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FINLAND: Helsinki day 2
After a sleepless night (which entailed Zae finally sleeping at around 5ish, with me passing out around 6:30am) we woke up around noon. Thankfully, we didn't have anything planned for that day -- because it snowed. And a good deal of it was sitting around on the streets when we finally decided to wander outside. Today, we decided to be serious shoppers.
Starting, of course, with the Moomin Store. Moomins are these troll-like creatures that actually kind of look like hippos. And they are the most adorable creatures in the world; Zae and I spent a good deal of time wandering through the tiny store, looking for things to buy. Both of us are entirely enamored with them. She got a scarf, while I got the ever stylish purse. I am totally validated in this purchase.
After wandering through endless shopping malls, which varied from the strange shops called "Your Face" to normal American stores like H&M, we finally decided to head back to the hotel to regroup for dinner. It turns out that when they go out, Finnish people don't really want to eat Finnish-themed food. So we attempted to find a place to eat that was rather tourist-like; turns out that you have to have a reservation a day in advance. We made that for tomorrow -- hopefully bear is going to be good! Tonight we just had a restaurant that served really strange burgers. Lamb-bacon burger with cheese sauce and onions anyone?
The only funny thing about traveling around Finland is that everyone seems to mistake me for being authentically Finnish. Not Rachel, however. If they are going to speak to us in Finnish (or Russian), they direct their comments to me; if they are going to speak English, they generally speak to Rachel. We swear that it's because we are now living in the Land of the Blonde Haired People, so it's almost like coming home for me -- Rachel's hair sticks out a little bit like a sore thumb. I honestly have no idea why they keep thinking I'm Finnish (or even Russian). It's a little bit of a mystery. But then again, it's also hilarious -- the only Finnish words I know are "hei" (hello), "tervetuloa" (welcome) and "kiitos" (thank you).
Hei, tervetuloa, kiitos!
It's almost 1am, and in the spirit of getting to bed early so that we can go to Suomelinna tomorrow morning I am planning on uploading all of my pictures tomorrow. There aren't that many -- a lot of them are kind of dark! But stay tuned, I suppose. It'll be a blast.
PS: Because I know you read these now: Hi Rob. Talk to you soon. ♥
Starting, of course, with the Moomin Store. Moomins are these troll-like creatures that actually kind of look like hippos. And they are the most adorable creatures in the world; Zae and I spent a good deal of time wandering through the tiny store, looking for things to buy. Both of us are entirely enamored with them. She got a scarf, while I got the ever stylish purse. I am totally validated in this purchase.
After wandering through endless shopping malls, which varied from the strange shops called "Your Face" to normal American stores like H&M, we finally decided to head back to the hotel to regroup for dinner. It turns out that when they go out, Finnish people don't really want to eat Finnish-themed food. So we attempted to find a place to eat that was rather tourist-like; turns out that you have to have a reservation a day in advance. We made that for tomorrow -- hopefully bear is going to be good! Tonight we just had a restaurant that served really strange burgers. Lamb-bacon burger with cheese sauce and onions anyone?
The only funny thing about traveling around Finland is that everyone seems to mistake me for being authentically Finnish. Not Rachel, however. If they are going to speak to us in Finnish (or Russian), they direct their comments to me; if they are going to speak English, they generally speak to Rachel. We swear that it's because we are now living in the Land of the Blonde Haired People, so it's almost like coming home for me -- Rachel's hair sticks out a little bit like a sore thumb. I honestly have no idea why they keep thinking I'm Finnish (or even Russian). It's a little bit of a mystery. But then again, it's also hilarious -- the only Finnish words I know are "hei" (hello), "tervetuloa" (welcome) and "kiitos" (thank you).
Hei, tervetuloa, kiitos!
It's almost 1am, and in the spirit of getting to bed early so that we can go to Suomelinna tomorrow morning I am planning on uploading all of my pictures tomorrow. There aren't that many -- a lot of them are kind of dark! But stay tuned, I suppose. It'll be a blast.
PS: Because I know you read these now: Hi Rob. Talk to you soon. ♥