I spent a week at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Helsinki, in January 2012. To be honest I originally aimed for something less corporate but for a variety of reasons I sort of chickened out and stayed here. It suited … Continue reading
This is one of many gargoyles on the Pohjola Insurance Building in Helsinki. The building was designed by Eliel Saarinen, famous architect. The gargoyles are by Hilda Flodin, whose name was new to me today when I started looking for … Continue reading
These are all from my week in Helsinki in January 2012.
Yesterday I posted this picture and asked if you know what’s inside. I thought it was one of those tents the workers put over manholes in the winter or during rain so they can do their work without also having … Continue reading
When I decided to go to Helsinki, I had never been there before, and (to the shock of all my travel writer friends) I did no research beforehand, other than some minimal stuff to get a hotel and figure out … Continue reading
Helsinki, Finland, January 19, 2012. Photo by Jill Browne. In the old part of Helsinki there is an elegant formal park called the Esplanade. Even in the middle of a snowy winter, people promenade there, after a fashion. The … Continue reading
January 20, 2012, Helsinki, Finland. Same ship, two different vantage points.
