Pictures of Helsinki Finland from our Oosterdam Cruise Review.

Helsinki, Finland - Pictures of our cruise vacation aboard the Oosterdam

Day 10 - Helsinki Finland

We didn't take a tour in this port, we just set off on our own to see what we would discover to put into our Oosterdam cruise review.  There was a shuttle from the ship to town which we took, and just started walking. We found the market, and spent over an hour exploring it. We purchased a couple of finish pocket knives for the boys...which were confiscated in the Copenhagen airport later...but that is another story.

We visited some little shops on some side streets, and did some sight seeing.  Checked out a large department store, and headed back to the cruise ship.

 

View of the docks at Helsinki from our stateroom.	More of the Docks from as seen from our stateroom.	The Carnival Miracle ..a new ship under construction.  Really cool to see one actually being built.
Statues in a park in Helsinki as we strolled along.	In front of the Grand Europa Hotel.	A Nice fountain near the market place.
The marketplace, kind of like a farmers market...	Open air produce .. a staple in Scandinavia. The veggies always look so good.	More beautifully displayed produce. Makes me hungry just looking at it. On the other hand I want to leave plenty of room for the cruise ship food.
And more great looking produce.	The Double Headed Eagle .. a tribute to Russian occupation.	Kathy trying on fur scarf .. No I didn't buy it ..
You can even buy wild looking hats at the marketplace.	Hey you have to try the local beer .. Right ? ( I had some coffee...designated driver you know...	Shopping shopping shopping... how much fun can one have?
This place was cool, look at the hand made jewelry!	Local food vender .. on a cell phone like all of Europe :)	This is their idea of Fast food. Actually it is faster than  McDonalds...
More of the food. It sure looks good... well most of it. I didn't like the looks of the anchovy looking things.	Small outdoor cafe where you can eat what you purchase.	Lots of fun stuff at the outdoor craft market. Here we have quite a variety of leather purses and bags.
Berries were everywhere ... the red ones are Lingonberries.  I noticed samples being given away frequently.	Yum Yum several varieties of apples.	A really sad looking stuffed reindeer outside a shop. This poor reindeer looked like it had been in world war I.
Cobblestone street repairs. Cobblestone streets must never wear out.  But the pipes underneath do.	Sidewalk cafes were everywhere we went, and I often took breaks for a cup of coffee. (and a beer for Kathy).	Pretty street scene, the whole city had lots of trees and greenery.
This is the capital building.	And this is the Parliament building in Helsinki Finland	Boat Maintenance on the HAL Oosterdam cruise ship. I wondered how they kept the sides clean.

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