Holiday Club Caribia Spa Hotel Turku

Hello.

Blimey what a day yesterday was.

We were up and out a decent time, all packed up and dressed for the game (packed lunch, flags, cameras, sweets, everything you need for a long coach journey). Off we went to visit the Olympic tower for a lofty look at the city and a stroll through the parks round by the lakes next to the stadium, before heading up to the Holiday Inn for 3.30pm to meet with the gang and travel up to the match (which could ...

Matkustus tapahtuu aina itsekkäistä syistä. Niin tälläkin kertaa. Nyt lähdetään juhlimaan Memmun kolmekymppisiä Ilarin ja Memmun tyyliin. Rinkan, passin ja hammasharjan lisäksi varustelistalla :

2 x Housut
2 x Alushousut
2 x Sukat
2 x T-Paita
1 x Huppari
1 x Puolen metrin rauta kettinki

Eiköhän näillä pärjätä...

"A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving." ~Lao Tzu

Caught the train from Helsinki to Turku which only took about two hours. They have very nice trains. Easy city to navigate. I'm going to check out the harbour and book a spot on one of the ferries heading for ALands. Unfortunately I can't go today because the ferries only depart at 0815 and 2015. So I'm staying in Turku today which is fine because I forgot that I wanted to see the castle. Now I'm just waiting for the hostel to open so I can drop my bag off. It's getting lighter every day.

... walk it to the ferry, mostly so I can see more of the waterway. Turns out to be longer than I thought with all the weight. I still make it with no problem, just lots of exercise.

The ferry arrives at 6 AM. Almost everyone has a cabin for the night. I opt to skip it. I have to find a seat on the activity level which includes the restaurant, bar … I actually found some chairs that are similar to airline ones with more room. Surprisingly ...

... through my lip. I have a swollen lip as well as a cut. Ah well. You won't see front-on photos of me today at least. This was the first hotel booking we had that did not include breakfast. We could have paid for the buffet, but elected instead to walk to the kauppahalla (covered food markets) & then later the kauppatori (markets under awnings in the main town square). The kauppahalla looks a lot like Helsinki's, and both date from the 1890s. We bought some pastries ...

I found Travel Pod after my trip to Northern Europe, but I thought I would just write here so that people know they can ask me if they have any questions about Finland. I studied in Turku Finland for a semester at Abo Akademi University. I lived 4km from the school and town, and the public transportation is what I used, it was not bad at all. I also had a few travels from Finland, that I will post in other blogs. Have fun on your travels and be sure to check in!

... 1073;ом))Здесь нас ждал паром до Стокг 86;льма)

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We arrived in Turku on the bus. The beautiful port city with a central street, the castle and the quay, which is more like a museum ship in the open air))
Here is the ferry to Stockholm was waiting for us)