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Tourism, Travel

Helsinki

Posted on by insightndes

It is cold and snowy in Helsinki.

Catching a tram.

I had plenty of time before checking in time for the hotel, so decided to ride the tram to the end of the line and get the flavour of Helsinki.

Uspenski Cathedral
Helsinki Cathedral
National Museum of Finland

Got to the end of the line having passed the central station. Hopped onto a different tram on the basis that it would go to the central station, which it did.

Central Station

It’s one stop up the line on the train to where I am staying.

From the local train.
Snowy forest near hotel.
The hotel is in the Tripla mall which is attached to the railway station.
Good views from the hotel dining room.
Hotel breakfast is very good.

Had some good food in Helsinki.

Soup
Finnish vegetable stew
A very hot Chinese dish in the mall.
View of the station from the restaurant
Sun about to rise Kaiseniemeniahti – frozen.

The snow is often not cleared but strewn with grit to help the grip. Most of the time this is fine but just occasionally I found a slippery patch.

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