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Our first Scandi CIty - Helsinki
Day 1 & 2 - Helsinki Its really a long trip Scandi, it took us almost 24 hours to arrive our first stop - Helsinki. We took TG from Singapore to Bangkok, then transit to Copehangan and later to Helsinki. After a train ride from airport to the central train station, we make our way to our hotel - Sokos Helsinki, checked in and have a good sleep …
Miniature Madness!!!
... journey the crew made an announcement, "the train will shortly be arriving on the ferry for the short journey to Denmark. Now I assumed we’d all get off, hop on a boat and pick up a new train in Denmark. No,no – the boat opens up and sort of swallows the train (personification there people). It docks with the boat, and then when we get to Denmark, the boat opens its mouth again, we reconnect with the rail lines and off we ...
Couchsurfing in Helsinki
... small fruit type pies then our aussie meat pies, but they look squased and have no 'lid'. Anyway, not a great description but they tasted great! After a while we went to meet Suvi's boyfriend who was also very nice. We wandered around the island again with him, as he had never been before (despite living in Finland his whole life!) which was nice. We then took the ferry back to mainland Helsinki and got the tram back near the ...
A Thimble from Helthinki
... those bikes are incredibly uncomfortable to ride… but it was nice anyway. It was good to get out and move around after doing bus tours and the like. Helsinki really is a beautiful town and I would love to see more of it one day.
Unfortunately our guide was not the best. We would ride past something interesting that I’m sure had a good story (even if it was just “this guy ...
On board the ferry
... but we are passing a lot of old fortress buildings (or pretend old) but many are closed and nothing to see except the outside. I climb one hill that says beach but when I get to the top of the first stairs, I can see the beach and Helsinki and don't feel like climbing to the gun. I turn to go down to where my daughter was waiting but she's not there. When I look, she's on top of the hill by the gun. Ha ha on me. ...