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Cruise to Sweden
This Christmas we got a gift of tickets to a cruise to Sweden. Last week, I went along with my siblings. We took a bus from Hämeenlinna straight to viking line’s Katajanokka’s terminal.
After dropping my baggage in cabin, I headed for the deck to click some pictures of the freezing sea.
In these pics you can see the evening shoreline of Helsinki and the two famous churches.
Upon returning inside the ship, I took more pictures of different levels of deck.
These Photographs are of people who had come to visit Helsinki and were now going back to Sweden on the ship with us.
The cruise arrived in Stockholm after a sail of appx 16 hours, around 10 a.m. local time.
Many Swans gathered around the shoreline in Stockholm.
We went on to explore the old town area called Gamla Stan in Stockholm. The town dates back to the 13th century, and consists of medieval alleyways,cobbled streets, and archaic architecture. North German architecture has had a strong influence in the Old Town’s construction.
And same evening we took return cruise back home. Clicked the Parliament House after arriving in Helsinki. I had hoped the sky to be clear for better pictures but for this time, this has to do.
Last Summer in Hattula, Finland
In continuation of my previous post “Last Summer in Turku”, I am sharing few more pictures from my personal collection, clicked from Nokia N8 which was originally not meant for sharing and that is why the picture quality is not up to the mark. However it can give a fair idea to the many travel enthusiasts of what to expect in summer in Finland!
On a sunny day we decided to go roaming with friends. At first we went to this park.
After that, we went to a kiosk/grill next to a lake, close to my town.
The Kiosk was situated in a town called Hattula.
The Kiosk had a pier and tables for enjoying food.
The Lake Vanajavesi has a shore length of 457 Kms and covers a surface area of 119 square square Kms, which includes among st others, my town Hämeenlinna.
Every summer Silverlines offers cruises from Hämeenlinna town center, which turns back to my town from the kiosk.
Upon returning back home in Hämeenlinna, my sister insisted that we go to the town center…
Where Ben & Jerry’s had opened a promotional van to give away free samples of their Ice creams!
And of course, we took as many as we could!
Summer pictures will continue in the next blog.
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