Murmansk came at us with some overcast as we decended on our Tu-134 flight, which is what we were told to expect, but the sun broke out as we landed and the weather didn't look as bad as we thought. We were picked up by a very plush coach and after check-in at the hotel had a few hours to spare before dinner so it seemed like a good opportunity to go for a wander. I really wanted to see the famous dockyards, so a half hour walk found us at the edge of these huge docks, but with limited chances to really shoot as most access roads had barriers with guards, even though this wasn't the Navy part of the area. What we saw was still really interesting with masses of cranes and ships, this was like the London Docklands in the glory days before it became an expensive place to live. The sun here didn't go below about 20 degrees above the horizon as this city is so far north, being above the Arctic Circle, but lucky for me I have been working shift work for so long that light doesn't bother me.

(All taken with a Canon SD940)

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