Posts Tagged ‘helsinki’

Helsinki

Sunday, August 11th, 2013 | Photos, Travel

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Cathedral in Helsinki harbour.

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Helsinki Cathedral.

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View of the harbour as we took the boat to the zoo.

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The Elina shop, were I took Elina for her check-up.

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They don’t seem to have KFC in Finland, but they do have SFC.

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The Finnish Parliament building.

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Finland’s coastline as we flew home.

Finally, some panoramas…

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Helsinki harbour. Click for full size.

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The view from the observation point at Helsinki Zoo. Click for full size.

Ravintola Sipuli

Saturday, August 10th, 2013 | Photos, Travel

Given Elina’s hate of onions, I’ve occasionally joked I wanted to go to an onion restaurant that has a giant onion for a logo. Turns out there is one in Helsinki.

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You can run…

Wednesday, July 24th, 2013 | Photos

Last year, I went to Finland to escape having to hear all about the Queen’s Jubile. This year, I went to Finland to avoid having to hear all about the royal baby. But as I took a stroll down Helsinki marina, what did I see? This…

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