Finnish adventure
Here we are exploring Finland....first meal was at an authentic Finnish restaurant, I had sauteed reindeer ( can you believe it?)- it tasted like braised beef...David had char- a fish only found this far north...so, we´re into the Finnish culture already!! And we learned the "toast "in Finnish: keepus..so, we'll test it out a bit ( have to drink red wine for medicinal purposes--to ward off the cold temps).
Took a sightseeing bus tour today....fun to hear all about the history and architecture etc.
Hotel is on a pedestrian zone...lots of upscale shops ( translation: too pricey to shop, but fun to window-shop) and restaurants galore.... rooms are good size and have very modern furniture and art deco touches ( although there's the WC confusion as always--adds to the fun...some wc's actually have pics to show how to use them.....there's 2 shower hoses and 2 buttons on the wc....just keep pushing til it all works:)
more to explore tomorrow. probably art galleries, then cruise to Estonia....next time I log on, we`ll be across the sea...
bye for now....
Jan