Today was spent touring some of the city of
Helsinki,Finland.
Helsinki has been the stand-in
for Russia on many movies because of similar architecture (e.g., Red, Gorky
Park, etc.).
Here are a few shots I took during my visit today.
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| The Helsinki Church (80% are Lutheran) in the town square. |
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| A Russian Czar in the town square. Norway and Russia have had along history/connection. |
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| An outdoor museum with various styles of Norwegian construction (they introduced the log cabin in America). |
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| Having coffee or tea along with a Finnish cinnamon roll. |
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| A typical country church of long ago in Finland. |
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| I always think of log cabins and red paint when I think of Scandinavian homes. |
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| "I'm ready for my closeup." These seagulls love to take advantage of the drafting as the ship sales. Note one is banded. |
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| One of the newest churches in Helsinki. It was constructed inside of a large rock formation. It has beautiful acoustics. |
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| They moved the old train station and tracks which resulted in a walking and bike trail that cuts across the city. |
