Finland, Finland, Finland!

Here are some photos from our weekend cruise to Helsinki. We enjoyed a beautiful day in the capital of Finland (while humming on the Monty Python song "Finland has it all" - play the youtube clip below). After a guided tour in downtown Helsinki we walked around the tourist area with the presidential palace and the National Cathedral (above). We also visited the rock temple church, which was never really "erected", but rather blasted into the granite (small pic to the right).

Finland, Finland, Finland
The country where I want to be
Pony trekking or camping
Or just watching TV
Finland, Finland, Finland
It's the country for me

You're so near to Russia
So far from Japan
Quite a long way from Cairo
Lots of miles from Vietnam

Finland, Finland, Finland
The country where I want to be
Eating breakfast or dinner
Or snack lunch in the hall
Finland, Finland, Finland
Finland has it all!!!

To the right is a photo of Tara with the local public transportation behind her. I guess the open tram railcar is alright for the summertime, but it will probably be way too cold for the winter!

Our Silja Line ship "Symphony" (below) waiting for us in the Helsinki bustling harbor area. We jumped between time zones on our way back from Finland, via Mariehamn on Åland and landed in Stockholm early the next day. On our return trip we enjoyed the amazing seafood platter at the Happy Lobster restaurant on the ship's promenade.

"I'm on a boat mother-f----r don't you ever forget!"