I love the night shots, especially the Esplande, with the lights reflecting in
the puddle. Thanks for the virtual tour.
WayneS
At 10/29/2019 11:13 PM, Nathan wrote:
>I am in Helsinki right now, a short business trip before flying on to
>Copenhagen and a few daysâ?? vacation later today. I arrived in Finland on
>Wednesday night, and rather than having dinner with my colleagues (we are 5
>people from the office here), I spent the evening walking around,
>re-discovering the city I used to visit very frequently in the late 1990s but
>had not visited since 2001. I felt a certain pleasure recognising the familiar
>places, despite the bitterly cold temperature?it was below freezingg even
>though we are only in October. For that reason, the streets were virtually
>deserted after 9 p.m. Four images from my walk.
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>Stockmann is a grand old department store in the centre. I remember that there
>was a nice bar in the basement where I sometimes sought escape from the cold:
>https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-4kvVKNs/A
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>The main Esplanade connecting the centre with the harbour. I used to stay in
>Hotel Kämp, one of the buildings on the left:
>https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-hpWz7xd/A
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>Helsinki City Hall:
>https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-vqd3ZQz/A
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>Sofia Street with the Lutheran cathedral in the background:
>https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-RVMqpXs/A
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>Of all the cities I have visited, Helsinki is the one that changes the most
>from winter to summer. On a July day when the sun barely sets, these streets
>look like a Mediterranean town.
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>Cheers,
>Nathan
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>Nathan Wajsman
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