Our expedition to Lapland and the Norwegian Sea ended with a day and a half exploring Helsinki on the Gulf of Finland.
From our Airbnb condo in the Töölö – the collective name for the city’s Etu-Töölö and Taka-Töölö neighborhoods north of the City Centre on the western side of the Helsinki Peninsula – we crisscrossed the city south to the Gulf’s far southern coast.
Along the way, near perfect weather illuminated the city’s architectural gems – Helsinki Cathedral, Uspenski Cathedral, Central Railway Station – statues, fountains, and street scenes. I shot but didn’t publish photos of cruise ships. Natural light bathed the National Library of Finland collections.
The trip couldn’t have ended more perfectly that with dinner at La Lasagna and the most entertaining host I’ve ever encountered.
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