Yesterday morning we took an early ferry to Helsinki, Finland. It's a port city (and Finland's capital) with about half a million people. It definitely had a different feel than the Baltics. Although it wasn't that cold yet - everything about it felt more arctic. We had a full day and night and most major attractions were walking distance in the central city including the main cathedral http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Suurkirkko_Helsinki_maaliskuu_2002_IMG_0629.JPG and our personal favorite this church carved right into the rock http://www.muuka.com/finnishpumpkin/churches/helsinki/chteh/church_chteh.html.
Another highlight was the main market which was right along the water. One of our best meals at the trip was probably the fresh salmon paella we got off the street for only 5 Euros.
Night time entertainment was a bit of a bust. The frozen "Arctic Bar" that was all the talk in the tourist pamplets turned out to be more like a large walk-in freezer. Then we either went to the wrong place, or nightlife doesn't really pick up until midnight (or a bit of both) since we ended up at a pretty low-key bar before calling it a night to get some sleep before our 7am train to St. Petersburg.
The group is now up to 12 people - so unsure if I'll actually keep writing this blog since things will undoubtably be busier.
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