Last Day in Finland

Last Day in Finland

Today we took the Tram No. 3 tour of Helsinki.  It travels in a circle all around the city.  We stopped in the design district for our morning coffee and cinnamon bun this time in the 150 year-old Cafe Ekberg.



At 15 Euro ($22), they were pretty pricey cinnamon buns, but worth it for the classy surroundings.

We walked about, photographing Helsinki's Art Nouveau buildings, built in the early 1900s.  Finland's version of art nouveau seems to be rather more plain and solid than the French and German versions.

We stopped off at the Central Train Station, home to the world's fanciest Burger King:

We climbed to the top of several parks for the view

 and lunched in the Hakaniemi Market hall

 near our hotel.

We finished off the day with a walk to the park on tiny Tervasaari Island, connected to the mainland by a causeway, where Leo played a few tunes on his bagpipes.