First stop on my trip after Georgia is Helsinki, Finland. I had rain on my first day, but have had nice, clear weather since. Here are a few pictures of what I've been up to!
View of the Caucasus from my airplane
Goodbye, Caucasus!
I got set up at the campground in Helsinki before the rain hit. Thankfully, my tent is waterproof. (You can see it way in the background, the little brown-and-red tent.)
Cathedral on Senate Square, with a statue of Alexander 2 of Russia in front
Sibelius monument
Floating market near the open-air market
Open-air market. Note the large quantity of delicious berries for sale.
Today's Special of 4 kinds of sausages was too intriguing to pass up
Here it is: reindeer, bear, moose and wild boar sausages over fried potatoes and onions, doused in lingonberry jam and spicy mustard. Amazing.
Self portrait on the ferry out to the sea fortress, Suominlinna
View of Helsinki from the ferry. Dark clouds rolled in but it stayed pretty much dry all day on day 2.
The sea fortress
Dry docks in the sea fortress
Beautiful beach on the island of the sea fortress
Not a self portrait!
One of the 5 submarines that made up the great Finnish submarine fleet of WW2
Inside the sub
The sea fortress island was really gorgeous, even in spite of the dark clouds. The cool church tower in the middle also doubles as a lighthouse.
Some street art near the Finnish National Museum. Not sure what it says or whether the bird is dead or knocked out.
Ceiling inside the rotunda at the Finnish National Museum
Finnish Parliament
Main train station in Helsinki
If they don't have it at Stockmann, you don't need it.
Cool wooden entryway
Sunset on day 2. I took this picture at 10:25pm.
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