Helsinki II - Heavenfloati
Day 1 = Sun 12 Jan
- Train
- Possible snowplough at 3:30am
- Woken up in Tampere
- Packed up and off at Helsinki
- 2 Cabs to accom
- Accom
- 2 level penthouse in Docklands-ish part of town
- Emma succeeds again
- Walk
- Possibly last fine snowy day
- Predicted to turn warmer and rainy, which would wash all the snow away
- Harbour road
- Helsinki Seaside walk
- Islands
- Park 1
- View of coast
- Sled hill
- The size of a ski slope
- Lots of people sledding
- Long runs, taking maybe 30 seconds?
- Kids having a great time
- Park 2
- Another sled hill
- View of harbour
- Harbour
- Kuappahalli toilets
- Grilli makarra
- Cathedrals looking nice in afternoon light
- Lux installation
- Esplanadi
- Groups of people in pink jumpsuits
- Robert's Coffee
- Boulevardi
- Blocked roads and footpaths on harbour
- Home
- Shopping
- Dinner
- Sauna
- Bed
Day 2 = Mon 13 Jan
- Slow start, catching up on sleep
- Walk solo
- Past Playground and canals
- Past Santakatu and under underpass under "Porkalaka" that Emma and Chris missed yesterday
- Past cemetery
- Around bay to beach
- Hietaranta
- Outdoor gym
- Icy beach, walked on sea for about a foot after much testing
- Lots of photos of snowy beach
- Along to Sibelius monument
- Further than I thought
- Asked directions "Missa sibeliusmonumentti on?"
- Finnish guy answered in English (-:
- Not far, just 100m on
- Nice monument and interesting pinebush with snow on it
- Busfull of Chinese kids
- Over to "Ilmatar and the Scaup (duck)" statue
- Kalevala creation story
- Home via rock church
- Rock church
- Went inside
- Nice
- Meltwater trickling down rock inside in one place
- Souvenir
- Went to join Emma, Carl and Granny for snowman building
- Snowman Snow had just got wet enough
- Rolling snowballs
- Kit from Xmas present
- Dinner
- Dryer not drying, had to hang everything up around the flat
- Drinks at Clarion Hotel Skybar
- Robust = Roibus infused brandy + ...
- Plum something that tasted like medicine
- Home for sauna with Emma
Day 3 = Tue 12 Jan
- Last full day
- Weather was warmer and grey
- Slushy
- Stayed in and packed
- Seen everything on my list and not keen to add more
- Made a quick snowman in the courtyard on the rubbish run
