mary and i got helsinki cards, which gave us access to unlimited transportation as well as a free ferry or bus tour. we chose the ferry, and happened to plan it on the only day with a rainy forecast!
it actually turned out to be perfect, and never really rained hard, just misted. there were lots of beautiful little islands around helsinki that were covered in trees, i loved it.
it was fun to see little cottages on the islands, and imagine spending a summer there.
after the ferry tour, we hurried to catch the public ferry going to soumelinna- the helsinki fortress.
this place was super cool! and so pretty. there were all these stone dungeon type rooms you could explore, it was awesome.
and then a few of these little huts built into the hillside that looked like hobbit houses!
and then these huge cannons. super cool! we loved exploring suomelinna.
after we took the ferry back to helsinki, we met our cousin eeva at the train station and went with her to visit her sister ritva, the only sibling we hadn't met before. it was so nice to meet her and her husband, as well as two of their children and their families. we had a nice dinner and visit with them, and mary made plans with ritva's daughter, marjo (as well as eeva) to go to tallinn, estonia.
**go to ahead to part seven, or back to part five.. or start at the beginning!
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