We sailed from St. Petersburg yesterday evening. We had a small incident occur while still
under control of the pilot from St. Petersburg.
The ship veered sharply starboard then over-corrected to port, causing
the ship to “shudder” and caused some alarm. A lot of broken dishes on the 15th deck, and the water sloshed over from the pools.
The ship’s captain made an announcement, reassuring everyone. Of course, a lot of finger-pointing ! We did not have any further incidents.
We docked in Helsinki this morning to another beautiful,
sunny day. We slept in until almost 8
AM, had a leisurely breakfast, and disembarked.
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| Church in Senate Square |
We took the shuttle bus into town, and then walked to the Market
Place. This is an open-air market with
many stands selling souvenirs, leather goods, jewelry and a lot of food !
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| Food stand in Market Square |
The food stands had grills that look like
huge woks, filled with vegetable, rice, potatoes, sausages, fish …. especially
the small, salted smoked herring and fillets of salmon. There was also a lot of fresh produce and
berries.
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| Berries in Market Square |
For some reason, I was still quite tired so we cut our
excursion short and returned to the ship.
We had a light lunch and then I took a 2-hour nap !
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