Helsinki

Unfortunately for us, the weather was bad on the day we were to take the ferry to Helsinki from Tallinn. We arrived at the port and was told that the 12pm ferry was cancelled. The next ferry departs at 6pm. The suggestion was to catch another ferry that departs in 20 mins time and it will take about 10 mins to walk over to the other port. Even though it was raining, we decided to try our luck and walked as fast as possible to try and catch the ferry. Luck was on our side, as we managed to catch it. It was a slower ferry. Instead of 1.5hrs, this ferry took 2.5hrs. However it was more of a cruise then a ferry. Charlotte seemed happy about it as there was a play corner on board that could keep her entertained.

Despite the large ship, the choppy waters made us a little sick. Even Charlotte threw up all of a sudden. But she continued playing like nothing happened after she threw up.

We did not do much in Helsinki. Mainly just walking around and as usual, looked for places to keep Charlotte occupied. We found Children's Town a very good place for kids. Entrance is free and children can touch everything in there. The older kids will enjoy role playing there too.

Charlotte as red riding hood, learning to steer the wheel of the captain ship

 Charlotte as an egg seller

Market Square is another nice place to take a stroll and have some food.

We tasted the traditional Finnish salmon soup. Both the cream version and the clear broth version. Both were delicious.

Charlotte had some salmon but in general, she was kept happy whenever she had a bread in hand to munch on.

This pretty much sums up our 2 days in Helsinki. Charlotte was happily jumping around on the train seat as we headed off to the airport. Happy Charlotte = Happy parents. Till the next trip!