Good Morning Helsinki

We arrived to a crisp and sunny morning in Helsinki. Disembarking was pretty easy and, again, no-one was checking passports as we entered another country!

We decided to walk up to the central rail station so that we could store our luggage until our apartment was ready. Lots of cobblestone streets and walkways, which is not easy to roll a suitcase on, but we made it without too much drama or whinging (from me). Once we had stored away our cases we went to pick up our Helsinki Passes. We then went for a bit of a wander around the city, found a good coffee place - Roberts Coffee - where we had coffee, cake and free Wifi!

In Stockholm we encountered a number of establishments that were “cash free”, and so we found ourselves with leftover Swedish Kronor. We were able to use some on the cruise ship, but still had to change a fair amount into Euros at the station. There are green trams just like Melbourne here, and so it feels a bit like home, except for the bizarre language which is like nothing I have heard before.Read more