide for St. Petersburg (Russia)


Contact Elena at [email protected]


Pete

Elena

Hello,

I am sure I can help you. I am working as a professional tour
guide/interpreter for about 10 years; as well my first education was a
diploma in Architectural University. I can provide good references. With
respect, Elena [email protected] .
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    > We seek a personal recommendation for a guide for St. Petersburg (Russia)
    > for a day this month, We are two English-speakers and we know we could do
it
    > on our own but would like someone fluent in both Russian and English with
a
    > serious knowledge of the city's art (Hermitage) and architecture (NOT
    > nightlife!) to help us make the most of our limited time. Any specific
    > recommendations? Thanks.

CAVoyager

Hello nycguy,

I would highly recommend Alexey Aleshechkin ([email protected]). We used
his services for our 5 days in St. Petersburg 2 years ago and could not have
been more pleased. Touring with Alexey was much like touring with a good
friend. He is a licensed guide, a native of St. Petersburg and knows his
city well. He is very knowledgeable about the Hermitage museum and has a
good working knowledge of both the art and the architecture. His command of
English is extremely good (he teaches English during the winter). IMHO,
having a private guide was one of the best decisions we made. In addition
to being less expensive to hire a private guide for a full day than to
purchase a 1/2 day packaged tour for two people, we were able set our own
itinerary, avoid the lengthy queues at the Hermitage, Peterhof, and other
major attractions. Best of all, we were at our leisure to visit the things
of most interest to us for as long or short a time as we chose. Another
bonus was that on our request Alexey took us to some really great
non-touristy restaurants (i.e. frequented by locals and no multilingual
menus) where we had some outstanding meals at very reasonable (actually very
cheap) prices.

If you haven't already made hotel arrangements, I might also suggest the
Marshal Hotel (http://www.marshal-hotel.spb.ru/). It's a really nice little
"boutique" hotel near the Neva embankment and reasonable walking distance
(if you're a strong walker it's reasonable by St. Petersburg standards) from
most of the central tourist attractions. It was totally refurbished in 2001
and has all the modern conveniences. We had a small suite for less than the
cheapest room at one of the popular tourist hotels on Nevsky Prospekt and a
good breakfast was included

Enjoy your trip and feel free to contact me if you need more information.,

--
Mick Snider
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    > We seek a personal recommendation for a guide for St. Petersburg (Russia)
    > for a day this month, We are two English-speakers and we know we could do
it
    > on our own but would like someone fluent in both Russian and English with
a
    > serious knowledge of the city's art (Hermitage) and architecture (NOT
    > nightlife!) to help us make the most of our limited time. Any specific
    > recommendations? Thanks.