市场午饭 – Lunch at Market Hall

今天中午原本要去Hakaniemi市场,吃那里一个摊位有名的三文鱼汤。可是到了地方才发现原来的那个两层的市场正在进行重建改建,摊位搬到了旁边的一个市场里。转了两圈没有找到卖三文鱼汤的那个摊位,不过找到了一家只卖三款汤的摊位。看起来顾客都是当地人。我和PJG每个人点了一个汤,餐馆提供免费的无限量的面包。

We were going to the Hakaniemi market today for lunch to eat the famous salmon soup from a stall there. However, when we arrived at the place, we found that the original two-story market was being renovated, and the stall was moved to a nearby market.

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西贝流士纪念碑,基亚斯玛当代艺术博物馆 – Sibelius Monument and Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art

西贝流士纪念碑 – Sibelius Monument

摘自Wiki: 西贝流士纪念碑显而易见的是为纪念芬兰著名作曲家让 ∙ 西贝流士而建,建于1967年,芬兰艺术家埃拉·希尔图宁的设计。让 ∙ 西贝流士是民族主义音乐和浪漫主义音乐晚期重要代表,他的音乐对英国和美国作曲家影响尤大,在英美两国他曾被视为最重要的当代作曲家。他的创作重心是管弦乐作品。他善于使用管乐器营造出阴郁,幽森的气息,令人联想到芬兰的自然风景,同时也善于表达雄壮,恢弘的音乐效果。

According to wikipedia, The Sibelius Monument, was designed by Finnish artist Ella Hiltunin in 1967 to commemorate the famous composer Jean Sibelius (1865–1957) . He is widely recognized as his country’s greatest composer and, through his music, is often credited with having helped Finland to develop a national identity during its struggle for independence from Russia. His focus is on orchestra works and he is good at using wind instruments to create a gloomy, dark atmosphere, reminiscent of Finland’s natural scenery, but also good at expressing majestic and magnificent music effects.

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The Elevator at our Airbnb Apartment

国内看不到这个视频,所以这篇写英文了。

This is the interesting elevator at our Airbnb apartment building which can barely hold two people at one time. When PJG and I were in there together, it was hard to squeeze past him 😅  I have never taken such an elevator and only seen something like this in movies 😄 very cool!

集市,午餐和晚餐 – Market Square, Lunch and Dinner

从芬兰城堡回来,刚好停靠在集市港口,看到了具有赫尔辛基代表性的照片。

Back from Suomenlinna, we just docked at the market square and saw this iconic scene of Helsinki as we arrived into the harbor.

远观赫尔辛基大教堂和集市广场. The view of the dome of Helsinki Cathedral and the Market Square from afar.

集市上很多都是卖给游客的旅游纪念品之类的东西,我和胖金哥并不感兴趣。还有很多卖新鲜水果的摊位,樱桃看起来很诱人😍

Many of the street vendors are souvenirs for tourists (a lot of cruise ships come here) in which we are not interested. There are also lots of fresh fruit stalls, and the cherries look fresh and yummy.😍

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芬兰城堡,赫尔辛基大教堂,岩石教堂 – Finnish castle, Helsinki Cathedral, The Rock Church

今天有满满的行程去看那些知名景点。一大早起床坐船去芬兰城堡,我和胖金哥意外的去了一个没有游客的港口,意外的遇到了也去那里的一群小学生去夏令营。船上还装载其他车辆去那边,包含一辆装满沙子的大货车。

Today we had a full schedule of sightseeing. We were up early in the morning to see the Finnish castle on the island of Suomenlinna (Castle of Finland), but in our rush PJG and I accidentally went to the wrong port – a car ferry port without tourists. But it turned out to be more fun because we also met a group of primary school students going to summer camp on the island.

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赫尔辛基,周三见!Helsinki -See you on Wednesday!

明天就要出发了,一切基本准备就绪,今天也进行了测试行李打包,一再精简的行李刚好合适,只是激动的心情没能装下。😅

We are leaving tomorrow and everything is basically ready. We carried out a test packing today. Everything fits fine but my excitement 😅 .

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