Arrival in Europe = amazing! After 30+ hours of traveling, a girl is ready to set out and explore her destination. And the destination so happened to be Helsinki, Finland. Being that it has been a few short days, my shutter has been clicking nearly constant ;). So hang on and enjoy the flood of photos.
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| Market Square.....one of a few! |
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| Tuomiokirkko, Helsinki's iconic Lutheran Cathedral |
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| Sights within the Senate Square. |
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| Kauppahalli |
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| Ateneum, an art museum |
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| Katie was an awesome tour guide! |
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| Esplanade |
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| I found a Finnish girl! Hannastiina. Note the Fazer café in the background. Yum :) |
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| Central Station |
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| This is a one bedroom hotel that is built around the Harvis Amanda Statue in one of the squares. |
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| Uspenski Cathedral. An Orthodox Church |
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| I like all the multi colored buildings. |
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| One of the harbours |
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| Another cathedral by night. |
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| There is another market square next to the harbor, where the ferry left to Suomenliina. |
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| Suomenliina is an island sea fortress that was used to fight the Russians. |
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| View of the city from the ferry. |
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| What I gathered about this man, is that he played a key role in a war with the Russians. |
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| People enjoying the beautiful day! |
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| My tour guides, Emppa and Katie. |
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| Music Hall, a beautiful building. |
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| The orchestra is warming up. |
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| Parliament Building |
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| Wood Church. It's right in the middle of the city and inside it is so quiet. I reckon that is the point, a place for people to take a quick break from the hustle and bustle. |
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| Lotta and Minna |
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| Sibelius Monument. |
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| Iltapala, evening snack! |
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| Touring on another island, Seurasaari. It's an open-air museum, with a collection of building from around different parts of Finland. |
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| Emppa |
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| Floppy, Aino and Luna |
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| The hockey arena. |
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| Sunset, coffee and pulla at a little red café, on the water. |
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The Finnish folk that enjoyed the evening with me.
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| Church built into the rock. |
Wheew! ;) This certainly was a flood of photos. I hope you enjoyed them!
Cheers!
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