Churches and Buildings of Helsinki
22 maja 2023, Finlandia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °CThere are many churches in Helsinki and Serena also took me to the Helsinki University Library, another architectural feat of the Finns.
There are many churches in Helsinki and Serena also took me to the Helsinki University Library, another architectural feat of the Finns.
My jet lag is wearing off and I managed to sleep from 9.30pm to 4am. Serena came by at 9.20am and we decided to have a traditional Finnish breakfast(photograph attached) and then head for the Czytaj więcej
Helsinki Harbour has many islands and today Serena and I ferried out to Suomenlinna Island. It is an island that was heavily fortified by the Swedes fighting the against the Russians and a retreat for Czytaj więcej
Today, Serena had me up very early(6.00am) to catch my tram to the Central railway statio to catch a attain to Tampere, a city north of Helsinki in the country. I duly met Serena at the Station, and Czytaj więcej
Thursday was a rest day for this intrepid traveler, so I stayed close to Helsinki and experienced life as a Finn.
It started with a lazy morning drinking coffee, and then I went into the city to meet Czytaj więcej
Four intrepid NZers, along with half the population of Helsinki, boarded the local inter islander ferry ( the size of a cruise ship) and headed to Tallinn, Estonia. We were one of at least 3 ships Czytaj więcej
Today was another day to experience Helsinki after a day in Estonia. Serena and I met up with a NZ neighbours relation, Nick, who is also a NZer married to a Finn. To top it off, we met at a Kiwi Czytaj więcej
Today, my last full day in Helsinki was a surprise birthday present by Serena. Although my birthday was in March, Serena wanted to celebrate it in Helsinki so she took me to the Fazer Cocolste Co, a Czytaj więcej
Here I am leaving on another big iron bird for another country, Security at yhis airport is something else, but we are close to Russia, and that has an influence. I have now been through 3 sets of Czytaj więcej
You know when you're in London when you see...........( photos)........
Hey Arfer, you seen anything of Graeme?
I haven't Terrance, I haven't! Thought he might have called at the Safari club for a Czytaj więcej
Podróżnik Where is everyone? The streets look empty.
Podróżnik Interesting observation, everyone was at work but the streets are not crowded at all.