14th August, 2016
Bike trip over now and we take the train down to Helsinki. At least the trains are good value here! Weather continues on and off - rather un-seasonally according to the Finns - more sun normally expected. Not just the weather that is a tad off. they also need to rejuvenate their cuisine as the Estonians seemed to have done. It took us some time to locate local eateries and the first evening meal is best not mentioned, as we could not find anything interesting even before we got to the how much question. Scandinavia is expensive. Street food at lunchtime was over €20. However "Gron" will become a very well known contemporary Finnish restaurant in Helsinki. It has not been open that long and only has 24 covers. Just don't ask how much - however compared to the slice of cake, cookie or pizza or even the street food it was top value!
Bike trip over now and we take the train down to Helsinki. At least the trains are good value here! Weather continues on and off - rather un-seasonally according to the Finns - more sun normally expected. Not just the weather that is a tad off. they also need to rejuvenate their cuisine as the Estonians seemed to have done. It took us some time to locate local eateries and the first evening meal is best not mentioned, as we could not find anything interesting even before we got to the how much question. Scandinavia is expensive. Street food at lunchtime was over €20. However "Gron" will become a very well known contemporary Finnish restaurant in Helsinki. It has not been open that long and only has 24 covers. Just don't ask how much - however compared to the slice of cake, cookie or pizza or even the street food it was top value!
The Finnish fur trade is alive and kicking if you could use those words - and for those that want to know a framed white fox tail is less than a pizza
With a day to spare we visited the local islands, the local architectural highlights and also the Design Museum dashing in and out of the rain showers. We were probably better off on foor than bike - more trams, more cobble stones.
And now for planning the next jaunt......
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