Uspenski Orthordox Cathedral.

1 Lost Watch, 2 Hotel Rooms and 3 days gone so far!

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May 21st 2007
We have arrived in Helsinki but are writing this from a plush 4 star hotel and not our hostel as originally planned! All will be revealed! We got off the boat at 6am on Saturday after boarding it at 11.30pm on Thursday. The crossing was made all the better for being in a cabin as we decided to upgrade from our lounge seats (we are still a bit soft and not hardened travelers). The Baltic Sea was ... read more

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Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It won its complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it was able to successfully defend its f... ... read more