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Expensive but nice
Our trip finally got under way with a lift to the airport and then an early flight to Helsinki from Heathrow. Hotel Ava is a little way out of the centre and took some finding but we eventually managed it. Ava is more of a hostel really but it did the job.
Helsinki looks and feels like many other European cities in that it has some large …
Here We Go Again!
1 - 3.12.2012. Helsinki. Finland
Maailmanloppu on tulossa.
Mayat olivat oikeassa. Pitkäkalenteri tulee päätökseensä 21.12.2012. Sen jälkeen maailmamme lakkaa olemasta. Aika on käymässä vähiin ja nyt pitää ottaa lopuista päivistä kaikki irti. Kerrankos sitä ihmiskunta lakkaa olemasta. Mitä tekisit jos tietäisit apokalypsin alkavan kahden viikon päästä? Nyt on jo korkea-aika toimia..
Duunit loppu ...
From start to Finnish
... need a degree in navigation to work the tram system in Helsinki as very quickly we found ourselves on the other side of the city heading in the complete opposite direction of everything that we had planned. Off we hopped at the next stop and reformulated a plan, to go to the Temppeliaukio Church. This church was actually carved into the rock and forms a stunning circular church with a glass and copper wire roof so that you can see the sky. A really ...
Ferry Adventure to Helsinki and Tour Around City
... also has a music arranging program he uses for his teaching called "Sibelius", so I guess that was also named after him. There is an additional sculpture with a bust of Sibelius immediately adjacent to the other major sculpture.
In the evening we dined out at a local restaurant and had a "Danish Christmas Dinner". That was an incredible meal with pork (with great crisp crackle) and vegetables (of a local variety), along with other special ...
On the way to Finland
... days of living in Korea when you could count on the Koreans to have a huge plane totally emptied in 10 minutes. We walk forever it seems to get our luggage and just before we get there, a small desk for immigration. I go to one man and my daughter goes to the other next to him. I am able to answer the questions of our trip but she hasn't had time to read the fine print, so to say, so each ...