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.
这三个漂亮的小姑娘坐在我俩的对面，我问她们几年级了，结果她们不说英文。我便用Google翻译软件跟她们进行了简短的对话 😅😅 她们高兴地接受了我拍照片的请求。
The ferry, also loaded with vehicles going there, one containing a large truck filled with sand 🙂 But these three beautiful little girls sat across from us, and I asked them what grade they were in, and they just giggled and didn’t want or couldn’t speak English. So I used Google translator to have a brief, but fun, conversation with them 😅😅 … and then they were pleased to accept my request for a photo shoot.
芬兰城堡海上要塞建于1748年，当时芬兰是瑞典王国的一部分。1991年城堡被联合国教科文组织列入世界文化遗产名录，作为当时欧洲军事建筑的典范。芬兰城堡是一个形状不规则的要塞堡垒，瑞典，俄罗斯和芬兰先后建立的防御体系赋予了这座城堡特殊的价值。
The fortress of Finland was built in 1748, when Finland was part of the Kingdom of Sweden. In 1991, the castle was added to the World Heritage List by UNESCO as a model for European military architecture. The Finnish castle is a fortress protecting entrance to the harbor and at different times has been used by Sweden, Russia and Finland, giving the castle its uniqueness.
从1808年起，芬兰战争使要塞在接下来的110年里一直作为俄罗斯的海军基地； 1918年芬兰内战时，城堡中设立了一座战俘营， 芬兰政府接管要塞并将其命名为芬兰城堡；1939年二战爆发，这里被用作岸基炮兵、防空部队和潜艇部队的基地。1973年，芬兰驻军撤离，芬兰城堡移交给教育和文化部管理。
Following the 1808 war with Russia, the fortress was used by Russia as a naval base for the next 110 years; Following the Finnish Civil War in 1918, a POW camp was set up in the castle, and the Finnish Government took over the fort and renamed it the Finnish Castle, or Suomenlinna; it was used as an onshore artillery in 1939 for bases of anti-aircraft units and submarine forces. The Finnish garrison was evacuated in 1973 and the Finnish castle was then handed over to the Ministry of Education and Culture for management. There will be a test later.
这个曾经历残酷战火的军事要塞，如今蜕变成了山青水绿，风景宜人的世外桃源。
The military fortress, which had experienced brutal fighting, has now morphed into a water-green, scenic haven.
游完了芬兰城堡，坐船回到了集市广场，广场的后面即是赫尔辛基大教堂，又称白教堂，新古典主义建筑风格，由德国建筑设计师卡尔·路德维格·恩格尔在1830年开始主持修建的。
After the tour of the Finnish castle, the boat returned to the market Square, and behind the square in the distance is the Helsinki Cathedral, also known as the White Church, in neo-classical architectural style, designed by the German architect Carl Ludwig Engel in 1830.
教堂里面比较平实，没有像其他知名教堂那样的金碧辉煌。The church is more down-to-earth and not as splendid as other famous churches.
我发现了我最爱的地方－岩石教堂。这个教堂是由两个兄弟－Timo和Tuomo进行设计的，在岩石里建立教堂也使兄弟俩赢得了1960－61年的建筑设计比赛。教堂从外面高处看像一个外星飞碟，完全的设计打破了传统教堂的设计理念，所以该设计当时得到了当地人的反对。教堂于1969年完工，现在已经是赫尔辛基文化的一部分。教堂的顶是由22千米长的铜条盘绕制成的。
But here! I’ve found my favorite place! The Rock Church. This church was designed by two brothers – Timo and Tuomo, and the building of the church nestled in the natural rock won the two brothers a 1961 architectural competition. The church, seen from the outside, looks like an alien UFO, designed to break the traditional church design concepts, so the design was protested by locals for its untraditional design. The church was completed in 1969 and is now part of the culture of Helsinki.
我和胖金哥在的时候，有一位优雅的女士在弹一种竖琴（不太确定是什么琴），给教堂增加了特别温柔的气氛。我特别喜欢教堂利用自然光线的设计，不同的角度，部位，人， 光，影，信仰，音乐相互交融呼应，形成了这么由生命力，时时变化莫测的不平凡的世界。
The top of the church is formed from a 22 km long copper strip, rolled around the ceiling. When we were there, an elegant lady played a harpsichord which added a particularly gentle atmosphere to the church.
感觉今天好有收获，感受到了这么不同的历史和风景，坐在那里静静的听着音乐，看着律动的光影，仰望着岩石教堂盘旋的顶，突然之间感受到宇宙的巨大，自己的渺小。
I feel today has brought me a wealth of different history and scenery that I am not used to; sitting there quietly listening to the music, watching the rhythm of the lights and shadows, looking up at the rocks circling the top of the church and suddenly feel the huge universe and how insignificant I am.