Rauma: Lace-Making & The Wooden Town

Today I took an almost-4 hour bus ride to Rauma, which is a small town west of Helsinki on the coast. I was mainly interested in going there because the core of the town is a UNESCO heritage site (Old Rauma), which consists of a preserved wooden town! Another reason is because Rauma is known for its bobbin lace-making. There’s…
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Helsinki: Marimekko & Churches

I made it to Finland! I was very very tired when I arrived due to foolishly staying up until 3am and then my silly body waking me up at 7am the next morning, and THEN catching a flight at 9:30pm that passed through a six hour time difference (and was 4 hours + 3 hour layover + 4 hours) and…
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