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Mon, 8/18 - Helsinki

Even though Helsinki was only a day trip, I felt it deserved its own blog post.  

More Helsinki photos here:  https://photos.app.goo.gl/E8UopombY1QpFZdD9

We traveled to Helsinki by cruise ship spending 2 nights on board.  It was a nice, small ship so easy to get on and off in Helsinki.



First Sam and I wanted to go on the SkyWheel ferris wheel because we learned about it watching the Finland episode of "Europe From Above".  One of the cabins is a "SkySauna" - an actual wood sauna.  We did not take that option given it is quite expensive and it is a minimum of 1 hour.  I cannot stay in a sauna for 1 hour!




We had lunch at a traditional Finnish restaurant (Restaurant Savotta) and then met our tour guide to get the most of our limited time in the city.

The tour and guide were "interesting" (said in the "British" way as Sam would say).  We were the only ones on the tour and it seemed a bit inconvenient for the guide.  There was little introduction and description of sites.  Mostly he offered to take our picture in front of anything and everything - see below for a small sampling.  I eventually had to cut him off.  I can only handle so many pictures of myself. 




We took a ferry to an island with a fortress and a submarine which was nice.  But I am not taking any questions about that or Helsinki in general since the information given to us was sparse. 











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