Helsinki arrival

It was a quieter morning today as we were all washed out from a very hot night and limited sleep. After breakfast Regan, Siljie and I went for a walk to the beautiful church in their village. The original section was built in the 12th century and expanded over the next six centuries. The gardens around the grave stones were immaculately maintained.

Line, Jesper, Regan and I said goodbye to the girls and headed to the airport. It was a very smooth process to check in and board the flight to Helsinki. We did not have to show our passports on the way out or on our arrival into Finland. Another currency change to the Euro.

After a little confusion on the uber pick up spot we arrived at our hotel which is right in the centre of town. We quickly settled into our rooms and headed out for dinner. We picked an Italian restaurant and enjoyed delicious food. We then wandered around the city getting back to our hotel at 10pm in full sunlight, it is 11pm as I type this and there are no street lights on yet. The days will be longer still once we head north this weekend.Read more