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We are just days away from the next The Grand Tour special, which this time takes the name Eurocrash. Jeremy Clarkson , James May and Richard Hammond look to be gearing up for one of their most epic adventures yet. They take a trip through Central Europe in three very unusual cars and take part in their usual array of challenges. Amazon recently unveiled the trailer for the new special, showcasing some of the challenges facing the three presenters.

Soviet era F1, archers shooting at their cars and making sure their vehicles last the trip are just some of the things we can expect from the special. The special will launch globally on Amazon Prime on June 16th.

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The Three Cars That Feature In The Grand Tour: Eurocrash Special

The three presenters use an interesting array of cars in the adventure. Hammond is set to drive the Chevrolet SSR, a retro-styled pickup truck brought out by Chevrolet in the mid-2000s. Under the hood is a 3.5-liter Vortec with 300 hp, which was upgraded to an LS2 V8 with 390 hp in 2005. The SSR is a quite forgettable model for Chevrolet . It proved to be much slower than General Motors had hoped for despite having nearly 400 hp. Reportedly, the weight of the SSR was one reason the pickup truck fared so badly, as was the cramped nature of the cabin.

Mitsuoka Le-Seyde Engine Specs

Clarkson meanwhile is driving an ugly yet incredibly rare car . This is the Mitsuoka Le-Seyde. It is a Japanese car based on the Nissan Silvia S13, and only 500 units of the Le-Seyde were ever made. The company claimed that all 500 units sold out within four days of them going on sale. And it's styling resembles that of the Zimmer Golden Sprint with the expected modern refinements. The car has a 1.8-liter CA18DE engine under the hood. The same that you would find in the Silvia S13 up to mid-1990s, and the Le-Seyde is certainly one of the more unusual cars for the trio to drive.

May meanwhile is driving a diminutive Crosley Convertible. It was built by the small American manufacturer Crosley, who specialized in subcompact cars . The company would produce a wide range of vehicles, but we aren’t 100 percent certain yet which model May is driving. It looks like it could be a convertible Crosley CC Four built from 1946 to 1948. But May will no doubt explain exactly what it is in the opening segments of the show. From the trailer, it looks like May is set to have a deeply uncomfortable ride in the Crosley.

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Where The Grand Tour Eurocrash Is Located

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• Behind the Iron Curtain
• Tor Poznan racetrack
• Krakow Wax Museum
• The Westerplatte
• Cold War Airfield

The new The Grand Tour special will take us on an epic 1,400-mile road trip through Central Europe, in what used to be behind the iron curtain of the Soviet Union. This includes taking in the sights in Poland, and sampling the Soviet version of Formula 1 . Central Europe was seen as an unlikely destination for a Road Trip, but the trio have proven people wrong according to various insiders. Hammond looks to bin his old race car during their track day at a Polish racetrack.

Spy footage of the trio on the trip and sources have said that the three may retrace the early routes of WWII as part of the trip. They were spotted in the Dluga Streets of Gdańsk as well as in the shipyard and port areas, and in the Westerplatte as well. This is the area in which the first shot of WWII was allegedly fired. The trailer also shows an old airfield full of Soviet era fighter and bomber planes. Hinting at a trip to an old Cold War airfield. A trip to the wax museum in Kraków is another of the locations the three visit. Here, the trailer reveals an amusing waxwork of 1992 Formula 1 World Champion Nigel Mansell that the three promptly take from the museum. A possible hint at the reports that they recruit a famous racing driver on their journey.

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The Challenges The Grand Tour Presenters Will Face

There have been hints at some of the challenges the three presenters will face during their trip. Archers look to use their cars as target practice in one of the events, while there is allegedly a Fast and Furious climax to the show. But the trailer leaves few hints to that. Driving their three cars into the back of an old Soviet era cargo aircraft may be how the adventure ends. And it’s a prospect that leaves May slightly terrified at the start of the trailer.

One of the most exciting additions to the show looks to be the Praga Bohema which May looks to be throwing around a racetrack. With Praga based in Prague in the Czech Republic, it hints at the country being a destination for the three. The country is located in Central Europe and was formerly a part of the Soviet Union. Clarkson is also seen driving a classic open-top racer, while May apparently takes a flight in the radical AirCar from an airfield in Piešťany, Slovakia. It's likely there are a lot more locations and adventures that the trailer or reports haven’t yet revealed.

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The Future Of The Grand Tour Remains A Talking Point

Away from the upcoming special, the future of the show remains a talking point . After Clarkson’s article earlier in 2023 about Meghan Markle, there was a lot of furor. And it was speculated that Amazon had decided to conclude filming of the show after the next batch of specials. The next of which recently wrapped up filming in Mauritania. But May suggested that it was all nonsense, and the three would simply decide to end things when they felt like it. Perhaps at the end of their current contract.

May would say “I mean, some people have said we’ve been canceled. But really we’re getting quite close to the end of our contract, but we didn’t really have any particular plans to keep going because we’re all really just getting a bit old. It might be time to let someone else have a crack at it.” He went on to add that, contrary to media reports, “No one has told us to go away. It’s reaching its natural end, like parties do. There comes a point at 4am when it is over.”

Fans of the show will be relieved to hear that it looks like the three will be allowed to end things when they feel like it. So there is a hope of further specials in the years to come, and we should get at least a couple more following the Mauritania adventure. For now, though, we should savor what we have of the three and look forward to the upcoming special which promises to be an absolute classic .

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Every country Jeremy, Richard and James want to visit is either a trouble hotspot, or has banned them from entering. Instead, they head to Central Europe, on a road trip nobody has ever thou... Read all Every country Jeremy, Richard and James want to visit is either a trouble hotspot, or has banned them from entering. Instead, they head to Central Europe, on a road trip nobody has ever thought of, in cars nobody would ever dream of using. Every country Jeremy, Richard and James want to visit is either a trouble hotspot, or has banned them from entering. Instead, they head to Central Europe, on a road trip nobody has ever thought of, in cars nobody would ever dream of using.

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‘The Grand Tour: Eurocrash’ Takes Central Europe by Storm

Controversy be damned, Jeremy Clarkson remains on our screens whether you like it or not for the motoring reality TV series The Grand Tour , and this time, the special is dubbed “Eurocrash.” Current affairs aside (with Prime Video cutting ties with Jeremy Clarkson due to his comments about Meghan Markle), this is another highly entertaining yet standard offering from the Top Gear trio as they travel through Central Europe in weird, comical cars.

The Grand Tour: Eurocrash is a lot of fun

The fifth season of The Grand Tour continues with its second stand-alone special after 2022’s A Scandi Flick . In the latest episode, Richard Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson, and James May take part in a road trip that no one has ever thought of doing before.

They travel from Gdansk, Poland, through the countries of Slovakia and Hungary before ending in Slovenia, where they conclude at the scenic Lake Bled.

Adding these ‘weird’ cars makes this unconventional road trip hilarious. Richard Hammond is first on the scene, driving a yellow convertible pick-up truck for the entirety of the 1400-mile journey.

Jeremy Clarkson can be found in a hideous, limited-edition Japanese gangster car that looks like something Cruella de Vil would drive. James May is there, bringing up the rear in a 75-year-old micro mini that is four feet wide and struggles to reach its top speed of 40 mph. This, of course, becomes a clear hazard on European motorways.

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As they travel through Central Europe, the presenters enjoy some gorgeous sightseeing diversions. They take in the history and culture of each individual nation while, as you’d expect, performing elaborate practical jokes on one another.

Between all the pranks, there’s room for some car analysis, with the trio using their standard sarcastic wit to inform viewers of their peculiar cars and the many other vehicles specific to those four countries.

This is all topped off with action-packed races and a captivating grand finale.

Eurocrash is a lot of fun. The trio gets up to their usual scripted shenanigans, deploying their trademark irreverent humor wherever they go as they plow through Europe. It’s painfully staged sometimes, but the old formula still works an absolute treat anyway. This special is sure to put a smile on your face at some point during its feature-length run time.

This installment offers nothing new or original, yet the trio is comforting and consistent nonetheless. Fans of the series and the trio’s previous work will not be disappointed. This entertaining road trip includes rebellious, silly comedy, detailed car analysis, and a cracking soundtrack.

Richard Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson, and James May have been performing these sorts of specials for nearly two decades now, and very little has changed in their style or delivery in that time.

Yet even with such an overwhelming history of content behind them, the tried and tested formula still succeeds. It just feels a little dated now, is all.

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The Grand Tour: Eurocrash – Richard Hammond Crashes In Upcoming Episode

In the forthcoming special episode of ‘ The Grand Tour: Eurocrash ‘, Richard Hammond encounters a heart-stopping incident. Filming within the cockpit of a high-speed F1 car, this segment promises a hefty dose of thrill and suspense.

The hosts of the show – Richard Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson , and James May – charted a journey across Europe, spanning 2,000 kilometres. Their expedition, starting in Poland and concluding in Slovenia, takes an exhilarating turn at the Tor Poznań race track in Poznań, Poland.

An amusing exchange ensues between Hammond and Clarkson, wherein Clarkson, struggling to fit into an F1 car, queries Hammond about how to navigate this issue. The answer, delightfully candid and cheeky, suggests Clarkson should “be less fat!”.

For those familiar with the show, Hammond’s reputation precedes him – he has experienced terrifying crashes before on Top Gear and The Grand Tour . The 2006 incident, which put him in a coma, and the severe Rimac crash in 2017 are still fresh in the memories of many viewers. So, to see Hammond settling into the seat of an F1 car in the trailer surely raised quite a few eyebrows.

In the teaser trailer, we witness Hammond take on the race track in the formidable F1 car, before an apparent mishap occurs. While the actual crash is left unseen in the trailer, viewers are left on the edge of their seats, bracing for the inevitable impact.

Adding to the surge of excitement is the official announcement of the air date for this electrifying episode – and it’s closer than fans may have anticipated. Be sure to mark your calendars for 16th June 2023, to witness the high-octane shenanigans of ‘The Grand Tour: Eurocrash’.

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It's been away from our screens for nine months - but now The Grand Tour is set to return to very soon.

That’s right, the next series – titled The Grand Tour: Eurocrash – will be hitting Amazon Prime Video in June, and we can’t wait to see what adventures long-time pals Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May will get up to this time.

The show will follow the gang as they head off on a Central Europe road trip, driving “cars nobody would ever dream of”, visiting the best tourist hotspots - and, of course, pulling plenty of pranks on each other along the way!

Eurocrash follows their last adventure, A Scandi Flick , and will launch ahead of their next project , which has recently finished filming in Mauritania.

But what can petrolheads expect from the trio this time? Read on to find out all you need to know about The Grand Tour: Eurocrash.

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The new series of The Grand Tour will launch on Friday 16 th June on Prime Video .

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Clarkson, Hammond and May will take on an adventurous 1,400-mile journey which starts in Gdańsk in Poland, and continues through Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia.

As a taster of what’s to come, we’re promised the trio will sample some Soviet-style Formula 1 cars, are attacked by deadly archers, recruit a famous racing driver and take part in a spectacular Fast and Furious climax.

Is there a trailer for The Grand Tour: Eurocrash?

Yes - you can watch the trailer for The Grand Tour: Eurocrash below:

Why has Amazon Prime cut ties with Jeremy Clarkson?

Prime Video has parted ways with the Clarkson and his projects. The split appears to be due to production costs and low viewing figures – with the controversial star himself being "expensive" and his shows not rating well outside of the UK.

The report suggests that demand for Clarkson’s Farm in the US is 30 per cent lower than demand for the average show.

"Amazon’s only interest in anything it makes or sells is does it make a profit?" a media analyst also told The Telegraph in January .

The axeing of Clarkson’s shows also comes after a column he wrote in The Sun newspaper about Meghan Markle sparked outrage among readers.

On 16th December 2022, he wrote in reference to Markle: "I hate her. Not like I hate [Scottish National Party leader] Nicola Sturgeon or [British serial killer] Rose West. I hate her on a cellular level.

"At night, I’m unable to sleep as I lie there, grinding my teeth and dreaming of the day when she is made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowds chant, ‘Shame!’ and throw lumps of excrement at her."

He has later issued two statements, one on Twitter saying he is "horrified to have caused so much hurt" and another on Instagram saying: "I really am sorry".

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And a senior figure connected to Amazon also told The Telegraph earlier this year: "Any speculation that this has anything to do with anything like that [Harry and Meghan] is nonsense."

Shows which feature Clarkson – including the next few series of The Grand Tour and also the third instalment of Clarkson’s Farm – will still be shown on Amazon Prime.

The Grand Tour: Eurocrash will launch Friday 16 th June on Prime Video.

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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The Grand Tour: Eurocrash’ On Prime Video, Where The Guys Road Trip From Poland To Slovenia In Three Ridiculous Cars

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At the start of T he Grand Tour: Eurocrash , we encounter hosts hosts Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond on a ferry to Gdańsk, Poland, with maps on the table in front of them. Because many of the countries they’ve road tripped through either have a “terrorism problem” or has banned one of them from their roads, they’re going to do a road trip “that no one has ever thought of before.” It starts in Gdańsk, winds its way through Poland, Slovakia and Hungary, and ends at Lake Bled in Slovenia.

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The Gist: The cars the hosts have picked for this 1100-plus-mile road trip are completely “inappropriate”: Richard picks a mid’00s Chevrolet SSR, a convertible pickup truck (yes, you read that right), Jeremy drives off the ferry in something called a Mitsuoka Le-Seyede, which takes a common Nissan “saloon car,” as Clarkson puts it, and adds body panels and fake exhaust tubes to make it kinda-sorta look like a Mercedes SSK. James, ever quirky, putters out in a 1947 Crosley CC Convertible, a 4-foot wide car with a roof that snaps on and an engine that generates all of 26.5hp. “Mr. Wilman” (EP Andy Wilman) has provided a whopper of a backup car: A purple hot rod with the words “Titties ‘n’ Beer” on the doors.

The SSR and the Le-Seyede aren’t the greatest cars, but they handle themselves reasonably well. But James is struggling in the Crosley, almost getting knocked over on the highway by passing tractor trailers as he toddles along at a speedy 38 mph. The car stalls out repeatedly. So at the first stop, at a raceway near Gdańsk, James comes way late to do a qualifying lap in one of the Soviet-era Formula One-esque cars. Jeremy is too fat to fit in one, so Richard is the only one who gets to race.

Jeremy and Richard prank James by having people lift the Crosley and move it inside the hotel restaurant, but James gets back at the pair at the next stop by making “changes” to their cars. Either way, James keeps missing tourist stops, like a massive Jesus statue or the stalag depicted in The Great Escape because the Crosley is so slow and stall-prone. Eventually he gives up, gets in the “Titties ‘n’ Beer” backup car, and has the Crosley towed from stop to stop. But the hot rod is no prize, either.

What Movies Will It Remind You Of?: Clarkson, Hammond and May have been doing this for over 20 years, between the original incarnation of Top Gear or the seven years they’ve been doing The Grand Tour . Of course, Eurocrash is one of the feature-length GT episodes Prime has been producing over the past few years, like A Massive Hunt .

Performance Worth Watching: This time around, we’ll give this to a wax statue of Formula One legend Nigel Mansell that the guys steal from a bad wax museum in Kraków. Some of the funniest moments are when the statue takes the brunt of abuse, like when archers in Slovakia shoot at the cars, or when the sun coming in the window of Jeremy’s car melt his face. All the while Jeremy and Richard are doing Mansell’s Birmingham accent.

Memorable Dialogue: “I have produced larger and more attractive bogeys than this,” Jeremy says about the Crosley.

Sex and Skin: Oh, we wouldn’t want any of that, would we?

Our Take: Listen, we know that the shtick of the Grand Tour hosts is pretty well known by now, and it’s now been tainted a bit by the blowback created by Clarkson’s written remarks about Meghan Markle . But, dammit if there weren’t moments when we laughed out loud at the fellas’ antics, as well as just enjoyed the chemistry the three have together, whether they’re being goofy together or being competitive rivals.

Also, we know how much of The Grand Tour is more semi-scripted sitcom than actual reality show, with a team of mechanics doing the modifications to the cars that the hosts say they did themselves. But we come for the travel scenery, the goofy camaraderie between the hosts, and the shots of the ridiculous cars they drive being abused and pushed to their sometimes-low limits.

We even got excited during the final scene, where the guys have to drive their cars onto the cargo ramp of a taxiing jumbo jet, fighting jet wash the entire time. After taking this road trip with these three guys, we were rooting for the cars to make it to their destination, especially the Crosley, which usually can’t get out of its own way.

Our Call: STREAM IT. The Grand Tour: Eurocrash is a funny, scenery-filled road trip with everyone’s favorite group of British goofballs. What’s not to like?

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Grand tour of Moscow, Russia

We present to you the virtual tour, which have been shooting over the most famous sights of Moscow. Also we created a brief summary "Moscow, the best" , which contains 22 panoramas of the most interesting places of the city. For today "Grand tour of Moscow, Russia" is our largest project, it includes 107 panoramas.

As surprising as it may be, but Moscow, one of the most famous cities in the world, attracts only 5 million tourists a year.

Here are some numbers for comparison: Paris sees 29 million tourists a year, Berlin — 10 million tourists a year.

However, the reasons for such low interest in Moscow lies only in technical complexities of organizing the trip to Russia: there are numerous difficulties in getting visa and mysterious Russian weather often frightens sun-loving and demanding travelers. But those who do make it to the capital of Russia don't get disappointed. Moscow is Europe's largest metropolis with unforgettable atmosphere and unique historical monuments that reflect the history of Russia.

According to the legend Moscow is situated on seven hills. The Kremlin, a settlement around which the modern capital of Russia grew, is situated on one of those hills — the Borovitsky Hill. The first mention of Moscow dates back to year 1147, and since then, for almost nine centuries, the city experienced a myriad of events, and it has been destroyed and rebuilt over and over again.

The main attraction of Moscow, the famous Moscow Kremlin, was originally built from wood, but in the 14th century, after being destroyed again, it was rebuilt from a local white stone. It was from that moment on that Moscow was referred to as "Moscow of white stone" ("Moskva belokamennaya"). The walls of the Kremlin were whitewashed long after white stone was replaced with burnt bricks: it was done in the memory of "Moscow of white stone", referring to the glorious part of the city's past.

At the beginning of the 16th century "the seven hills settlement" became the capital of the united Russian state, which gave stimulus to its economic and cultural growth. But while all towers and temples in Moscow were built of stone, the city fire destroyed almost all other old houses in 1812, and Moscow had to be rebuilt all over again.

Burned buildings were replaced with new ones, mostly in classical style: it's those buildings, as well as the modern style ones that were built in the end of the 19th century, that are now comprise what is called "the old Moscow".

Architecture of the Soviet period has also left a great impact on the face of the city. The Shukhov Tower became one of the first notable sights of Moscow: a hyperboloid structure made from steel mesh shell was very innovative and bold for 1920s. Another notable landmark of the last century is the All-Russian Exhibition Center, one of the 50 largest exhibition centers in the world.

And the most famous buildings are the "Stalinist skyscrapers" — seven high-rise buildings built from the late 1940s to early 1950s. Despite the fact that the idea was taken from American skyscrapers, architects were able to create original architectural solutions, which were later called "Stalin's empire style" or "Soviet monumental classicism". Nowadays these high-rise buildings are considered to be the pinnacle of the post-war Soviet Art Deco style and the most important landmarks that end up on every photo of Moscow.

Three of the seven high-rise buildings are located near the famous Garden Ring. It's a circular avenue with circumference of 15.6 kilometers and a width of 70 meters built (paved with asphalt) on top of ancient earth mounds that were used to defend Moscow in the 16th century.

There were more than 130 rivers in Moscow, but now most of them are backfilled. However, the city can offer you very beautiful views of the water: the famous Moskva River, and the smaller Yauza River, Setun River, Shodnya River, Gorodnia River, and many others.

Bridges, just like Moscow's buildings, are unique monuments of Moscow. For example, the Crimean Bridge built in 1938 was the first of the six European bridges that is 168 meters in length. There is also the famous Borodinsky Bridge built to commemorate the Battle of Borodino. Among the most interesting modern bridges is Zhivopisny Bridge in Serebryany Bor, which has no analogues in the world. Its pylon has a form of a huge arch structure spanning from one river bank to the other at acute angle.

In 1990s the Victory Park was opened on Poklonnaya Hill to commemorate the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). The park consists of several churches of different denominations, museums, monuments, a huge collection of military equipment, and 1418 fountains (1418 refers to number of days the war continued), which turn dark crimson during the night.

Even the shortest list of all historical landmarks and sights in Moscow will take more than one page. Moscow is a huge metropolitan city spread over an area of 2,500 square kilometers. It has numerous river and parks, narrow streets and big highways, cozy homes in classical style and cold skyscrapers. Each period gave Moscow something new: in 1940s the city was surrounded by a ring road (MKAD), in 1950s the capital saw the opening of the Olympic complex Luzhniki, in 1960s Ostankino TV tower was built in Moscow, in 1990s the largest business center called Moscow-City was built.

Moscow is the case where you just can't describe everything, and as they say, "A picture is worth a thousand words". AirPano team proudly presents panorama of Moscow, the city whose history is inextricably linked with the history of our country, and whose monuments refer to all areas of Russian culture and architecture.

Photo by Dmitry Moiseenko , Ivan Roslyakov , Stanislav Sedov , Sergey Semenov , Dmitry Chistoprudov

16 December 2013

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Great job guys, pls keep your work rolling. You have shot many locations, but there are so many places to admire. Thumbs up!

Wert Amaki, USA

HI .其实我昨天认识了一位来自俄罗斯的男生，来我所在的这个城市演出。他和我说了很多俄罗斯的景色，所以我就想过来看看俄罗斯，很高兴能了解这么多，能看到这么多美丽的景色，谢谢。

余 炆亭, China

Great. I hope you can take photo in sochi,crimea,kazan,vladivostok. thanks

Maju Jaya, Indonesia

Dear Maju Jaya, we have a lot of panoramas of Crimea: http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Crimea and some panoramas of Kazan: http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Kazan-Russia and Sochi: http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Sochi-2014 Hope you enjoy watching them!

Varvara, AirPano

Moscow is Europe's largest metropolis Since when was Moscow in Europe?? First I have heard, I was led to believe it was London! Nonetheless Great Pictures.

gino bragoli, United Kingdom

Hi, I'm from Iran .shhrtvn Too Free Web Counter I want to live there, but I can not [email protected]

ebrahim gh, Iran

Magnificent .. Extraordinary work Guys...Gr8 Team work ...No words to express my feelings... Can't stop watching it again n again.... Wish you all d best :) Love from India Cheers!!!!! Girish

Girish Wankhede, India

★★★☆☆

pich lich, Iran

un singur comentariu pentru voi "kpacata"

teodor solomon, Romania

it is highly informative and wonderful job....i could make a journey to rusia without going there..thanks..

john kayathinkal, India

Espetacular! Amazing! çàõâàòûâàþùèé(Google tradutor)! O melhor site que entrei nos últimos 10 anos! Parabéns!

Bruno Dias, Brazil

i live you sait من سایت شما را خیلی دوست دارم ازطرف دوستانم در ابران شما را دوست دارم

hadi khoobani, Iran

Dank U - spectaculair !!!

Romain Van Mele, Belgium

Magnifique !!!! Pourriez-vous afficher la musique de fond. Merci

rené dupuy, France

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mohamed eid al shabshiry, Egypt

O vosso trabalho é magnifico! Uma informação com alta qualidade, acessível a todos, sem paralelo em todo o mundo. Além de nos dar a conhecer os grandes centros Urbanos e outras variantes, tem a componente cultural que faz parte da Geografia Universal. Obrigado à Equipe AirPano.

carlos miguel, Portugal

ÍNCREIBLE DESCUBRIMIENTO DE SU PAGINA. ¡FELICIDADES! TIENEN UN AMIGO EN MÁLAGA ESPAÑA

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Muawanah Tajri, Indonesia

Moscow really is a spectacular, cultured city with charming, hospitable people who are justifiably very proud of their city. My husband and I had the great pleasure of visiting Russia and the Baltic States a couple of years ago. It was an unforgettable experience - we travelled throughout Petersburg, Moscow and around the gorgeous historical cities along The Golden Ring in a private car. Loved every minute of it! By the way, I absolutely LOVE the music you have chosen as a background to this beautiful panorama - it is a lovely piece (even though it has a rather Italian flavour to it).

Kathryn Byrne, Australia

bellisimas imagenes y muy completo el comentario, auq por supuesto tomare en cuenta al visitar rusia, un viaje postergado desde hace años, gracias nuevamente

mirta garrido, Argentina

Very nice an Thank you ! Good Year 2014 !

IOAN PASCU, Romania

ΠΟΛΥ ΩΡΑΙΟ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΩΤΟΤΥΠΟ. ΕΤΣΙ ΚΑΠΟΙΟΣ ΠΟΥ ΔΕΝ ΕΧΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΗ ΕΥΧΕΡΕΙΑ -ΕΙΔΙΚΑ ΑΥΤΑ ΤΑ ΧΡΟΝΙΑ- ΚΑΝΕΙ ΕΝΑ ΝΟΕΡΩ ΤΑΞΙΔΙ ΣΤΗΝ ΩΡΑΙΑ ΣΑΣ ΧΩΡΑ.ΑΥΤΑ ΓΙΑ ΦΘΕΙΝΟΠΩΡΟ & ΑΝΟΙΞΗ. ΓΙΑ ΚΑΛΟΚΑΙΡΙ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΜΟΝΟΝ Η ΕΛΛΑΔΑ ΜΑΣ.

ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝ&#92 ΧΟΥΛΙΑΡΑΣ, Greece

I like very much the views about Moscou. When I went to Russian I visit only Sant Perhof. It is very, very beautiful. Thanks very much.

vinie maria, Brazil

un reportage eccezionale bellissibe foto, bello conoscere il mondo e vedere cose e luoghi che forse non si avrà mai occasione di vedere di persona..

Giovanni John Epifano, Italy

I enjoy them all thankyou

Audrey Alesio, USA

YOU ARE SO FABULOUS!, SON FABULOSOS, FELIZ NAVIDAD Y AÑOS FUTUROS DE EXITOS Y SATISFACCIONES. THANKS FOR THESE VIDEOS.

German Porras, USA

Very Good! Awesome! Waiting for Next.

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dhanakoti rao, India

Impresionante belleza de ciudad,estuve el pasado mes de Mayo en un Congreso Internacional de Notarios Publicos, en San Petersburgo y desde luego visite Mosc?, gracias por publicar estas vistas a?reas en verdad extraordinarias!

Marco Hernández, Mexico

Unique example of how to look great tour of the beautiful city, thank you for your nice presentation

Karel Hofmann, Czech Republic

Simply AWESOME !!!! A most marvelous set of views of a marvelous and historic city !!!

Bob DeMan, USA

Alweer een fantastische fotoreportage!

Joris Kesteloot, Belgium

Hi guys, you are excellent team and you make an extraordinary job. CONGRATULATIONS!

Emilian Savescu, Romania

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GIOVANNI PELLACCHIA, Italy

thank you for the great information

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Best of Moscow by high speed train

By shuguley , February 15, 2014 in Regent Seven Seas Cruises

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Sure would appreciate someone who has taken "Best of Moscow by high speed train" from St. Petersburg could please share their impressions of this shore excursion. From the description this sounds like a very long day.

Wondering how the 4 hour train trip was in terms of accommodations, etc. Also what time did you leave the ship and what time at night did you return? Were both legs of the trip on the high speed rail (I read that slower trains also travel the same tracks)?

My wife and I are considering this excursion. We thought that if we are making all the effort to go to Russia then how could we pass up going to Moscow, walking in Red Square, seeing St. Basil, etc.

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If you are considering this on the 2015 June Baltic cruise on Voyager; my suggestion is don't. There is so much to do in St. Petersburg and although a train is one of my favorite ways to travel the time would be far better spent in St. P.

Thanks for the advice. Yes, this would be on the Voyager during the 2015 season but not yet sure exactly which cruise.

We did the Moscow excursion "on a different luxury line", but from your brief description it sounds very much like the same trip, so I will operate on that assumption. It is a VERY long day! We left the ship at 5:30 AM and returned at 12:30 AM. The highspeed train trip is comfortable, and while they call it "Business Class" it does not compare well to the equivalent class on say Rail Europe. When we did it in 2011, we did have highspeed both ways, and the trip back seemed much longer as the adrenaline and excitement had worn off!:D

Moscow itself is not that terribly different from any other big city in the world, but this Cold War kid never thought he would ever stand in Red Square, never mind walk the grounds of The Kremlin, or tour The Kremlin Palace, or see (but not visit) Lenin's Tomb, or visit The Armoury. But he did, and he loved every minute of it! Yes, it is a long day, and you barely scratch a scratch on the surface, but it is worth it. There is a tremendous amount to see in St. Petersburg, but every Baltic cruise goes to St. Petersburg, so you can go back if you choose to. Not every cruiseline offers you the chance to see Moscow.

I have not personally done this tour, but our last time in St Petersburg, the private guide that we hired for a day was leading the regent tour to Moscow on the high speed train the next day. He said it was way better than the previous alternative, which was flying to Moscow and back. He said that you actually got to Moscow faster because you didn't have to deal with airline checkin etc. it did seem like a very long day to me, and there is so much to see and do in st. Petersburg that I didn't consider doing it.

countflorida

We toured to Moscow from St. Petersburg via the hi-speed SAPSAN train last September, from a Baltic cruise on the Oceania Marina. You need to have a two-night, three day port call in St. Petersburg to take this tour because the tour typically leaves the ship around 5:00 - 5:30 AM and doesn't return until after midnight the next day. We didn't take the ship's tour; we made private arrangements with TravelAllRussia for three days of touring, the first and third days in St. Petersburg and the second day the tour to Moscow by train. Our cost for the private tour for three days was about the same as what the ship charged for the excursion to Moscow alone. There are a number of private tour agencies that operate in St. Petersburg and offer the Moscow train tours; we would strongly recommend them over the ship's tours.

All three days had private guides with car and driver. The second day, the driver picked us up at the ship and took us to the train, but we were alone on the train, and met in Moscow by the guide on the station platform. After our tour and dinner, we were brought back to the train and after the return train trip met by the driver and taken back to the ship. Because you are alone on the train you must have your own Russian visas.

If this is your first visit to St. Petersburg, I would agree there is much more to see there. We found Moscow somewhat a disappointment, particularly Red Square. The Kremlin and the cathedral in Red Square were also worth seeing. But the best thing we saw was the Moscow subway! I worked for the Washington Metro system back in the 1980s as it grew from 40 to 80 miles and although I was in the computer area, I learned a lot about the challenges of running a subway system. We used the Moscow system to get across the city from where we had dinner to the train station, and I was amazed at the cleanliness', speed of operation, the short headways maintained, and the courtesy of everyone involved. A very impressive experience!

We had been to St. Petersburg before, and so had the time to take a day and go to Moscow. Also, I really like trains, and the SAPSAN is a German train set running on Russian rails. Seats are like first class domestic air, spacious but not too plush or comfortable, but with enough room. Not too much recline, and almost 8 hours on the train in two shots is a lot for an old man. They come through and sell drinks, candy, etc. but the sellers don't speak English and no one around us helped, so we had just poor coffee once coming, and brought stuff with us for the trip back. Not too much to see from the train either, particularly on the return when it is night the whole way.

If you decide to go, take a private tour and avoid the overly expensive ship's tour. I'm glad we did it, but wouldn't bother to repeat the tour; we've seen Moscow.

Thanks so much to all of you for the thorough and thought insight. Yhe information you have provided is most helpful.

countflorida: Your detailed post is very helpful. We are not quite ready for a Baltic cruise but should do so within a year. Time enough to do our pre travel research, bookings and visa gathering.:) Thank you!

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Sure would appreciate someone who has taken "Best of Moscow by high speed train" from St. Petersburg could please share their impressions of this shore excursion. From the description this sounds like a very long day.   Wondering how the 4 hour train trip was in terms of accommodations, etc. Also what time did you leave the ship and what time at night did you return? Were both legs of the trip on the high speed rail (I read that slower trains also travel the same tracks)?   My wife and I are considering this excursion. We thought that if we are making all the effort to go to Russia then how could we pass up going to Moscow, walking in Red Square, seeing St. Basil, etc.

I did this on Seabourn. IMO DONT. Take Aeroflop (er Aeroflot). The train has non folding seats where you are literally knee to knee with your fellow passenger (facing each other). Further they don't believe in air conditioning. It's also the worlds slowed bullet train. I think I would have found more enjoyment wandering around the St. Petersburg and Moscow airports.

Countflorida,

This is a little off topic,, however we had planned a river cruise in Russia but decided we would rather stay on land and have booked about two weeks with Travel-All-Russia using the private guide and driver. I'm curious as to how you found them as a tour company.

The guides they provided were fine. We had a different guide each of the days in St. Petersburg, but both were flexible, pleasant, knowledgeable and spoke English very well, as did the guide in Moscow, incidentally. She was a bit aloof, distant, not too friendly, but otherwise fine. In fact, she was the one who suggested taking the Metro, which unexpectedly became one of the highlights of the Moscow excursion. If I have a complaint with AllTravelRussia, it is with their plan and its execution (more later).

I had requested emphasis on World War II (in Russia, the Great Patriotic War) sites and info. In scheduling us, they weren't careful about dates and a couple of the sites we wanted to see were scheduled on the third day, after we'd been to Moscow. But both sites were closed that day of the week, and that info was readily available, right on web sites describing them. Also, the included meals (lunches in St. Pete, dinner in Moscow) were not what we asked for: light meals with some choices, so we could avoid things we didn't like and choose things we did like. My request was ignored; we were given full Russian meals with a fixed menu, no choice. On the first day, a fish dish was the entre, but I am allergic to fish. Fortunately, I had the e-mail I'd sent with me and showed it to the guide, and she was able to change my entre to chicken, which was very good actually. But we didn't want a 3-4 course lunches or dinner (in Moscow). We had the guide drop the lunch the third day, although we never got any credit or refund. But, particularly in contrast to the ship's tours, the prices were so reasonable we didn't worry too much about it.

The people who were on the ship's tour to Moscow saw us boarding the same train for which they were forced to queue up and wait on the way back, and asked us what we had done. I was candid and open so they were not happy when I explained what we had arranged and particularly what it had cost. Also, when we returned to the ship, we found they had laid on a late supper for those who had gone to Moscow, so up we went and had something. Well, it turns out the late supper was supposed to be just for those on the ship's tour, but we and others on 'independent' tours, there were a dozen or more of us, crashed the party, actually got there first, and they didn't realize it until the larger group arrived and there weren't enough tables/places set. By that time, the 'independents' had all gotten served and were eating; what could they do?

A couple from the larger group sat down with us and asked us about our tour, and they were the ones I told about our arrangement and its cost. They turned to others who’d been with them and announced the details, loudly enough so the whole room heard, which started a lot of bitching and complaining. I gathered they weren't very happy with the ship's tour to begin with, and this was the straw that broke the camel's back. We finished up and beat it out of there, but overheard later that one of the excursion staff came to check on something and ran into a real mess. I caught a cold on the trip, which forced me to bed the second day following in Tallinn, so by the time we reappeared we heard about the contretemps' but apparently no one recalled who started it, thankfully.

Because of what happened to us, I would probably not use AllTravelRussia if I were to go again, or if I did, I would be sure to get confirmation of every detail of the tour. They do have good reviews generally, and we were certainly helped by their visa department and liked the guides and drivers. Their weakness, I say now with full 20:20 hindsight, is that once the sales person who plans the tour, sells it to you and collects your money, he (or she) transfers the plan to their Russia office for implementation; there is no follow-up to make sure it gets done right. And that is where our problems arose; we paid for a custom tour but got a standard package with a few destinations switched, and no one checked them out, even to see when they were open the day we were scheduled to go. If you check every detail that’s important to you, it should be OK, but that’s a hell of a way to have to do business, in my opinion.

Thank you for the 20/20 hindsight observation on your Russian tour operator, and better priced than the ship's excursion cost.

Thanks very much for the feedback.

We had the same experience as you so far as price. We originally booked a Viking Cruise but, hearing some things about the river cruises that made us unhappy, looked into other options. T-A-R cost the same or less than a cruise and had us in hotels for 11 days. We opted for the private tour. They have three tour levels, based on hotels. We originally opted for the four star as it did not cost much more than the three star hotels. Finally we decided to throw it all in and upgraded to five star. In Moscow we will be at the newly opened Kempinsky which is two blocks from Red Square. In St. Petersburg it is the Grand Hotel Europe, one of the most vaunted luxury hotels in Russia. Location is important for us as the tours use up only part of the day so being in the center of everything for our independent touring is important. As with many other cities, the less you pay, the farther out of the center of town you are.

We have been working with our salesman in D.C. and he seems to get back to us with the changes we want. He recently returned from Russia so is up on everything. When I asked they said they paid the full TA commission if I wanted so I got my usual TA on board so he is watching our back and giving us that extra level of comfort. He also set up our air, which I know pays him little or nothing, and got us business class for much less than T-A-R wanted for economy, though it took working for a while with a consolidator. He's happy to get his 10 percent on this trip without having booked it. He also took care of the trip insurance. We've been doing a lot of research on the CC sister site Trip Advisor and will write a report there. We will, I guess, become a source of info for CC members after having spent 5 days in Moscow and 6 in SP.

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Anybody considering a day trip to Moscow from St. Petersburg on the Sapsan may want to look at our travelogue filled with pictures.

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1927687

Very informative. Thanks dor sharing. Jeff

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