Holiday Inn Hotel Turku

... in either us finishing 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th in our group).<br>We reached the Olympic tower to discover that it was closed for the day thanks to the match that afternoon (Russia v Italy), so instead we paid our 5euros each and went to the sport museum next door. The museum is small and full of Olympic memorabilia, including a fine selection of javelins, ice skates and skis used in various Olympic competitions over the years. The highlight was the women's ...

Matkustus tapahtuu aina itsekkäistä syistä. Niin tälläkin kertaa. Nyt lähdetään juhlimaan Memmun kolmekymppisiä Ilarin ja Memmun tyyliin. Rinkan, passin ja hammasharjan lisäksi varustelistalla :<br><br>2 x Housut<br>2 x Alushousut<br>2 x Sukat<br>2 x T-Paita<br>1 x Huppari<br>1 x Puolen metrin rauta kettinki<br><br>Eiköhän näillä pärjätä...<br><br>"A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving." ~Lao Tzu<br>

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.<br>

... half of the 40 were taken so I snagged 2. Once settled, I explore. The ferry has several bars, a nightclub which was dead, movie theater &#8230; Virtually no backpackers. Mostly families and older couples. <br><br>The views of the archipelago are fantastic. The ferry is a cruise ship. I am on the &#8220;10th&#8221; floor watching the islands go by. Drinks are expensive but duty free has opened. It is like a large liquor store. There are 100 people ...

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!

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Hostel living - one of the girls in my room spent an hour at midnight packing each individual item of her stuff and then got up at 4 to do the same before leaving. grrr Turku was billed as a historic town of great interest... umm... there's a nice cathedral and some galleries but overall i was not a happy tourist. a very sarcastic trouist. however in the evening we went to a bier hall type of place and drank strong wheat beer til we were tipsy, surely good for a sound sleep...

... a thunderstorm. That doesn´t happen every day. I slept in the cab of the Lorry :-) We are so far north, that the sun set at 1 am and rose again at 3 am..well twilight anyways. After sleeping in very late, I enjoyed the hot summer day at the beach on the ocean. Hard to leave, but had to see some of Helsinki..so I found my way to the train station and took a train to Helsinki. Then I took a train and taxi to Eeva ...