We woke up. Looked out of the window. Helsinki. Finland. The white city. Why? It was built from scratch during an era when the Russian Tsar controlled Finland. He wanted a mini Saint Petersburg. The chief city architect chose white and light colors. Take a look!
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| Senate Square - ringed with tour buses |
Our cruise included a shore excursion at each port. We took it. Hit a few places on the outskirts, then into town.
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| Sibelius Monument. Sibelius is Finland's greatest composer |
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| Very Tubular |
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| Helsinki Cathedral on Senate Square |
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| Open air market - tons of souvenirs of all kinds |
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| Market backed by neoclassical architecture - it's everywhere. This is city hall, |
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| Old city market |
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| Inside the market. Lots of boutiques and food |
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| Like so many churches in Germany. Luther. |
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| Impressive organ |
After checking out Senate Square the markets, we headed over to the train station
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| On the way, we passed the National Theater |
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| An impressive structure from the first part of the 20th Century. Designed by Eero Saarinen's father. |
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| Helsinki has a nice network of trams |
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| Station concourse |
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| Train shed |
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| Commuter trains |
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| Mannerheimintie. The principle street through the city. |
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| The Three Smiths |
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| In the middle of Esplanadi Park is a statue of Runeberg. He wrote the Finnish national anthem |
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| I have absolutely no idea. But, it looks like it should mean something. |
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| Departing Helsinki |
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| The new port in Helsinki |
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