483 Russia Grand Tour; London This Year; What Europeans Think of Americans
Travel with Rick Steves
Rick Steves
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🗓️ 6 May 2017
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Author Lisa Dickey describes her recurring travels around Russia, where she explores how life keeps changing for the average local citizen. Then we'll get up to date on the newest and not-to-be-missed sights in London as a tour guide highlights the special exhibits and events luring visitors to the city this year. Plus, tour guides from Hungary, Germany, and Greece discuss how US pop culture has influenced their lives…and their views of Americans.
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| 0:00.0 | Every 10 years Lisa Dickie travels across Russia and while she's noticed a lot of changes there |
| 0:05.8 | she finds that some things are just timeless. But I just remember standing on the shores |
| 0:10.8 | of the lake and looking out on the lake and thinking I'm stranded by the shores of Lake by call |
| 0:15.1 | I have no idea how we're going to get back to civilization but I just could not be happier right now |
| 0:19.3 | I just felt like the most beautiful place in the world |
| 0:21.5 | Coming up we get pointers for getting to know everyday Russians outside of the main tourist cities. |
| 0:27.1 | A local guide gets us up to date on what's new and what's not to miss this year when visiting |
| 0:31.1 | London. |
| 0:32.1 | There are lots of special exhibits to keep you |
| 0:33.7 | busy and many of them are free. You also must go to Kew Gardens. It's like a museum |
| 0:39.5 | of plant life. It's the best botanical garden in the world. |
| 0:43.0 | And a panel of friends from Germany, Hungary, and Greece confide how Europeans tend to think about |
| 0:48.0 | Americans. |
| 0:49.0 | We've always been looking towards the United States as a model for democracy. |
| 0:54.6 | It's all in the hourhead on Travel with Rick Steves. |
| 1:01.0 | Even though it's days as the seat of an empire are long gone, London remains one of the world's great capital cities. |
| 1:07.0 | While the British work out their political separation from the rest of Europe, for the time being, a devalued pound is making pricey London easier for the more |
| 1:15.1 | budget-conscious travelers. Plus, with plenty of top-notch attractions that are free of charge, |
| 1:20.3 | you could say that this year London's on sale. |
| 1:23.0 | A local Blue Badge guide takes your calls in just a bit |
| 1:26.0 | to help you plan a great London getaway. |
| 1:29.0 | We'll also hear from friends on the continent |
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