Tallinn and Helsinki

On Thursday we travelled with our friends Marjatta and Juhani to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, by a huge Baltic Sea ferry. Tallinn was an interesting medieval city, once part of Russia but now an independent territiory. We enjoyed a wonderful meal at Mannerheim Restaurant http://www.mannerheim.ee/eng/about  and also a tour of the city. We stayed overnight and travelled back to Helsinki on Friday, again by ferry, http://www.tallinksilja.com/en/shipsAndTerminals/balticPrincess/
and have spent the past two days exploring Helsinki, including a lovely afternoon with Marjatta's brother and sister-in-law, Martti and Riita, lunching and comparing prices on beef and bananas. Not  lot of parallels with Aiustralian prices on either front!



Marjatta and Juhani on board



Martti, Riita and Michael in Stockmanns Deli  in Helsinki (like DJ's food court)

Bananas at E1.29 per kg



Beef at E 67.50 per kg



Railway Stn Helsinki

Town Hall, Tallinn

Michael, Helsinki Harbour market

Elaine on board the ferry