Day out in St Petersberg
Minka of Southampton - Cruising Log
Edmund Wigan
Fri 1 Jul 2011 09:33
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Position N59 57.97 E030 14.72
Yacht Club
Lena, our Russian Guide took us into St Petersberg
to see a chart agent. This was the other side of town where there were some very
tatty buildings. We eventually found the place which would have been impossible
without Lena.
 But first we went in here which turned out to be a
night club. They were very helpful and gave us completely the wrong directions
to the chart agent.
Eventually we got sorted out and set off into the
City to do some sightseeing. The Metro (tube) is much smarter than our
underground and very cheap at about 50p a journey irrespective of the
destination. This is the concourse of one station.
 I took few pictures of the sights as there are much
better ones available. We stopped and had a drink and Lena tried on the Tilley
hat which my brother William gave me for my birthday.
 It suits her much better than me but she does have
an innate advantage!
There are several reproduction gallions used as
restaurants one of which has a lion as a figure head.
 He looks very cross but he is sitting on his
spherical objects. They had two other more traditional figureheads as
well
 That was yesterday. Today I have just written three
blogs and am going to have a lazy day. I understand we are leaving here on the
evening of 3rd July./ We have to set off at night because they only open the
bridges in St Petersberg then.
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