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Turku Saturday morning walk

Datum:
30.08.2025
Tourcharakter:
Spaziergang
Tourlänge:
4:00h
Entfernung:
15,9km

I had a few morning hours on this Saturday before heading back to Bergen, which I wished to use for a walk to see a bit of Turku. I started by crossing the Aura river at Kirjastosilta, heading to the Samppalinnanvuori vantage point for a first view across the city. From there, my next goal was the hill-top Luolavuori, hoping for some additional views from up there. While stepping up there, I also looked at the enormous water tower not far from the hill-top. On my way down from Luolavuori, I then passed by an impressive boulder, right north of the water tower, that apparently a glacier left there a long time ago. My next goal was then to cross the Aura river using the small ferry Föri, but when I got there, I learned that it was not operated, unfortunately. I thus decided to walk around >>>

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Exploring Suomenlinna south of Helsinki

Datum:
12.07.2025
Tourcharakter:
Spaziergang
Tourlänge:
2:30h
Entfernung:
5,8km

Our travel itinerary included about 24 hours in Helsinki before the follow-up flight further west. Exploiting our massive time confusion -- 6 am in Helsinki was like noon-time in Tokyo, after all -- we headed straight for the city center of Helsinki and from their, using the public ferry, to Suomenlinna, i.e., an island a bit south of the center of Helsinki, which previously was fortified massively. Today, quite a few visit this island, apparently, to see these fortifications. Before mostly following the "main-trail" across the island, we included a short detour to Pikku-Musta and Länsi-Musta, also. At the southern-most part of Suomenlinna, we then made a round around the fortifications before head back to the ferry quay where we had arrived earlier. Selected photos are available >>>

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