Rudolf's last stand

The Finnish capital is only 80km from Tallinn, so we decided to head over there for the day on Sunday. We were accompanied on the ferry by all the Finns returning home with their trolley loads of duty free grog from Estonia, and got to Helsinki in time for some lunch and a bit of touring in the afternoon.

Sights from the 3B tram... Spring flowers, and the 'White Church'

We took the 3B tram (which is the 3T tram in reverse, an important distinction) which showed us the spectacular sights of Helsinki (the brochure listed amongst other things the Social Insurance building as a notable sight) followed by dinner and drinks with a group of friends where I ordered a dinner named 'Pimp my Reindeer', which consisted of reindeer (sorry Rudolf) and lingonberries. Following that, we made it back to the ferry terminal, just in time for our ferry back to Tallinn.

Rudolf's last stand - my dinner!

4 stamps in the passport for one day, not a bad effort!

It was cold in Helsinki... but that's really no excuse for the dodgy headwear

Leaving Helsinki on the ferry, the sun still high at 9:30pm