Wednesday, 15 Jun 2011 | Views [801]
After
another hearty breakfast I boarded the Viking Line Ferry for my ten hour trip
to Stockholm. I
decided to take the day ferry as the night ferry is ridiculously expensive at
£180 (and you have to book a cabin quite far in advance) whereas ... Read more >
Tags: djurgarden, ferry, nordic museum, skeppsholmen, stockholm, vasa ship
Monday, 13 Jun 2011 | Photo Gallery
Avoiding the rain in Turku, where there is not a lot to do in town
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Monday, 13 Jun 2011 | Views [530]
I woke up
to a cloud-heavy sky threatening to rain, which made it a perfect day for
travelling to Turku, a quick 2 hour train ride on the other side of the
country. Which was made more exciting by a clothing malfunction when my coke
decided ... Read more >
Tags: castle, ferry, maritime museum, turku
Friday, 10 Jun 2011 | Photo Gallery
Exploring Helsinki & enjoying some festival entertainment as the Samba Festival and Helsinki Day kept me entertained
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Friday, 10 Jun 2011 | Views [759]
After
managing to turn off my alarm in my sleep I had to rush down to the 7am ferry
for Helsinki.
Luckily I made it with time to spare and, after sitting outside while we left,
I soon had to shelter from the cold wind and smokers on the deck ... Read more >
Tags: festivals, fortress, helsinki, olympic stadium, samba, seurasaari island, suomenlinna