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Lawrence Roffee | profile | all galleries >> Photos from our cruise vacations >> 2015 Norwegian and Baltic Cruise >> Helsinki tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

London | Stavanger, Norway | Olden, Norway | Flam, Norway | Andalsnes, Norway | Honningsvag, Norway | Tromso, Norway | Gravdal, Norway | Aalesund, Norway | Bergen, Norway | Zeebrugge, Belgium | Copenhagen | Stockholm | Helsinki | St. Petersburg | Tallinn, Estonia | Gdynia, Poland | On Board the Caribbean Princess

Helsinki

I was feeling much better for our day in Helsinki.  We had a fantastic

guide and set out to see non-tourist parts of the city.  We spent much

of the time exploring local outdoor markets with a long long

lunch at a restaurant along the Esplanaden.

Pristine looking
Pristine looking
Lots of seagulls greeting the ship
Lots of seagulls greeting the ship
I should hope so
I should hope so
it is an old summer house
it is an old summer house
City harbor with the Uspenski Cathedral in the background
City harbor with the Uspenski Cathedral in the background
Old and new, and I understand the sign is advertising toothpaste
Old and new, and I understand the sign is advertising toothpaste
Colorful market
Colorful market
Colorful vendors ignoring McDonalds
Colorful vendors ignoring McDonalds
Selling bath brooms or Vihta for use in a sauna.  Some look more like bats to me.
Selling bath brooms or Vihta for use in a sauna. Some look more like bats to me.
New Soccer stadium
New Soccer stadium
Market Square.  The City Hall has US flags because of a coming US Navy visit
Market Square. The City Hall has US flags because of a coming US Navy visit
Lunch along the South Harbor
Lunch along the South Harbor
Complete with a tall ship
Complete with a tall ship
Street musicians on the Esplanaden – a long park area
Street musicians on the Esplanaden – a long park area
The Sibelius Monument is dedicated to the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius
The Sibelius Monument is dedicated to the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius
Maggie and a great guide
Maggie and a great guide
So long Helsinki
So long Helsinki
The usual nice sunset at about 11::00pm
The usual nice sunset at about 11::00pm