Naval Ships in the Neva

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I thought it was a trick of the mind. I'd been walking around the Neva for two weeks and thought I knew all the sights and landmarks. So I had to ask myself "how did I miss that"?
 Turns out I didn't of course the ships had come in earlier in the day as part of a fleet coming home.
 As we walked around one side of the river, we realized there was sub in port too. Now that is cool!
This was my last night in St. Petersburg so it was nice to see the Russian version of the Naval ships that are always seen at home in San Diego.

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