Hello from Helsinki FINLAND
06/June/2009 04:47 PM Filed in: Tourist
Well, you never know what a day will bring, and that was certainly true today. Bob and I managed to be able to escort two different tours today. Let me explain this whole “escort” thing so that when I write about it in the future, you will know what I am talking about. So, crew and guest entertainers on board ships can put in requests for tours as an escort which means we assist the local tour guide by keeping the group together, tending to guests needs, and doing an evaluation for the ship about how the tour went. It’s really not a bad gig since we get to see the sights, for FREE! Bob and I cannot go on the same bus for tours, but that’s not a problem. So, Bob’s tour to Poorvu was leaving at 10 am and mine wasn’t leaving until the afternoon at 1:10. So, he got going and I waited and worked on blog entries until a bit after lunch. However, when I went out to meet my bus at 1:10 as was stated on my form, I found out that all of the tours were morning tours, and there were no more buses coming. So, with map in hand (did I mention that my navigation skills are sad at best), I set out into Helsinki on my own. I wandered around the streets heading towards big buildings on the map I knew nothing about, but figured they must be important and snapped pictures of them and any other highlights of Helsinki as I went. So, if you ask me the names of the buildings I saw today, I have no idea, but they are pretty and were definitely picture-worthy. And, I’m realizing that I am actually not taking pictures of Bob and I anywhere, so I’m going to work on that so that you know I’m not just downloading pictures from the internet.
My first attempt at a “people pic”, otherwise known as a “proof pic” (ie. proof I was there) -note the blue shirt--I still have my “escort” shirt on even though I had no tour...
Some local flare...we serve up fries or beavertails in Canada, but it’s all about fish in Helsinki...here’s some yummy salmon and potatoes
Just pretty
An important building, I’m sure! =)
The downtown park in Helsinki
Some snapshots of Bob’s visit to the little town of Porvoo
My first attempt at a “people pic”, otherwise known as a “proof pic” (ie. proof I was there) -note the blue shirt--I still have my “escort” shirt on even though I had no tour...
Some local flare...we serve up fries or beavertails in Canada, but it’s all about fish in Helsinki...here’s some yummy salmon and potatoes
Just pretty
An important building, I’m sure! =)
The downtown park in Helsinki
Some snapshots of Bob’s visit to the little town of Porvoo