Just a 1.5 hour ferry trip away from Tallinn is Helsinki, Finland. There are dozens of crossings every day amongst several ferry companies, and ours seemed to be full of Finns who had come across to Estonia to take advantage of the cheap alcohol. The guy behind us was taking 5 cartons of beer back with him.
Once we arrived we hopped on another ferry for the short trip to Suomenlinna Island, which has an old fortress which protected Helsinki harbour. It was very peaceful walking through the old rock fortifications built into the hills.
We found a cafe hidden within a boat yard and tried a reindeer sandwich and some sort of warm bready thing with rice and meat inside. The reindeer sandwich was a tad strong tasting for my liking, but not too bad. It definitely needed mustard.
Kate made friends with a little bird who was eating bits of bread off her leg.
There were millions of little yellow flowers on the dunes, along with cannons pointing out to sea. The icy wind was starting to pick up which thinned out the tourists a little.
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As we took the ferry back to the city the weather started to turn a bit grim. Compared to Tallinn, Helsinki seems a much more modern city with newer buildings and wide streets.
We didn't venture too far because we weren't really dressed for the cold and one of us was complaining a bit. So back to the warmth of the ferry and back to Tallinn.
- Joe
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