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MARCH 11, SATURDAY
PERE LACHAISE CEMETERY For the two nights we stayed in Paris we stayed in an Airbnb in the Bastille district, the same district that Susie and Todd stayed in a two months ago when they arrived in Europe. In walking
MARCH 11, SATURDAY
PERE LACHAISE CEMETERY For the two nights we stayed in Paris we stayed in an Airbnb in the Bastille district, the same district that Susie and Todd stayed in a two months ago when they arrived in Europe. In walking
MARCH 10, FRIDAY
HELSINKI EVENING It was cold (17 F) and windy in Tallinn and just as cold and windy in Helsinki when we trudged two miles from the ferry to our Airbnb so that on arriving I immediatedly fell asleep until dinner.
MARCH 10, FRIDAY
HELSINKI EVENING It was cold (17 F) and windy in Tallinn and just as cold and windy in Helsinki when we trudged two miles from the ferry to our Airbnb so that on arriving I immediatedly fell asleep until dinner.
MARCH 9, THURSDAY
TALLINN, ESTONIA, AGAIN Yesterday we took the four hour bus ride from Riga to Tallinn and spent the night in the same efficient, small Airbnb that we were in three nights before. We rested up a little and then went
MARCH 9, THURSDAY
TALLINN, ESTONIA, AGAIN Yesterday we took the four hour bus ride from Riga to Tallinn and spent the night in the same efficient, small Airbnb that we were in three nights before. We rested up a little and then went
MARCH 8, WEDNESDAY
RIGA CENTRAL MARKET Our spacious and comfortable airbnb was in the old part of Riga, but it didn’t have the charm of Tallin, except for our square. So we took first tram 5 to the end of the line and
MARCH 8, WEDNESDAY
RIGA CENTRAL MARKET Our spacious and comfortable airbnb was in the old part of Riga, but it didn’t have the charm of Tallin, except for our square. So we took first tram 5 to the end of the line and
MARCH 7, TUESDAY
ROAD TO RIGA, LATVIA We were ready for breakfast at a beautiful nearby cafe at 8 a.m.. I was too ravenous to take a photograph of my breakfast but the Estonian invitation to the British for breakfast was marvelous: two
MARCH 7, TUESDAY
ROAD TO RIGA, LATVIA We were ready for breakfast at a beautiful nearby cafe at 8 a.m.. I was too ravenous to take a photograph of my breakfast but the Estonian invitation to the British for breakfast was marvelous: two
MARCH 6, MONDAY
TALLINN, ESTONIA We were up early for the walk to the Viking Ferry Terminal in Helsinki. Gradually the terminal filled up and then 15 minutes before ten we all crowded onto the huge ferry with multiple dining rooms, a duty
MARCH 6, MONDAY
TALLINN, ESTONIA We were up early for the walk to the Viking Ferry Terminal in Helsinki. Gradually the terminal filled up and then 15 minutes before ten we all crowded onto the huge ferry with multiple dining rooms, a duty
MARCH 5, SUNDAY
TEMPPELIAUKIO CHURCH When we told Henny, Susie’s cousin who we are going to visit in Holland that we were going to spend five days in Helsinki, she said that she was in a choir that sang in an underground church
MARCH 5, SUNDAY
TEMPPELIAUKIO CHURCH When we told Henny, Susie’s cousin who we are going to visit in Holland that we were going to spend five days in Helsinki, she said that she was in a choir that sang in an underground church
MARCH 4, SATURDAY
WALKING THROUGH HELSINKI On our walks to various museums I have taken photographs of things that strike me, often with no time to decide whether to shoot, simply reacting instantly to something that touches me. Other times, as with store
MARCH 4, SATURDAY
WALKING THROUGH HELSINKI On our walks to various museums I have taken photographs of things that strike me, often with no time to decide whether to shoot, simply reacting instantly to something that touches me. Other times, as with store
MARCH 3, FRIDAY
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART KIASMA On Friday we walked to the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma housed in a large shiny metal clad building in the center of Helsinki. On the first Friday in the month it is free. It
MARCH 3, FRIDAY
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART KIASMA On Friday we walked to the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma housed in a large shiny metal clad building in the center of Helsinki. On the first Friday in the month it is free. It
MARCH 2, THURSDAY
THE HELSINKI DESIGN MUSEUM On our first afternoon in Helsinki we went to the Design Museum Nuutajarvi. The main exhibit at the Design Museum was of the work of outstanding Finnish designer husband and wife, Antti and Vuokko Nurmesniemi, who
MARCH 2, THURSDAY
THE HELSINKI DESIGN MUSEUM On our first afternoon in Helsinki we went to the Design Museum Nuutajarvi. The main exhibit at the Design Museum was of the work of outstanding Finnish designer husband and wife, Antti and Vuokko Nurmesniemi, who
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