View from ship

Porvoo

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June 30th 2010
Wednesday June 30 - Another long day. Didn't sleep that well, or long, at least. I couldn't fall asleep until about 1am, and then got up at 7:30am. I wanted to make sure that I would be in town early enough to buy a ticket for the old fashioned steamship to Porvoo, as they do not sail tomorrow. I managed to get out in time to make the 8:24 am bus, forgetting my breakfast banana in doing so. I brou ... read more

Europe » Finland » Eastern Uusimaa » Porvoo

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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