Holly in Moscow Hi, Holly. It's nice to hear that you decided to spend your vacation in Russia. There are so many things to see. You've asked about better time for the travel. It is all up to you, but I shouldn't choose late autumn and early spring. It rainy and windy that time. I would say May or June are the best options. You shouldn't try to visit as many towns as you can, 2 weeks is still not enough for exploring Russia. Just relax and enjoy your time here. You can always come here again to see towns which you wasn't able to visit this time. And don't forget about Russian cuisine, you should try borsh, vareniki, bliny. What about your route? I should spend 3 days in Moscow, then go to Saint Petersburg by train called "Sapsan". You'll definitely like this town. There are two main things you should do in Saint Petersburg: to eat "пышки" and to see how bridges open. You should decide by yourself how much time you want to spend there, but at least 3 days. You should also find time to visit Petergof - it's located near by and sometimes called "Russian Varsailles". Later you can go to Velikiy Novgorod. It's a very old and beautiful town worth of the visiting. Vladimir, Suzdal, Tula, Yaroslavl are pretty close to Moscow, you should google them. What do you think? Best regards, Valentina.