So much to do and see. Part of the hop-on, hop-off bus tour included a 90 minute trip around the canals, setting out from Market Square docks. As a bit of a port and on-water-type person myself, what excuse did I have to not hop on? Why, none, of course.
This trip too had a bit of a Sibelius motivation for me. Knowing he was inspired by nature and given I always conjure up forests and lakes when I think of his work, I thought this might give me another angle on his work.
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| Every port, a wheel... |
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| ye olde clubbe of sorts |
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| Overseeing our safe passage out |
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| Grande |
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| Rock shelfs everywhere, boating nightmare |
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| Masts |
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| The fort, from a distance |
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| Family Sunday |
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| Big Red |
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| Tucked under the pines |
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| That granite foundation, again |
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| into the woods |
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| peeking out |
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| More grandness |
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| Very Finnish |
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| Water views |
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| Boulder |
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| Someone's sauna |
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| Beyond the bay |
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| Nestled in |
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| Through the trees |
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| Just passing (another sauna) |
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| Resting |
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| Greenery |
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| Up market |
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| Passing through |
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| Grafitti one |
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| Grafitti two |
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| Beached flock |
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| One of the newer planned communities |
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| Olde school summer house |
All different sorts of communities have settled in the canal area, old communities, summer houses for the rich, new communities and even planned communities. Sauna houses abound, as the boat guide said, Finns really love their saunas.
It was a pleasant enough run through the waters...I'd like to go back one day. There is the old fort, Suomenlinna, that I didn't have time to see, and a zoo too.
And this is just day one...
[Camera : Lumix TZ-85, 2.38pm-3.41pm; 8 September 2017]
