Docked, St Petersburg
![Marina](https://photovoltaicpoetry.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Marina.jpg)
Our first cruise (and probably last) was the cheapest way to get to St Petersburg and catch up with friends in Helsinki and Bruges, but cruising is an alternative whacky universe.
![Early, St Petersburg Early, St Petersburg](https://photovoltaicpoetry.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Early-St-Petersburg.jpg)
![cruise ships, foggy morning cruise ships, foggy morning](https://photovoltaicpoetry.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/cruise-ships-foggy-morning.jpg)
![storm, St Petersburg storm, St Petersburg](https://photovoltaicpoetry.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/storm-St-Petersburg.jpg)
![storm flats, St Petersburg](https://photovoltaicpoetry.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/storm-flats-St-Petersburg.jpg)
The block of flats (left) -used to have a beach and gardens with trees and a view of the ocean, now the view is of cruise ships.