Helsinki Cathedral – built as a tribute to Tsar Nicholas I of Russia and known as St Nicholas’ Cathedral until the independence of Finland in 1917. I’m posting aboard the Tallink Silja ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn–a 2 hour cruise across the Baltic Sea. I spent the last day and a half in Helsinki and […]
Helsinki
A Baltic Summer Vacation
I know it seems like I just got back from Madrid, but I’ve actually been hard at work and in need of a tropical summer getaway. So I’m going to Helsinki. I’ve always had a fascination with countries in the north, but there’s a short window for when I would actually consider visiting them. When […]