• Current Blog
  • Current Itinerary
  • 2017-18 Blog
  • 2015-16 Blog
  • 2013-14 Blog
  • Past Itineraries
    • 2017-18 Itinerary
    • 2015-16 Itinerary
    • 2013-14 Itinerary
  • Best Of …

Helsinki, Finland: Random photos

August 24, 2013 Jim 3 Comments

We’re in Helsinki for less than 48 hours, so this is really more of a layover on our way to St Petersburg, Russia.

20130824-190419.jpg

There’s a daily market held in an open area adjacent to the port where the cruise ships dock. Dozens of food vendors sell their wares. We had incredible fresh salmon lunches both days.

20130824-190710.jpg

Swedish and Norwegian may be foreign languages, but lots of written words were recognizable and it was even possible to figure out what some sentences in those languages meant. Finnish is something altogether different. We’ve never seen longer words. It almost looks Hawaiian. “Hey, meet me at the corner of Kanavarantna and Kanalkajan.” And those are a couple of the shorter words. I feel sorry for advertising copywriters who need to come up with short headlines.

20130824-191236.jpg

Jamie’s a sucker for things like “The Bridge of Love”. Couples write their names on padlocks, attach them to the side of the bridge, and throw the keys in the water. It represents eternal love.

image

Love the sentiment expressed in the sign.

Filed Under: 2013-2014 Blog

Comments

  1. Ray says

    August 24, 2013 at 10:41 pm

    What’s this I hear about you trying to use a combination lock?

  2. Traci says

    August 25, 2013 at 9:39 pm

    So did you? (Throw in the keys?)

    • Jim and Jamie says

      August 27, 2013 at 1:11 pm

      We didn’t know it existed until we stumbled upon it.

Find out every time
we post a new story.
Sign up now.
Your Name(Required)
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Recent Comments

  • Scottie on McKinney, Texas: A double dose of doppelgängers
  • Monty on McKinney, Texas: A double dose of doppelgängers
  • Ray on McKinney, Texas: A double dose of doppelgängers
  • DG on McKinney, Texas: A double dose of doppelgängers
  • Jan on McKinney, Texas: A double dose of doppelgängers

Recent Posts

  • McKinney, Texas: A double dose of doppelgängers
  • Los Angeles, California, circa 1999: A tale of double doppelgängers
  • McKinney, Texas: Twenty-two years and counting
  • McKinney, Texas: The cat who loves TV
  • McKinney, Texas: Another one degree of separation from Bill Gates story

Copyright © 2022 · Beautiful Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in