Saturday 29 August 2009

In the soup


To me it seems that a good way to end our Nordic journey together is through a few foody thoughts. We enjoyed a bit of fish soup in the small market just near Helsinki fish market. Whilst it will be good to be eating at "home" soon, we have all managed what can sometimes be tricky negotiations on just where and when to eat each day. These basic human needs each day are an opportunity to discover new ideas and to gather ideas for both of our cooking journals as well as simply keeping the systems going.
We think that during the ferry voyage we may have added a kilo or two but things have settled down a bit, probably due to all the walking around towns we have done. For us, it takes about 2 days to establish a good feel for a new city and Helsinki has been in that category. Helsinki is an enjoyable city even though we think it has a harder edge to it compared to Oslo and Stockholm in particular. This probably comes from it's need to accommodate Russia over the years.

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