Had a temperature during the night and didn’t sleep very well plus had a sore throat and ached a bit, felt like the flu. A bit annoying because I had a flu injection before we left.
Down to breakfast, not bad, then back to the room to pack up. We left the bags and went into the old town again. Took more photos, then on to the ferry to Helsinki. 2.5 hr trip, passed by watching some Tv downloads.
Hopped on a tram to the hotel then went out for dinner. We soon discovered Helsinki is expensive – we went to a tapas restaurant which was about number 14 in Tripadvisor, and a set menu for one was around 40 Euro. We decided to pass, then found another tapas place called Bar Celona (I see what they did there). We had 3 dishes each and that was over 12 Euro each. Pretty pricey for what we got, but the quality was good. Despite being number 605 out of 686 restaurants in Helsinki.
I was still feeling a bit rough, coughing and with a headache.
Wandered back to the hotel via a supermarket – we leave on the 06:12 train in the morning so got some supplies for the trip. We walked through the train station – it was a very good example of Art Deco architecture. We didn’t have much time in Helsinki, but to be honest I don’t think there is a lot to see.
For some reason we were given a hotel room designed for a wheelchair, so it was a bit bigger than a normal room and had a bath, which was just what I needed in my condition.
Train to Saint Petersburg tomorrow, have to get up at 04:30.
