I arrived in Iceland yesterday, picked my rental car up at the airport, and then drove into town to check in to my guesthouse (Snorri’s Guesthouse). Once I had settled a bit, I walked from there into town to get food somewhere. On the way, I stopped to check out Reykjavik’s famous church, Hallgrimskirkja. I actually came upon it from…
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So, I’m not the world’s biggest opera fan, but when I found out that Finland has a world-class opera festival where all the performances take place in a CASTLE, I was so down. The Savonlinna Opera Festival only started on July 6, so I was lucky to be able to catch a performance. Because I’m an opera n00b, I arranged…
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Tampere is the second largest municipal area in Finland, and I had booked bus tickets to go here ages ago when I was planning my trip but it kind of snuck up on me! I didn’t even have a brainstorm list of things I wanted to see while I was there (just for a day), and couldn’t really remember why…
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I am back after my two nights away from Helsinki! I took a bus to Turku on Wednesday, which is on the west coast of Finland. I really loved it there! It’s a port town and there are lots of museums and other cultural centres, and there was a lot of hustle and bustle from other visitors. I stayed overnight…
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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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