Helsinki

Pictures of Maria at Poovoo, island in the harbour, city from the ferry, Museum of Contemporary Art, Maria and her mother,

Strawberry stall outside a department store and fashions for bicycle riders.

The Church in the Rock

Church

Helsinki - so easy

I have met up with Maria Selin, who was an exchange student in our home in 1995 I think. We have walked around the city and visited Poovoo an historic town about 1 hour away by bus. We ate snails and rocquford in the sun. She is somewhat changed but it is really lovely to meet up with her again.

Helsinki -

• People open doors,


• Say thank you
  
• The streets are not crowded


• English is spoken everywhere


• Less history


• Cold but warming up at 15 degrees


• You can take dogs on planes in a basket at your feet and some hotel rooms are allocated for people with their dogs


• TV does not dub foreign films or programs


• You can drink and clean your teeth with the tap water - first time since Hong Kong


• A woman was walking with a cat on a lead


• Friends of the Earth Finland has an interesting T shirt - polar bear with 2 parts broken off


• The 3T tram goes around the city in a circle, cheap and easy to use