bus stop 21 at the Helsinki airport - 2 stops per row, there were 3 rows of stops. coincidental that the height is 2.1 m. hard to get used to meters, kept thinking bus would crash in 5 m access.
helsinki airport
my italian chums
helsinki harbor
helsinki
view from ferry
ditto
Gulf of Finland
Video poker on the ferry. Popular!
The warm up act on the ferry
let's get this party started!
courtyard to hostel in tallinn
street in front of hostel vana tom. odd people crouching in the street. oh wait, i'm crouching, too. :)
again
Ye Olde Hansa restaurant. Loads of medieval meat dishes. All of the staff are in costume. Cute when they're 17, not so cute on middle-age men.
one of the world's best flower pots.
Odd quintuple wedding. One groom seems not so enthusiastic.
city hall
rain gutter on city hall
road up to high walled town. off to the left, you can just make out the store's sign, Amber Art. there are shops selling amber jewelry everywhere.
DM stands for Depeche Mode. I believe this is the world's only bar devoted to Depeche Mode. Interior has framed prints, videos, music, etc.
Road to the high ground. Cobblestones are murder on one's ankles!
Orthodox church from early 1900s.
This is a view throught the fence of the Embassy of the Netherlands. Fun and safety conscious!
View from the walls. Isn't it too Disney for words?
Another view from the walls
Puhavaimu Church clock, made c. 1500.
got to love the non-stop strip tiis
Kevin - Miss Sixty is big is Estonia!
gargoyles inside the church.
i don't know if the one on top will scare away the devils.
church interior
random side street in lower old town
Rapunzel!!! I said, "let down your hair!" not your ivy!
Justin, my dorm-mate/tour guide from the night before
cool bar in tallinn
me following directions (Kiek in de Kok)
Kiek in de Kok tower - actual meaning: peeping in the kitchen. Weird.
flag of Kiek in de Kok
in a courtyard
random door
Tallinn port.
hostel in helsinki
train station helsinki
bikes, bikes everywhere. most aren't even locked, just resting on their kickstands.
cool building
Fernanda from Brasil, with Karhu (bear) beer
Sauna
Great Farmer's Market, Finnish style!!! Unfortunately, no samples. :(
She's surrounded by selkies!
Old fashioned drinking fountain
That's a Cathedral in Senate Square. The holiness was particularly blinding that day. Maybe due to the choir shown in the bottom right???
At Seurasaari open air museum
ahh, life in the olden days...
beautiful day to explore old-time Finland
ancient sauna
sauna exterior
that squirrel is running over to me to ask for food/love/attention. I declined to provide all but option c.
granary in the hill. cool.
evidence of early obesity in finland, or a 2 person rocking chair.
the farmyard
i love the wooden plates with the lone china cup & saucer. this is the "the house of the uncles". not sure if the plural is deliberate.
love love love the windmill
the summer house.
split level in 2 directions
early handicap accessible ramp
town hall
food storage.
mutant duck
ahhh
super ahhh!
susan, this pic is for you!
train to st. petersburg
view from train
more views from a train
that wraps up my time in helsinki and tallinn. tune in next album for st. petersburg!
