St. Petersburg tops Moscow as Russia's leading tourist destination
<p><span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Petersburg">Petersburg</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>. <span word="Coming">Coming</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="train">train</span>, <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cruise">cruise</span> <span word="ship">ship</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 6 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Petersburg">Petersburg</span>, <span word="Russia">Russia</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="flow">flow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="waterways">waterways</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="canals">canals</span>, <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Petersburg">Petersburg</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="Venice">Venice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span>." <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="outnumbering">outnumbering</span> <span word="inhabitants">inhabitants</span>, <span word="Russia">Russia</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Venice">Venice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="list">list</span>.</p><p><span word="Emilia">Emilia</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quantity">quantity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="helpfulness">helpfulness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Petersburg">Petersburg</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="cruise">cruise</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="call">call</span>, <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="handling">handling</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tight">tight</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="controls">controls</span>, <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="cruise">cruise</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Petersburg">Petersburg</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="visas">visas</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="witness">witness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="history">history</span>.</p><p><span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Czars">Czars</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Winter">Winter</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stormed">stormed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bolsheviks">Bolsheviks</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1917. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hermitage">Hermitage</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="museums">museums</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="Anya">Anya</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span>, <span word="loves">loves</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Czarist">Czarist</span> <span word="palaces">palaces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="costumes">costumes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="display">display</span>.</p>
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