Helsinki, Finland
Helsinki, Finland March, 2019 The Unique Helsinki Vibe All together now! Very cool city (literally and figuratively). What a mix of architecture from old to new, austere to decorative. And trying to pronounce the names of places is an exercise in fun and futility. White caps like we’ve never seen before! And in the Baltic Sea no less. The Helsinki Cathedral. Watch out Granville Island…they’re coming! Oodi Central Library. This is by far the most remarkable “library”.
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Lapland, Finland
Lapland, Finland March, 2019 Almost As North as North Gets Our Finnish adventure ends in Lapland. Bucket list checklist: stay in an ice hotel snowmobile 30 km across a frozen sea at 100km/hour swim in the sea ice see the Aurora Borealis A bit of ice fishing for dinner on the Gulf of Bothnia. Cross country skiing. Where? On the Gulf of Bothnia of course Cosy dinner in the Ice Hotel. Northern Friendly Giant’s chair for two to curl up in. Bedtime. Thankfully we could turn the lights off.
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Suomenlinna, Finland
We had a windy day circumnavigating Suomenlinna Island. Only accessible by water, the sea fortress dates back to 1748 when Finland was a part of Sweden. Its occupation bounced all over the place during it's history. It started as a naval base for Sweden during the war between Sweden and Russia, then a naval base for Russia after the war between Russia and Finland, a POW camp during the Finnish Civil War, a submarine and anti-aircraft base during WWII, and finally a UNESCO World Heritage…
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