Walking Helsinki

Trip Start Jun 02, 2012

Trip End Jun 28, 2012

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Flag of Finland Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland
Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Spent most of the day exploring Helsinki today. Arrived mid morning on the overnight ferry from Stockholm, joined Bjorn, a local walking friend, for a walk through the city, then, after lunch, toured the city on a guided 3 hour coach tour. Next two nights are in a spa resort on the shores of the Baltic Sea just outside the medieval city (2nd oldest in Finland) of Porvoo.

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Interesting priorities	Lutheran cemetery	Lutheran cemetery	rather imposing WC break
Finland's parliament building	The ferry we arrived on this morning	Sternwheeler dwarfed by our ferry	Everything you need to make a fur coat!
The Church in the Rock	The Church in the Rock	The Church in the Rock from the outside	Guide, Richard, expounding on Jean Sibelius
Our group in front of the Sibelius Monument	The artist denies any connection to a pipe organ	The Sibelius Monument	The Sibelius Monument
The Sibelius Monument	John horsing around, to Jane's chagrin	Jane reconciled to John's new headgear	As Jane had intended the shot
Sparkie intrigued with the sounds of Sibelius	The Sibelius Monument	Head added after the fact	Olympic Stadium - 1952 Olympics
Opening Ceremonies of European Track & Field	Opening Ceremonies of European Track & Field	Helsinki's Lutheran Cathedral	Helsinki's Lutheran Cathedral
Uspenski Finnish Orthodox Cathedral	Uspenski Finnish Orthodox Cathedral	Uspenski Finnish Orthodox Cathedral	Typical Finnish dinner - Karelian hot pot