Did you know the Baltic Sea links Finland to Estonia via the Gulf of Finland? Me neither. So yah, I’m going to Estonia 🇪🇪 tomorrow…💁🏼♀️
August 24, 2023. Sailors Log: I found out a couple of hours ago that Tallinn, Estonia happens to be the capital city of the country of Estonia AND has an ‘Old Town’ which is ANOTHER World Heritage Site. And the kicker? It’s a 2 hour ferry ride from Helsinki, Finland to Tallinn, Estonia. Here’s the thing, Finland is country #49 explored. How in the hell do you expect me to end this trip on an odd number? That has got to be bad luck or something. I’m sure of it. So, I’ve solved the problem- by booking the roundtrip ferry to/from Finland to Estonia for tomorrow at 1:30PM. I’ll be in the country for 4 hours, which I’m told is more than long enough to tour the entire ‘Old Town’, buy some Estonia handmade something or another, and re-board the ferry to return to Finland at 7:30PM. Unfortunately, I can’t change my return flight to America, so that is something I’m trying to slowly come to terms with.
In the meantime, I’ve just sat down in the lounge with some new friends at my hostel. Having some hard cider that I picked up at the airport duty free shop (way cheaper than buying them downtown Helsinki that’s for sure). The currency here is the € Euro. My US Dollars are shite in comparison. I had a hamburger for dinner and I’m pretty certain after the conversion rate I paid like US$237 for the burger. Or close to that…
More to come tomorrow, after I’ve toured the remainder of Helsinki in the morning/early afternoon and venture to country #50, ESTONIA. 😬
