Baltic Sea - Helsinki, Finland, Helsinki, Finland

The Port of Helsinki is very busy with seven ferry companies and numerous cruise lines vying for two harbors with eight quays. Ships line up early waiting for docking instructions. Tugs, dredges and barges work at their respective tasks around our ship.

Our first impression of Helsinki, it is full of birds; loud, wonderful, swooping, graceful, hungry, birds. Though tempting it maybe, we are warned not to enter into any interaction with these creatures - killjoy!

With only eight hours on shore, we had "Googled" directions to town from each of the eight quays. Okay, I'm obsessed. Today Norwegian Sun docked at聽quay LHB Hernsesaari. Always a good idea to know where your ship is docked, just in case there is a frantic taxi ride to meet the all important all aboard time.聽

Setting off confident after 20 hours of sleep we were looking for a street called 贬别谤苍别尘补迟补濒补苍办补迟耻/脛谤迟丑辞濒尘蝉蝉迟谤补苍诲别苍, then turn right at Eiranranta/Eirastranden, and left at Docksgatan/Telakkakatu to Tram. Our plan was to first take the聽3B tram around the city proper to understand the layout of Helsinki.聽 ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Baltic Sea - Helsinki, Finland
Guide Location: Finland » Helsinki
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Lynn Momboisse
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:

Port of Helsinki
quay LHB Hernsesaari
贬别谤苍别尘补迟补濒补苍办补迟耻/脛谤迟丑辞濒尘蝉蝉迟谤补苍诲别苍
Eiranranta/Eirastranden
Docksgatan/Telakkakatu
叠氓迟蝉尘补苍蝉驳补迟补苍/笔耻谤蝉颈尘颈别丑别苍办补迟耻
Sammonkatu
Temppeliaukio Church
National Museum of Finland
惭补苍苍别谤丑别颈尘颈苍迟颈别/惭补苍苍别谤丑别颈尘惫氓驳别苍
Finland Parliament
Central Railway Station
Three Blacksmiths Statue
Stockmann's Department store
Esplanade park
Senate Square
Lutheran Cathedral
Sunn Senaatitori
statue of Russian Tsar Alexander II
Uspenski Cathedral
Katainokka peninsula
Market Square
Seurasaari
Suomenlinna Fortress

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