Scandic Helsinki

... to watch a Tourist presentation about Helsinki, but that wasn't really satisfactory.   More later.   Now - Helsinki - Scandic Marski Hotel 7.40 pm Finland time (2.40 am Sydney time)   I can't believe ...

... Fairstein. Took advantage of the hotel sauna to try and sweat out last night’s alcohol then headed to the departure lounge. Helsinki is a very nice airport – clean and new and not at all crowded. They were opening a new section that evening ...

... out to go see some tourist attractions. First we decided to walk to the Senate Square to take a look at Helsinki Cathedreal, completed in 1842. It is an absoloutley gigantic building, bright while with pale green domes. It dominates the ...

... a Metro Map, all for just 2 Rubles. To the Singer Building opposite the mini St Peters. The hot chocolate is something else! After the borsch lunch it's off to Finlandya for Sibelius journey back to Helsinki. Sunset on the Finnish fields and ...

... over an hour to go before Midnight, we decided to find a bar to keep warm. We found a nice one overlooking the harbour. "I like Helsinki more than Copenhagen," said Angela, taking a sip of her wine. "It just seems...nicer in a way." I agreed. And it was ...

In transit to Moscow, I was able to spend one night in Helsinki to enjoy a tour of this Finnish city for a day.  I spent the night at the Scandic Hotel on the northwest side of the city. I mention this first, because this was a time when ...

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... our walk of the southern coast. So we walked north this time instead of south, past what looked like the office centre of Helsinki and then past a few giant graveyards before getting to the coastal point we had wanted to start from. We stopped for lunch ...

... for the day. Kick off was at 5.30 (Finn time) and we were meeting up with everyone at the Holiday Inn hotel in north Helsinki (the players' hotel) at 3pm. So we knew there wasn't much point making any plans for the morning. We strolled up to the Scandic ...

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This was our original quick stopover on the trip home but is now transit for Russia. For a city resting on granite the Finns have a lot of underground shopping, railways and even churches. Wandering the city in bright sunshine finally reaching the ...

Jeg og min sønn hadde lenge pratet om at vi måtte ta en av de store båtene over Østersjøen fra Stockholm, hvor vi bor, til Helsingfors. Da endelig en helg bøy seg, booket jeg turen på Silja Line sine nettsider. Det var mye dyrere enn jeg hadde ...