TOM AND EDWINA RUTHERFORD ST PETERSBURG & MOSCOW RUSSIA 2020 “WV E’ E Learned that peopLE wiLL FORGET what theY saw, PEOPLE wiLL forget what THEY eat and dranK, BUT peopLE wiLL neVER forget HOW it made them feeL.” TOM RUTHERFORD CONTENTS Forward 4 Day Four Day Eight Program Overview 5 Catherine Palace 23 Cosmonaut City 36 Astoria Rocco Forte St Petersburg 7 Podvorye Restaurant 24 Voskhod Restaurant 37 Ararat Park Hyatt 8 Fabergé Museum 25 Danilovsky Food Market 38 Conservatory Restaurant & Bar 9 Private Canal Boat Cruise Shopping At The GUM Gastronomica Restaurant 26 Doctor Zhivago Restaurant 39 Transportation – Mercedes Sprinter 10 Dinning Mastery 11 MOSCOW Day Nine Day Five Shopping At The Gum 40 ST Petersburg Sapsan High Speed Train To Moscow 27 Asia Beauty Spa Day One Chips Restaurant 28 Moscow City Golf Club 41 Mansarda Restaurant 13 Twins Gardens Restaurant 42 Day Six Insight Restaurant 43 Day Two The Kremlin 29 Hermitage Museum 14 Bolshoi Restaurant 30 Day Ten “The Repa” Restaurant 15 Bolshoi Theatre 31 Depart Moscow 44 Caviar Tasting 16 Sempre Restaurant 32 “Kostya Kreutz’ 17 Day Seven Tom and Edwina Rutherford 45 Day Three Kgb Spy Hunting Quest 33 Thank you 46 Ballet Master Class 18 Cold War Bunker 34 Golf Club Peterhof 19 Walking Tour Around Red Square 35 Ginza Restaurant 20 White Rabbit Russian Empire - Vodka Tasting 21 Blok Restaurant 22 TOM RUTHERFORD FORWARD Comrades,... A warm welcome to Rrrrussia! Eddie and I are very excited to present an We understand the perils and make this Timing is of the essence as we can unforgettable culinary and cultural tour of program easy, you see what is important in accommodate up to 14 travelers, so it’s the St Petersburg and Moscow. an organised way with easy access to sites a case of first-in-best-dressed. In other which often have very long queues. English words, be quick to secure your spot. As After our recent trips there, we were speaking guides will be with us throughout numbers are limited, should you have a surprised by the breadth and depth of the the program, both to translate commentary friend or acquaintance who would love to history, culture and culinary experiences and answer any questions you have about join us, please connect us. the country has to offer. We will leverage what you see. We will meet local people the opportunities and relationships formed and understand some of the background The itinerary allows for flexibility on the and have curated a once in a lifetime of why the “poker face” approach to life. optional activities and tours allowing you Russian discovery program. to join in if you would like or have the time to Our overnight stays in the most luxurious yourself. We will leave this to you to decide. From the moment you arrive, you will hotels will bookend each day allowing discover, understand and appreciate you to reflect on the cultural, historic and The inclusions may change slightly leading what Russia really is about, dispelling any culinary experiences of the day. up to the program but rest assured per-conceived ideas. From the historic the experience will not! The intrigue, I will personally plan the menus with each palaces to the modern, cutting-edge astonishing beauty, cultural discoveries restaurants we dine at so as to suit the restaurants you’ll discover Russia both and history on an epic level await. mood and the occasion. I have enlisted new and old. Christopher Hayes, one of the great wine We do hope you like what you read and minds of Australia to assist with selection Our experiences first hand have allowed can’t wait to experience this with you all, of the best Russian and European wine us to know what to do and what not to do. if you know us, you can be sure this will be paired to our meals. Russia is an amazing destination but can loads of fun. be lost if you are not in the right hands, The pricing is inclusive of hotels, transport, English is extremely limited, taxi drivers tours, cuisine, wine with a few surprises can be deceitful, and street signs resemble along the way other than stated options. nothing you will see on the map. For solo travelers, the twin share rate will apply so as to achieve the best value for all. Tom and Edwina Rutherford PAGE FOUR RUSSIA SEPTEMBER 12 - 23, 2019 PROGRAM OVERVIEW Russia 2020 Program Overview Day ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE Friday 18th Saturday 19th Sunday 20th Monday 21st Tuesday 22nd Date September September September September September Location Arrive St Petersburg St Petersburg St Petersburg St Petersburg St Petersburg to Moscow Early Early morning walk Early morning walk Early morning walk Early morning walk Breakfast Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel Optional Golf/Ballet Catherine's Palace & AM Hermitage Museum Visit Masterclass or Free Morning Park Tsarskoe Selo Free Morning Sapsan High Speed Train Optional Late lunch at Russian Podvorye for a connection between Lunch The Repa Restaurant Ginza Restaurant Restaurant St. Petersburg and Moscow City Tour around St Optional Faberge Arrive Moscow PM Arrive St Petersburg Free afternoon Petersburg with Prof. Museum visit Ritz Carlton Alexei Lepork Optional Caviar Tasting Vodka tasting in Russian Private Canal Boat Ride Optional and show followed by Empire Restaurant Dinner Mansarda to Gastronomica Chips Restaurant Dinner in Kostya Kreutz' frollowed by dinner at Restaurant or Free Evening flat Blok Restaurant Optional Astoria Optional Bar Area - Optional Astoria Optional Astoria Optional Mendeleev Late Lichfield Bar Rubinstein street. 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Astoria Rocco Astoria Rocco Astoria Rocco Astoria Rocco Ritz Carlton Over night Forte Hotel Forte Hotel Forte Hotel Forte Hotel Moscow PAGE FIVE Day SIX SEVEN EIGHT NINE TEN Wednesday 23rd Thursday 24th Friday 25th Saturday 26th Sunday 27th Date September September September September September Location Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Depart Moscow Early Early morning walk Early morning walk Early morning walk Early morning walk Early morning walk Breakfast Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel Optinal Optional Optional Armory Chamber and AM KGB Spy Hunting Quest Cosmonaut City visit Golf/Spar/Shopping or Kremlin Territory visit or Free Morning or Free Morning Free Morning Optional Late Lunch at Lunch Bolshoi Restaurant Bunker 42 Voskhod Restaurant Depart Moscow Twins Garden Restaurant Optional Danilovsky Food Backstage tour of Guided Tour and Walk PM Market/Shopping Free Afternoon Bolshoi Theatre around Red Square or Free Afternoon Optional Dinner Sempre Restaurant White Rabbit Restaurant Doctor Zhivago Insight Restaurant or Free Evening Optional Bar area Optional Bar area Optional Bar area Optional Bar area Late Chisti Prudi / Kitai Gorod Chisti Prudi / Kitai Gorod Chisti Prudi / Kitai Gorod Red October Party Area / Pokrovka street / Pokrovka street / Pokrovka street Ararat Park Hyatt Ararat Park Hyatt Ararat Park Hyatt Ararat Park Hyatt Over night In Flight Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Russia 2020 Program Overview Day ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE Friday 18th Saturday 19th Sunday 20th Monday 21st Tuesday 22nd Date September September September September September Location Arrive St Petersburg St Petersburg St Petersburg St Petersburg St Petersburg to Moscow Early Early morning walk Early morning walk Early morning walk Early morning walk Breakfast Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel Optional Golf/Ballet Catherine's Palace & AM Hermitage Museum Visit Masterclass or Free Morning Park Tsarskoe Selo Free Morning Sapsan High Speed Train Optional Late lunch at Russian Podvorye for a connection between Lunch The Repa Restaurant Ginza Restaurant Restaurant St. Petersburg and Moscow City Tour around St Optional Faberge Arrive Moscow PM Arrive St Petersburg Free afternoon Petersburg with Prof. Museum visit Ritz Carlton Alexei Lepork RUSSIA SEPTEMBER 12 - 23, 2019Optional Caviar Tasting Vodka tasting in Russian Private Canal Boat Ride Optional PROGRAM OVERVIEW and show followed by Empire Restaurant Dinner Mansarda to Gastronomica Chips Restaurant Dinner in Kostya Kreutz' frollowed by dinner at Restaurant or Free Evening flat Blok Restaurant Optional Astoria Optional Bar Area - Optional Astoria Optional Astoria Optional Mendeleev Late Lichfield Bar Rubinstein street. 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Astoria Rocco Astoria Rocco Astoria Rocco Astoria Rocco Ritz Carlton Over night Forte Hotel Forte Hotel Forte Hotel Forte Hotel Moscow Day SIX SEVEN EIGHT NINE TEN Wednesday 23rd Thursday 24th Friday 25th Saturday 26th Sunday 27th Date September September September September September Location Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Depart Moscow Early Early morning walk Early morning walk Early morning walk Early morning walk Early morning walk Breakfast Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel Optinal Optional Optional Armory Chamber and AM KGB Spy Hunting Quest Cosmonaut City visit Golf/Spar/Shopping or Kremlin Territory visit or Free Morning or Free Morning Free Morning Optional Late Lunch at Lunch Bolshoi Restaurant Bunker 42 Voskhod Restaurant Depart Moscow Twins Garden Restaurant Optional Danilovsky Food Backstage tour of Guided Tour and Walk PM Market/Shopping Free Afternoon Bolshoi Theatre around Red Square or Free Afternoon Optional Dinner Sempre Restaurant White Rabbit Restaurant Doctor Zhivago Insight Restaurant or Free Evening Optional Bar area Optional Bar area Optional Bar area Optional Bar area Late Chisti Prudi / Kitai Gorod Chisti Prudi / Kitai Gorod Chisti Prudi / Kitai Gorod Red October Party Area / Pokrovka street / Pokrovka street / Pokrovka street Ararat Park Hyatt Ararat Park Hyatt Ararat Park Hyatt Ararat Park Hyatt Over night In Flight Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow PAGE SIX RUSSIA SEPTEMBER 18 - 27, 2020 HOTELS ST PETERSBURG Astoria Rocco Forte Hotels 5 - stars September 18 - 22, 2019 - 4 nights Standard Double Rooms - Included Rocco Forte’s Hotel Astoria is ideally located in the centre of St Petersburg overlooking the landmark St Isaac’s Cathedral and within easy walking distance of the world-famous Hermitage Museum and Mariinsky Theatre.