For our second day in Helsinki we left the apartment around 9am and made our way towards Market Square, where we would be catching the ferry to Suomenlinna. The Swedes started building Suomenlinna sea fortress back in 1748 to protect them against the Russians. It was surrendered to Russia during the Finnish War and was only returned to Finland after they gained their independence in 1917. Today Suomenlinna is an UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the most visited…
By the time I woke up on the ferry the next morning it didn’t take me long to realize I made a mistake – Helsinki is an hour ahead of Stockholm, which meant I was an hour behind schedule. Luckily I have a habit of setting a lot of time aside in the mornings to get ready, so I wasn’t in a major panic getting myself back on schedule. Once the ship finally docked I headed straight towards the nearest…
For my last day in Stockholm, I headed to the city centre in the morning, dropped my bags off at the tourist info inside Ahlens, then took the tram out to Nyboplan to join the Royal Canal Tour. I was lucky that the weather during my entire stay in Stockholm was warm and sunny. It made it extra enjoyable spending those 45 mins touring Stockholm by boat. After the boat tour I had a stroll through Berzelii Park and Kungstradgarden….
One of the cool things I really like about the area I was staying in was how convenient it was to access the station. When I had initially looked up the route to get from the station to the residential area, I realized it would be a 15 min walk uphill. What I didn’t realize was that from the station they had this service call an elevator/shuttle which takes you directly to the residential buildings. It’s essentially a free tram…
I took a really short trip to Europe last week. I don’t even know how I managed to fit in Stockholm, Helsinki and Tallinn all in 7 days, but with really meticulous planning it went off [mostly] without a hitch! On my first day of travels I flew from Toronto to Stockholm with a transfer in Frankfurt. I’ve heard horror stories of FRA because of how big the terminals are. After this experience I would have to agree it is…