Florida Tour 11  
St Petersburg  
St Petersburg Pier The Pier St Petersburg
St Petersburg - welcome to the pier from which trolleys make guided tours of the city - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Pier - Inverted Pyramid - St Petersburg Tampa Bay Power Station, Apollo Beach
The pier is well-known for its inverted pyramid structure (left) viewed from which is Tampa Electric's power station (right) across Tampa Bay at Apollo Beach - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Pelicans, St Petersburg Pier Pelicans, St Petersburg Pier
Pelicans at St Petersburg's Pier - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Vinoy  Renaissance Hotel St Petersburg Tampa
The Vinoy Renaissance Hotel (above) and a Sunday regatta (right) viewed from the upper deck of St Petersburg Pier - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Vinoy  Renaissance Hotel St Petersburg Vinoy  Renaissance Hotel St Petersburg
The Vinoy welcomes those wishing come in and have a look around . . .
 Dale Chihuly Chandelier, Vinoy  Renaissance Hotel St Petersburg  Dale Chihuly Chandelier, Vinoy  Renaissance Hotel St Petersburg
. . .and visit the Grand Ballroom to see the famous Dale Chihuly Chandelier best viewed from directly underneath, but impossible to do so on this occasion - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Vinoy  Renaissance Hotel St Petersburg
Fifth Avenue, St Petersburg - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow  
4th Street St Petersburg

Fourth Street, St Petersburg - all but deserted on a hot Sunday afternoon in early October 2010 - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow

Snell Arcade, St Petersburg Snell Arcade, St Petersburg
The Snell Arcade built in 1926 - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Downtown St Petersburg - the city center is easy to get around on foot - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Scenes in St Pete's - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow  
US Highway 92 St Petersburg Florida Bank, US Highway 92 St Petersburg
4th Street is also US Highway 92 (above) and the Florida Bank (right) at 500 4th St North - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Spanish Moss on the streets (above) and palms in gardens - St Petersburg - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
St Petersburg condominiums - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow  
Moon Under Water, St Petersburg Moon Under Water, St Petersburg
Time for a long cool drink  . . . the Moon Under Water on Beach Drive NE - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Tampa  
Tampa Aquarium Tampa Aquarium
The Florida Aquarium has an extensive collection of birds and fish - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
American crocodile, Tampa Aquarium Alligator, Tampa Aquarium
As well as the birds and the fish you can also see an American crocodile (left) as opposed to an alligator (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
AMERICAN VICTORY, Tampa FL AMERICAN VICTORY, Tampa FL
Close by the Florida Aquarium is the restored Victory ship AMERICAN VICTORY named after American University, Washington.  Although built in 1945 she saw service in Vietnam before being laid up on the James River - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Streetcars, Tampa FL
No streetcars were running between Downtown Tampa and Ybor City and buses appeared to run only at peak times - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Despite its being a weekday much of Tampa had a deserted look - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
River Walk, Tampa Florida St Pete Times Forum,
River Walk (left) and St Pete Times Forum (right) which is a sports and recreation center by the River Walk - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
For less than $200,000 you could buy one of these condominiums approved by Fannie Mae - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Turkish looking Henry B Plant Museum, Tampa Waterfront, Tampa
The Henry B Plant Museum (above) became the Tampa Bay Hotel before being absorbed into the University of Tampa.  Back at the waterfront (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow

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Celebration, Florida