Quote Originally Posted by tyke View Post
The intelligent ones do, and they also know why - intelligent urban professionals here hate Putin as much as anyone, and also despair at the behaviour of some of their fellow countrymen on holiday in Turkey, Egypt etc. Having said that, the place does get a pretty raw deal in the Western press. St Petersburg is one of the finest cities in the world, from architecture to restaurants to art to an incredible craft beer scene. It really does have everything. And while there are a lot of morons just like anywhere, the majority of the people here are absolutely fantastic.
Done.. Will you be my guide?
I've got a couple of euros spare.