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Helsinki highlights.... Kind of...
... that we need to get a bit smarter about our travel so that we could really make the most of each place. We then proceeded to pretty much not see anything in Helsinki. What we did do is figure out that a Eurail pass would be very very handy. They're supposed to be purchased a couple of weeks in advance of your trip but luckily they can also be purchased when you are in Europe... With a small mark ...
First week of school and my trip to Helsinki
... vooral om nog na te praten over het spel.
Toen het weekend om was, werd het toch tijd om de schoolbanken in te gaan. Hoewel, een begin te maken. Ik had voordat ik vertrok keuzes moeten maken over de vakken die ik wil volgen. Nu kwam ik maandag op school, en wat bleek? Ja, de vakken overlappen of bestaan helemaal niet, of zijn toch niet helemaal wat bij mijn opleiding past. De eerste week ben ik dus vooral bezig geweest met het uitzoeken naar welke vakken ...
On board the ferry
... The waitress offers champagne and vodka and it was probably part of the package but we decline and go to get hot food which has a shorter line. It's not bad for a buffet ferry and has green beans. The turkey isn't bad I thought but my daughter didn't like it. She got a large piece of fish and then couldn't eat it because it wasn't salmon. So I ate it. Went and got water for us and the wine is free and comes ...
15th Travel Post – Helsinki, Finland
... While there we visited the little marina behind it.
On the way back to the tram station we walked through a park in the downtown area. We found another troop of pan pipe players; we call them the Zamphir copycats. We have found them throughout the world selling their CDs. Those guys sure do get around on their coffee can full of money and the CD sales.
The Helsinki harbor has historically been guarded by the large Suomenlinna ...
History in Helsinki
... went into quite some detail as to the history of the fortress whilst pointing out various places and their purpose. The fortress was built initially while the Swedish controlled Finland to protect against the Russians. The fortress was designed to be able to shoot in any direction and it was billed as the invincible fortress. This was never really tested.
After the initial commander had died (the guy who designed and managed its construction) a second commander was put ...