Aug 6 - Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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August 2012

  1. Friday
    Traveling to Stockholm
  2. Saturday
    Stockholm
  3. Sunday
    Helsinki
  4. Monday
    Saint Petersburg
  5. Tuesday
    Tallinn
  6. Wednesday
    At sea
  7. Thursday
    Copenhagen
  8. Friday Back in Oslo

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Saint Petersburg is a very fascinating city.

We had an early morning in Saint Petersburg.

The sunrise was nice from the breakfast tables.
The deck was very wet after some heavy raining during the night.

Roy and Sidsel Fasting are waiting for the bus transport.
The side of our ship.

It is very impressive.
Our guide in Saint Petersburg.

Some worn facades on a ill-maintained residential block.
University of Fine Arts.

Streets of Saint Petersburg.
A statue imported from Egypt and duly paid for by Nicolai IInd.

One of the bridges over the main river of the city.
Nice onion domes so famous in Russia.

A guardian lion next to the river.
An other monumental building of the city.

Martin next to the river.
Martin with the Summer Palace in the background.

Nice building.

Pretty flowers next to the river.

A big bronze plate showing historical places of the city.
Another heaven reaching spire of one of the many churches of the city.

The Winter Palace of Saint Petersburg.
The favorite beer of the local hobos of the ciry.

A Russian armor personal carrier, BTR 60 outside a military museum.
One 7,62 cm field piece.

Tourist junk next to the river.
The Aurora where the Bolshevik revolution started. There is a video as well of this ship. Have a look.

The Aurora from the rear.
All the sale stalls next to the river and the ship.

Another massive building of the city.
Streets of Saint Petersburg. They could need some more maintenance.

Nicolai IInd on his horse.
May-Britt and Martin had a pleasant day together in Saint Petersburg.

A WW II sub used during the siege of Saint Petersburg. I lasted 900 days.
Free booze samples in the tourist shop were welcome.

Fur is one of the main exports of Russia after oil and gas.
Wall of tourist goodies.

Martin and Elisabeth with a Russian beer.
In the evening, time for a nice dinner and tooth picks.

Martin is enjoying his dinner and beers.
Roy and Wenche aren't too happy with their potato dishes.  

The next day, Tuesday  August 7th, we visited Tallinn in Estonia.


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August 10, 2012 at 19:52 hours.