Anna and Masha, Hi there! We’re back home and back to the work grind after a wonderful trip to Russia... thank you again for everything! We sincerely would not have had near the trip we had if we had not had your services and guidance. Our heads are still spinning from all of the rich history, beautiful sights, fascinating stories and cultural information you taught us. We could not have asked for better guides than both of you... From Lindsay Meyer (lmeyer@indianatriallawyers.org), August 2011

...We are just back and I can't say enough positive things about Masha. She was a great choice. We ended up connecting with 2 other families from our cruise and made a group of 9. We saw so much in 2 days - I still can't believe we fit it all in and for such a reasonable price.
In addition to the standard city tour, visits to Peterof and Catherine's Palace, the Hermitage, Spilled Blood Church, the metro and a canal boat ride we also added some very special things. We enjoyed a stop at a Russian supermarket, went to Choral synagogue and took the hydrofoil over to Peterof.

From Cool Cruiser (boards.cruisecritic.com)

Dear Marsha: We would like to thank you once again for your wonderful touring service throughout St Petersburg. Our 5 days there has left us with many fond memories and we feel we have learnt so much about the places we visited. St Petersburg's history is a fascinating one and the excellent standard of all of the tour guides provided ensured we made the most of our time. All of the guides presented relevant, interesting and extensive information in a format that was easy to understand and most enjoyable. The friendly way in which we were treated and the extent to which the guides were willing to help us left us most impressed and was most appreciated. Right from the beginning of planning our personalised itinerary to the delivery of the touring services, your company is run in a most professional way. Good luck in your future endeavours. Kind Regards

From Linda Wood, (rgwood@netspace.net.au), July 2011

Dear Masha: We are back in Canada, after our wonderful trip to St. Petersburg. Thank you for being such an excellent guide. We interrupted you so many times with our questions and you were always very patient. When we saw some of the guides who worked in the Hermitage, we felt very grateful that you were so patient with us, and always so gracious. It was Nancy's first trip to Russia and she saw many things that were new. I hope we can come again some day and in the meantime will not hesitate to recommend you to anyone else whom we know may wish to visit your beautiful city. All the best Ian and Nancy.

From Ian and Nancy, jpducarme@brutele.be

I want to commend our Saint Petersburg guide, Vankova U. Maria (Masha). She was exceptional and went way beyond the normal call of duty to help us out. We really appreciated her and found her to be very competent and a pleasure to be with.

From Randall Peeters, rlpeeters@msn.com

Hallo Anna, we would like to thank you for the great efford you took to make us see St Peterburg in the best light. We liked stolling thtough the city, along the canals and the Prospects, admiring the city palaces and churches. Most people we met were very helpful, although sometimes language was a problem. Thank you again for enabling us to see so much in two days… We will keep a good memory of our visit and if one of our friends wishes to have a guide we will certainly recommend to contact you.

kind regards
From Henry Glattfelder, henryglattfelder@bluewin.ch

Inna,
I'm not sure you'll remember us, but you were our tour guide this past summer when were visiting Russia. I wanted to let you know that my friends and I are still talking about the vacation and your name comes up all the time. Seriously, you were the best guide we had on the trip.
Have a great holiday and a very happy new year!

Jerry

Dear Inna,
Thanks again for the excellent guiding you gave our group during our visit in St. Petersburg.
It was wonderful and a privilege meeting you.
For now all the best and I hope to see you some where somehow in the future.

Regards, Jan.

Bonjour Elena!!!
Nous avons eu le plaisir de vous avoir pour guide en 2009.Excusez-nous de ne pas avoir pris de vos nouvelles plus tôt. Nous allons bien; et quels beaux souvenirs ont a ramené de chez vous.A bientôt peut-être!

Robert et Véronique.

Anna - German speeking guide:
"Wir moechten uns alle nochmals ganz herzlich fuer die wunderbare und sehr informative Reiseleitung bedanken. Wir haben aber dank Ihrer kompetenten Fuehrung und dem gut zusammengestellten Programm einen raschen Ueberblick zu allen Sehenswuerdigkeiten erhalten. Wir sind ueberzeugt, dass wir wieder einmal nach St.Petersburg kommen werden."

6.10.2009 Porsche Club Seetal- Luzern

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