http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Finland/Eastern-Uusimaa/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Finland , Eastern Uusimaa en-us Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:00:05 +0000 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:00:05 +0000 Rising early relatively Liz and I grabbed breakfast at the hotel whilst plotting out our course for the day. On the agenda is the town of Porvoo and the castle in Hmeenlinna. So plan of attack inhand we jumped in the Prius and hit the road.We rolled into Porvoo around lunchtime grabbed a tourist guide and headed to the closest cafe. Over coffee and pastries we decided to take the walking http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Finland/Eastern-Uusimaa/Porvoo/blog-387285.html Well I made it from Rovaniemi to Sotkamo where I spent one night with my Thomas and Suvi the couple I met in Svalbard. Thomas and I walked their dogs then got back and went for a sauna almost every Finnish home has one. Then we had a BBQ and relaxed for the rest of the night. I hung out at their place on Friday and then on Friday night Thomas and I hopped in his car and headed to his family c http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Finland/Eastern-Uusimaa/Loviisa/blog-321337.html You Never Really Know A Country Until You Get Out Of Town Wersquove been really sad over the last few weeks that we have been relegated to only major cities. Since our time in France we have jumped from one big city to another. While this is a great way to get an overview of countryrsquos culture it gives you no feeling for what a country is actually like. Most cities despite having larg http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Finland/Eastern-Uusimaa/Porvoo/blog-182726.html I thought it'd be a great experience to take the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki. Instead of being just a means of transportation this ferry service has become a minivacation of sorts for many Europeans with many options for the traveller including bars buffet restaurants and of course shopping. Through this I''ve managed to encounter a group of Europeans that I would not normally have enco http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Finland/Eastern-Uusimaa/Porvoo/blog-156961.html Afew weeks ago I realized that I did not have any plans for the weekend. I at that point decided to go to a random nearby town for the day. I wasnrsquot sure which one I wanted to go to but I thought of Porvoo. When I asked my flatmate if she was doing anything Saturday to ask if she wanted to join me she said that she and her friends were going to Porvoo Talk about coincidences So I joi http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Finland/Eastern-Uusimaa/Porvoo/blog-144055.html Puu in PorvoonbspEurope raquonbspFinland raquonbspPorvoo By jessieeliciaMarch 25th 2007Jessie Smith Hello everyone here's a quick update on week 12 in Finland. This week was mosty spent working at school with the exception of a one day excursion with my class to the historical town Porvoo. This town is located where the sea and river meet and was originally established as a trading pos http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Finland/Eastern-Uusimaa/Porvoo/blog-141737.html