Category Archives: Travel

Our guesthouse doesn’t really offer breakfast. I say ‘not really’, because it ostensibly does, but the proprietor didn’t seem keen on the idea yesterday, so we deduced it would be better to venture out and find our own this morning. … Continue reading →

It was an early start on Tuesday, as we had the ferry to catch. After breakfast, Sarah checked out while I retrieved the car and we then made our way over to the port. The ferry back to Tallinn was … Continue reading →

We ticked off the final item on our Helsinki to-do list today by visiting the famous Stockmann department store, which offers free, one hour babysitting for shoppers’ children. After some trepidation at the idea of entering, Eloïse went on to … Continue reading →

Another day to defy the forecasts, today was beautiful and Helsinki bathed in glorious sunshine for the duration of the day. After breakfast, we took the ferry from Kauppatori to the island of Suomenlinna, the site of a 250 year … Continue reading →

We walked a long way today. The weather was gorgeous. We started at Soviet-proportioned Rautatientori with its pleasant railway station (from where trains depart to destinations all over Finland, as well as to St. Petersburg and Moscow) and traipsed out … Continue reading →