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Baltic Cruise - 2011 July
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Turku
Continuing the river walk
Looking across the river and up Kaupiaskatu
Looking up river towards Auransilta
Teatterisilta - Theatre footbridge
Myllysilta. The original bridge sagged alarmingly on 2010 March 6. The decision was taken to demolish and rebuild.
These two figures only 30cm high sit on the gunwale of a restaurant boat moored beside Läntinen Rantakatu near Föri
The free passenger ferry, imaginatively called Föri. I could not see the means of propulsion but I assume it uses submerged chains
Ventilators for the district heating scheme. Presumably to let off steam if pressure builds up for some reason
Segyn
The last remaining wooden three-masted barque in the world
Leaving Turku
Gulf of Finland
Porvoo
Helsinki
Variotram
The
Variotram article in Wikipedia describes the problems they had in Helsinki with these trams. A few months after I saw this tram, the same make turned up
in Croydon.
Leaving Helsinki
Sunset in the Gulf of Finland
Saint Petersburg
Hydrofoil to Peterhof
Peterhof
Called the Sea Canal, this looks like a lock with recesses for the gates
I think these were actors playing Grigori Rasputin and Alexandra Feodorovna Romanova but they were just sitting in a corner rather than putting themselves about to be photographed
The Adam fountain - I wonder where Eve learned hairdressing!
They have dismantled socialism but the squirrels are still red
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