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Arriving in Helsinki from St. Petersburg
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First Finnish "meal"
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With Isa in front of the Helsinki train station
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Waiting for the car ferry from Ekenäs
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Ferry coming soon!
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Disembarking in Ängholm
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Lillis prepared us a delicious fish dinner: sardines, herring, & salmon, served with potatoes, Russian black bread and cabbage. Yum!
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Jude playing with his Ängholm-ie, Vincent
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Jude encouraging Daddy to chase Lillis' dog during family outing for chanterelle mushroom picking.
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Boat on Ängholm
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Jude with Gita, one of Ängholm's two full-time residents.
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Sunset on Ängholm
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With Patrick's parents on Ängholm
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Leaving Ängholm
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Ekenäs (Swedish)/Tammisaari (Finnish)
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Ekenäs
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There are many statues in Helsinki city center
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Consulting a map
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At the supermarket
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Finnish coffee sleeves
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Fruit for sale at a market near the water
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We took a boat to Suomenlinna.
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Entrance to the Naval Academy of the Finnish Navy.
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The Kirkkopuisto church doubles as a lighthouse on the fortress island of Suomenlinna.
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Dinner with the Finnish family
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The excellent Helsinki Aquarium (Sea Life)
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Drinking mango lassi at a Nepalese restaurant
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Signs are in Finnish & Swedish