Friday, May 28, 2010
We keep changing time zones and at this point we are +10 hours from Arizona. Tomorrow we will be +11 hours from Arizona.
Alex and some "locals".
Alexander II Statue in Senate Square. The statue was built in the Russian tsar's honor after the annexation of Finland.
Alex's favorite thing to do in Finland.
Lutheran Cathedral at Senate Square.
Church's organ.
Russian Orthodox Church
House of Scientific Studies
The solid bronze frieze pays homage to Alexander II's generosity. In 1809 after Finland was annexed, he promised to retain the Finnish laws and religion.
Russian Orthodox Uspenski Kathedralen (cathedral)
Burger's House dates from the early 1800's and it is Helsinki's oldest remaining wooden house.
Kaisaniemi Park is on the waterfront and until 1830 was a marshy bogland.
Botanical Gardens of the University of Helsinki founded in 1833
Helsinki Railway Station
Next up: Russia