In the evening of a rainy day we headed out in a downpour to dine. I’ve been wanting to try Lappish restaurant since our last visit and picked Saaga even I had read very mixed reviews on Tripadvisor. It is a theme-restaurant, obviously geared toward tourists and when we dined there, full of Russian and […]
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SOKOS HOTEL HELSINKI REVIEW
Our third hotel in Helsinki was Sokos Hotel Helsinki located right in the city center. We had a junior suite with separate living room and a balcony facing the courtyard which was nice. This was the first suite we checked, but didn’t end up staying there. This was the suite we picked because it had […]
HELSINKI MARKET SQUARE
One beautiful, warm, sunny morning Saara and I met in Market Square for breakfast. I’ve been wanting to do it for years, but I tend to travel to Finland during the cold season so haven’t done it in years. This is also the best place to get unique souvenirs and handicrafts, fresh fruits, vegetables, mushrooms, […]
HELSINKI LOVE
Riding Jopos around town. Mine pink, his green. Early evening coffee stop at Cafe Strindberg’s terrace. Very pretty soy mocha for me. Every time I’m here I have to take photo sitting on the seal protecting the nude lady in the middle named Havis Amanda. I have one from when I was about 5 years […]
Glo Art Helsinki Hotel Review
For our first two night in Helsinki we stayed in this castle-like hotel Glo Hotel Art in the hipster part of town called Punavuori. My great grandmother used to live here so I kind of remembered it being nice area. It’s right next to the Hietalahti Market Hall and flea market as well as a […]