Day 14: Another Day in Helsinki

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europe, finland, helsinki, suomenlinna, travel, vacation

I forgot to post the last few days.

On this day, we took a ferry ride to Suomenlinna Fortress. It was about a twenty minute ride and we spent the bulk of the day roaming the island. Suomenlinna is a sea fortress right off of Helsinki. It encompasses six islands. It was built in 1748 as protection against Russian expansionism.

The island makes for a nice day trip now. You can walk around the fortress. There are several cafes as well as museums and other historical spots. There were cannons lining the walls. You could go into the tunnels in the walls. It was pitch black inside, so I stayed out. The water is all the Gulf of Finland/Baltic Sea.

This will mostly just be a photo collage.

Those are all swans.

Where to next?

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england, europe, finland, helsinki, london, planning, russia, scandinavia, stockholm, sweden, travel, wanderlust

If you ask my dad, he will say “She’s going to Russia!”

I suppose he isn’t lying, but that’s one of the briefest parts of my trip!

[Late] Europe Adventure: Berlin

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berlin, eftour, europe, germany, travel, wanderlust

That awkward moment when you realize this was supposed to get posted LAST summer. Like 2015. Whoops.

Late, but not forgotten, Berlin 2015. Berlin will mostly be a photo diary as I no longer remember the small details of the day.

From what I recall, we only spent one day in Berlin. We arrived via a sleeper train from Munich and got straight to sight-seeing. It was mostly a driving tour so I didn’t get many photos and the ones I did get aren’t that great. The next morning, we flew out to head home.

Brandenburg Gate

 

Your Perfect Six Day London Itinerary

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europe, london, travel, wanderlust

London is my favorite place. Hands down. I spend a month there with school and absolutely fell in love. I’ve been trying to get back ever since. Less than a year to go until my mom and I go visit together!!

I’m a planner. I have had the trip planned out since May. We will be spending six days in London and the surrounding area. It took a lot of drafts to get the days planned out perfectly, but I think I’ve got it. My six day itinerary would be good for anyone doing a visit three days or more as there are a few day trips that can be added or removed based upon your trip length. Leave comments below and offer up suggestions! We’ve still got a ways to go before the trip so I can still adjust. I hope someone else uses the itinerary and finds it helpful and feels that they saw everything that they wanted to.