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Day trip to Turku and Naantali
29 May 2012

Day trip to Turku and Naantali

by Lane | posted in: Nordic Adventure 2012 | 0

I’m going to start today’s post by talking about an interesting confluence related to my trip. About ten years ago when I was singing with the Esoterics, we performed a wonderful piece by the Finnish composer Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, Canticum Calamitatis Maritimae. … Continued

Europe, Finland
A lot of walking in Helsinki
28 May 2012

A lot of walking in Helsinki

by Lane | posted in: Nordic Adventure 2012 | 0

Pretty much all I did today was walk. Helsinki is a very walkable city, but I really covered a lot of ground today. Mary and I started out together. We went to Uspenski Cathedral, the main Finnish Orthodox church. It’s … Continued

Europe, Finland
Helsinki and Suomenlinna
27 May 2012

Helsinki and Suomenlinna

by Lane | posted in: Nordic Adventure 2012 | 0

Today was an “Intro to Helsinki” day. Mary and I bought one-day Helsinki Cards, thinking we’d cram as many of the things that are covered by the card as we could into one day. It was a good idea in … Continued

Estonia, Europe, Finland
Tallinn and arrival in Helsinki
27 May 2012

Tallinn and arrival in Helsinki

by Lane | posted in: Nordic Adventure 2012 | 0

Saturday, 26 May 19:30 I’m on the ferry, about an hour from docking in Helsinki. We left Tallinn about five minutes before the scheduled sailing time of 18:00, and I’ve been looking for a place to plug in my phone … Continued

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