Monday, August 19, 2019

Day 19: Porvoo and Helsinki

We started out today by driving out to Porvoo, a cute old town outside of Helsinki.  It has a Russian feel to it.



We have seen a number of churches that have boats hanging in them to protect the sailers and fishermen.


I have never seem this before--Hebrew writing in a church.  Since I can't read Hebrew I don't know what it means.



The town was very charming and quiet to walk through.


This is called a gossip mirror--so you can look out your window and see what's happening up and down the street.



There was a coffee roaster that had a cafe on a barge next to their shop.



We went to the Runeberg museum, which was the guy who wrote Finland's national anthem.

His son was a famous sculptor.


One of our favorite places in Helsinki was the Finlandia Caviar bar.


We ended our stay with a dinner tonight on the terrace of the Savoy.


The views of the city were spectacular.



Great food and wine were a wonderful way to end this trip.




We are flying out tomorrow. 






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Day 19: Porvoo and Helsinki

We started out today by driving out to Porvoo, a cute old town outside of Helsinki.  It has a Russian feel to it. We have seen a n...