Finland

I've just been reading back over my blog and realise quite how awkward it sometimes sounds so I apologise! I don't often have time to read back over what I've written. I did a little self-guided walking tour today and I have to say I did all that I want to see of Helsinki within 3 hours. Oops! Whatever will I do tomorrow I wonder? I think Finland must be full of activists though as although today was only my fifth day here I had my sixth attempted recruitment between just Amnesty International and Greenpeace. Now that does impress me! But for now, there' speople behind me waiting so...

ttfn

Amelia

P.S. Oh and July is Finland's hottest month. Average temperature: 18.6 celsius. Yay lol

So after nice chat with a couple of the guys at my hostel on to the ferry -Viking Lines, naturally me being a Viking! Nothing to be said about that really. Got as much sleep as is to be expected in a deck seat on the shopping and restaurant/bar deck which is to say none and some jobs-worth cleaner threw away my half-full food bag but otherwise OK. Arrived in Turku, Finland early in the morning. Again not much to be said to be honest. Wandered around some over the next couple of days then onto Tampere. My guidebook was right in this respect: Turku may be older but Tampere is better. Some pretty buildings and a couple good museums. But still not much. I enjoyed my night in a hotel more to be honest with you! (They had a pillow menu for God's sake!) I got to Helsinki this afternoon so we'll see how I like this. I have noticed a couple of things though -Finland's reputation for liking heavy metal is not mistaken. Everyone wears black here. Finland also feels much edgier than the rest of Scandinavia and much more like Russia than Europe -if they'll forgive me for saying that- oh and Finns do have a certain look to them, as distinct as the Swedish but I don't really know I can describe it. Wow I haven't exactly been promoting Finland have I? Becki if you're reading this I'm sorry! I love Finland really! No to be honest it's not bad, it's just not particularly exciting either. And at least it's warmer than Sweden!

in Helsinki and no time, sorry everyone!