Finland - Helsinki via Porvoo - 31st August

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Hello, a bit behind at the moment been a bit hectic this week, I am now at home and have been since the 3rd.... so its catch up time ... let me take you back a few days .... okay a week .... LOL ....

We left Turku this morning, all a bit weary the noise on the market square a went on just a bit too late last night, if I never here a guitar and bongo drums ever again it shall be too soon !!!

The first stop was at the lovely seaside archipelago town of Tammisaari, time for a walk around the old town that Gutav Vasa thought was going to be the Finnish sea port to rival Tallinn, not to be .... so he moved on up the coast to what is now Helsinki. The area around here is all part of a National Park, a really nice natural area. Our next stop was in one of my favourite towns, Finland's second oldest town Porvoo, time for lunch then I took the group for a walk around the town, the cobbles here are boulders ... hard walking, a lovely Cathedral stands at the top of the hill, a few years ago it was set on fire and was damaged, but has been perfectly renovated back to its former self, great work I have to say. We then walked down a very steep road, which was at one time the steepest road in Finland as well as the main road into the town in the 1500's, not for those unsure on their feet, big cobbles, still used by cars ... just great on a wet day. After the tour we departed for Helsinki, and checked into our Hotel the Soko Vaakuna, in the heart of the city. Here are a couple of snaps from Porvoo.

Porvoo Cathedral 

Old Main Street, Porvoo

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