After our tour of Helsinki libraries, we stopped at
Stockmann's for some lunch. This is a department store like the old fashioned department stores of days gone by. Places to eat, clothing, home goods, etc. It had been recommended that I go see
Suomenlinna Fortress, so that was the plan for the afternoon.
I have had my fair share of delicious Finnish food... especially pastries. So I should mention here that on this day I walked almost 9 miles and took over 18,000 steps and scaled 29 (? or close to that) flights of stairs. This is according to the health app on my phone.
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| On the boat to Suomenlinna we saw several other tiny islands with just one house on them. |
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| Maija (my aunt and tour guide) and I on the road near the ferry. |
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| I noticed on this sign that there was a library! (Kirjasto) |
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| Visiting the library |
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| This was the most adorable, tiny library. Bright and airy with old wooden shelves painted light blue. |
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| I loved the triangular book display stands in the middle. |
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| I sat down to read a little. |
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| A cool door on one of the houses on the island - it is a fortress, but it is also a town. People live here, there is a library, a school, apartment buildings, etc. |
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| A view atop the fortress walls. |
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| Suomenlinna actually spans several islands - this is looking over the fortress walls to one of the other islands. |
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| My mom and I on top of the wall |
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