A short weekend break in the Finnish capital, with little sightseeing and lots of head banging (see Tuska 2007 gallery) http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3069-Pub-tram-outside/170064933_gZup3-Ti.jpg http://mindspill.smugmug.com/gallery/3108525_ThAWt/ 2007-07-05T21:35:04Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />A side view of the pub tram, I thought that Ireland has a fixation with pubs but I've never seen a tram with a pub inside it in Dublin.</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3108525_ThAWt#170064933_gZup3" title="A side view of the pub tram, I thought that Ireland has a fixation with pubs but I've never seen a tram with a pub inside it in Dublin."><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3069-Pub-tram-outside/170064933_gZup3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A side view of the pub tram, I thought that Ireland has a fixation with pubs but I've never seen a tram with a pub inside it in Dublin." title="A side view of the pub tram, I thought that Ireland has a fixation with pubs but I've never seen a tram with a pub inside it in Dublin." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-13T12:28:40Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3069-Pub-tram-outside/170064933_gZup3-Th.jpg 2007-07-04 23:55:30 <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />The inside of the pub tram. Enjoying a pint while visiting the major attractions from the comfort of a tram.</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3108525_ThAWt#170064965_JJkP9" title="The inside of the pub tram. Enjoying a pint while visiting the major attractions from the comfort of a tram."><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3070-Pub-Tram-inside/170064965_JJkP9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The inside of the pub tram. Enjoying a pint while visiting the major attractions from the comfort of a tram." title="The inside of the pub tram. Enjoying a pint while visiting the major attractions from the comfort of a tram." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-11T02:17:44Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3070-Pub-Tram-inside/170064965_JJkP9-Th.jpg 2007-07-04 23:55:32 <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />I still don't know what this building is.</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3108525_ThAWt#170064973_NXkJJ" title="I still don't know what this building is."><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3078-A-building-in-Helsinki/170064973_NXkJJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="I still don't know what this building is." title="I still don't know what this building is." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-13T12:38:12Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3078-A-building-in-Helsinki/170064973_NXkJJ-Th.jpg 2007-07-04 23:55:34 <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />All people in statues are nude - unless you're some sort of general.</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3108525_ThAWt#170064980_DUisS" title="All people in statues are nude - unless you're some sort of general."><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3164-A-statue-in-Helsinki/170064980_DUisS-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="All people in statues are nude - unless you're some sort of general." title="All people in statues are nude - unless you're some sort of general." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-13T13:10:52Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3164-A-statue-in-Helsinki/170064980_DUisS-Th.jpg 2007-07-04 23:55:36 <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />The white cathedral. Probably the most interesting building in Helsinki.</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3108525_ThAWt#170064661_7DVTP" title="The white cathedral. Probably the most interesting building in Helsinki."><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3169-The-white-cathedral/170064661_7DVTP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The white cathedral. Probably the most interesting building in Helsinki." title="The white cathedral. Probably the most interesting building in Helsinki." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-13T12:36:28Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3169-The-white-cathedral/170064661_7DVTP-Th.jpg 2007-07-04 23:55:37 <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />Statue in the white cathedral square</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3108525_ThAWt#170064673_dkxu5" title="Statue in the white cathedral square"><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3173-Statue-in-cathedral/170064673_dkxu5-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Statue in the white cathedral square" title="Statue in the white cathedral square" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-13T14:14:30Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3173-Statue-in-cathedral/170064673_dkxu5-Th.jpg 2007-07-04 23:55:41 <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a> </p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3108525_ThAWt#170064665_bafXk" title="Mike's photo"><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3170-The-white-cathedral/170064665_bafXk-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Mike's photo" title="Mike's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-11T02:16:39Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3170-The-white-cathedral/170064665_bafXk-Th.jpg 2007-07-04 23:55:38 <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />Gulls on top of a van in the market place ... little did we know what was going to happen next</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3108525_ThAWt#170064676_yAaj2" title="Gulls on top of a van in the market place ... little did we know what was going to happen next"><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3176-Aligned-gulls/170064676_yAaj2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="38" alt="Gulls on top of a van in the market place ... little did we know what was going to happen next" title="Gulls on top of a van in the market place ... little did we know what was going to happen next" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-13T12:24:14Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3176-Aligned-gulls/170064676_yAaj2-Th.jpg 2007-07-04 23:55:42 <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />A stand selling cloudberry jams in the market place</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3108525_ThAWt#170064686_bfv6v" title="A stand selling cloudberry jams in the market place"><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3180-Cloudberry-jam-stand/170064686_bfv6v-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A stand selling cloudberry jams in the market place" title="A stand selling cloudberry jams in the market place" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-13T12:11:14Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3180-Cloudberry-jam-stand/170064686_bfv6v-Th.jpg 2007-07-05 20:39:39 <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />The seagull saga started like this. We got a box of blueberries and from our generous hearts gave some berries to the duck.</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3108525_ThAWt#170064716_XxJiD" title="The seagull saga started like this. We got a box of blueberries and from our generous hearts gave some berries to the duck."><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3182-Feeding-the-duck/170064716_XxJiD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The seagull saga started like this. We got a box of blueberries and from our generous hearts gave some berries to the duck." title="The seagull saga started like this. We got a box of blueberries and from our generous hearts gave some berries to the duck." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-11T02:18:13Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3182-Feeding-the-duck/170064716_XxJiD-Th.jpg 2007-07-05 20:28:34 <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />... who gladly obliged and ate the berry. Meanwhile the gull was planning a revenge in the background. We left to get a cloudberry ice-cream cone and returned back to the pier to eat this ex ...</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3108525_ThAWt#170064772_DbjEj" title="... who gladly obliged and ate the berry. Meanwhile the gull was planning a revenge in the background. We left to get a cloudberry ice-cream cone and returned back to the pier to eat this ex ..."><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3186-Duck-eating-berry/170064772_DbjEj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="... who gladly obliged and ate the berry. Meanwhile the gull was planning a revenge in the background. We left to get a cloudberry ice-cream cone and returned back to the pier to eat this ex ..." title="... who gladly obliged and ate the berry. Meanwhile the gull was planning a revenge in the background. We left to get a cloudberry ice-cream cone and returned back to the pier to eat this ex ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-13T13:43:44Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3186-Duck-eating-berry/170064772_DbjEj-Th.jpg 2007-07-04 23:55:48 <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />... and then the gulls attacked!! They stole off all the ice-cream.</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3108525_ThAWt#170064866_PVTTx" title="... and then the gulls attacked!! They stole off all the ice-cream."><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3199-Gulls-after-eating/170064866_PVTTx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="... and then the gulls attacked!! They stole off all the ice-cream." title="... and then the gulls attacked!! They stole off all the ice-cream." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-13T14:11:36Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3199-Gulls-after-eating/170064866_PVTTx-Th.jpg 2007-07-04 23:55:58 <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />... with this guy being the leader of the gang.</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3108525_ThAWt#170064922_9g32F" title="... with this guy being the leader of the gang."><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3204-The-culprit-gull/170064922_9g32F-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="... with this guy being the leader of the gang." title="... with this guy being the leader of the gang." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-13T13:45:22Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3204-The-culprit-gull/170064922_9g32F-Th.jpg 2007-07-05 20:30:29 <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />... and this the result of his operation.</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3108525_ThAWt#170064911_krsb7" title="... and this the result of his operation."><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3200-What-remains-of-the/170064911_krsb7-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="... and this the result of his operation." title="... and this the result of his operation." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-11T02:17:20Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3200-What-remains-of-the/170064911_krsb7-Th.jpg 2007-07-04 23:55:59 <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />The Russian church in Helsinki</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3108525_ThAWt#170064785_h4vR6" title="The Russian church in Helsinki"><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3189-Russian-church/170064785_h4vR6-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="The Russian church in Helsinki" title="The Russian church in Helsinki" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-14T23:25:42Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3189-Russian-church/170064785_h4vR6-Th.jpg 2007-07-04 23:55:50 <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a> </p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3108525_ThAWt#170064799_rerDU" title="Mike's photo"><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3190-Russian-church-detail/170064799_rerDU-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Mike's photo" title="Mike's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-13T13:25:27Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3190-Russian-church-detail/170064799_rerDU-Th.jpg 2007-07-04 23:55:51 <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a> </p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3108525_ThAWt#170064812_iAokC" title="Mike's photo"><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3192-Seaside-walk/170064812_iAokC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Mike's photo" title="Mike's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-01T02:24:13Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3192-Seaside-walk/170064812_iAokC-Th.jpg 2007-07-04 23:55:53 <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />A pub tram is not enough. There's also a pub ship!</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3108525_ThAWt#170064832_bVk4Z" title="A pub tram is not enough. There's also a pub ship!"><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3198-Pub-ship/170064832_bVk4Z-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A pub tram is not enough. There's also a pub ship!" title="A pub tram is not enough. There's also a pub ship!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-13T13:14:46Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3198-Pub-ship/170064832_bVk4Z-Th.jpg 2007-07-04 23:55:56 <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a> </p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3108525_ThAWt#170064819_o2yai" title="Mike's photo"><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3194-Quay/170064819_o2yai-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Mike's photo" title="Mike's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-11T02:19:15Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/Finland-2007/Helsinki/3194-Quay/170064819_o2yai-Th.jpg 2007-07-04 23:55:55