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Featured Trip White Nights in St. Petersburg June 18, 2010 - June 26, 2010 Join our private tour of St.Petersburg and savor the irresistible foods and musical interludes of the Russian White Nights . A rich "banquet of the minds" hosted by Harvard chef Nicholas Zakharoff, and escorted by Roxana von Kraus. This travel premiere is passionately designed to enrich and intrigue; with performances at the Mariinsky and the Hermitage theaters, visits to Imperial palaces and Bolshevik memorials, cruises along the "Venetian canals", morning walks through the local markets, kitchen cooking demonstrations and even vodka tasting contests. And it all happens in Saint Petersburg, the magical city by the Baltic Sea,.Founded by Tsar Peter I of Russia in 1703, it served as the capital of the Russian Empire for more than two hundred years . In 1914 the city became Petrograd (Петрогра́д) After the 1917 October Revolution , when the capital was moved to Moskow , it was renamed Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924-1991) in honor of the Bolshevik leader. Only in 1991 the city regained its Imperial name and presently the Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments constitute a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Petro Palace in the city center is our "Russian home." Opened in 2006 in a renovated 19th century building, the hotel has become the favorite of the Russian elite and business world. It offers a grand pool, fitness center, individual AC system, and high-speed wireless Internet connection. It is close to Nevski Prospekt and the Admiralty building, St.Isaac’ Cathedral, the Hermitage, Palace Square, Kazan Cathedral, Marinsky theater, Russian Museum. Space is limited and available only to Harvard Club members. For more information, please contact Roxana von Kraus 617-421-9494 or quovadis@usa.com Interested in the itinerary and visa information? |
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About Nicholas Zakharoff
ACF Certified Executive Chef Nickolas Zakharoff has been at the Harvard Club for the last 15 years after 20 years in the Hotel Industry. Of Russian decent, he began his career with the Hilton Corporation by way of the American Culinary Federation (ACF) apprenticeship program and later joined Westin International and the Seattle Yacht Club. He then joined the Sheraton Corporation for thirteen years working in many large flagship properties as Executive Chef and opening many new Hotels around the Country. Chef Zakharoff was also the National Culinary recruiter for the Sheraton Corporation and candidate for Corporate Chef. Chef Zakharoff is one of the few American chefs to compete in the International Culinary Olympics held in Frankfurt, Germany every four years (and Canada) where he won a high scoring Gold medal. For the last 18 years Chef Zakharoff has been a certified ACF Culinary Arts competition judge, both domestically and internationally for hot and cold food, pastries and ice carvings. |
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