I took the ferry into Helsinki today. Or last night. It left Stockholm at 5pm and arrived here in Helsinki at 9:30 AM Finland time. I haven't had much time to check out Finland yet.
The ferry trip over was a big surprise. I expected it to be some sort of dumpy, damp, cold diesel ship with maybe about 50 people on it, being tossed around in the ocean.
Boy was I wrong. It was a big fancy cruise ship, about 15 stories tall, with stores, restaurants, discos, bars etc, etc.
My shared room did not cost me anything because of my Eurail pass and had it's own bathroom!
My own bathroom is a very big luxury! I spent the first two hours taking a shower, doing some laundry in the sink and trying to dry it using a hairdryer.
The guy on the bunk underneath me said that lots of Swedish and Findlanders take these as mini booze cruises where they can get duty+free booze. I wasn't in to that and enjoyed my comfy bed.
Anyway, the only real news I have from Helsinki is that I found a place with free internet (30 min - not sure if there is a limit on times per day yet). So you might have noticed a few more posts today.
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