After breakfast, we organized for our day in Helsinki. Never totally sure about the temperature and whether or not it will rain so I took my umbrella and wore light fleece with long light jacket (with hood) that’s good if it’s windy or rains. Wore a hat for sun. As we left the ship, it felt warm so I put the fleece in my small backpack with most items from my pockets. We took the #16 bus from the port to the city center and looked for the Hop On Hop Off bus and found Stop #1 at Senate Square. (Used our discount coupons that we had from the Copenhagen bus.) Realized then that we could have ridden on it right from the port stop, but hadn’t known at the time because it was a different bus company logo. Oh, well. Rode to a stop and walked uphill to the Temppeliaukio Church, carved out of solid rock. The acoustics were amazing as we heard a pianist performing. After taking lots of pics and video, we walked downhill to find the next bus stop. Continued the tour as we listened to information about points of interest and some Helsinki history. Stopped back at Senate Square and walked to nearby City Hall to use their very clean FREE toilets. Strolled through the large market nearby, buying a few items. Time to head back to Senate Square to catch next bus back to the dock.
Hungry when we arrived back so ordered room service. (No food while we were out.) Went to early show to see talented musician Andy Buenger. He plays the marimba, Romanian panpipes, Hawaiian steel guitar, drums, saxophone, and trumpet. The NCL musicians performed with him. We left the performance as soon as he was done and headed to Dazzles so we could be there to listen to Bob Arno’s session “Thoughts & Theory on Thwarting Thieves,” that was well attended. Nothing new for us but a confirmation that we are not easy targets for thieves.
Earlier bedtime than usual because we are supposed to be ready to go ashore about 8:30 for the ride to Stockholm tomorrow morning.
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