As in all our trips in the last few years I booked our international flights using Qantas points, generally in Business class. Sometimes that means taking the “scenic route” home rather than the most direct. For our trip back home this time my only choice had been three legs, Paris…
We had a lazier start this morning and an easy breakfast in the apartment. Nearby there were two lovely lakes so we set off at around 11am for a stroll around the lakes and then up to the Temppeliaukio Rock Church. Excavated directly into solid rock, the Temppeliaukio church , completed in…
Yesterday was just a transit day, one of those boring days that comes up now again when travelling. Our route from Dublin to Helsinki was via Stockholm with SAS. BOTH flights were delayed so it was quite late before we finally arrived in Helsinki ( in the pouring rain! There’s…
Jetlag is a beast! I suppose I was lucky that I slept through to 5am but there was no way my bodyclock was going to let me sleep any later. We had another slow start, with a leisurely breakfast and a bit of blogging but we decided to head outside…
A good night’s sleep in a proper bed is like heaven after 2 days of travel! The bed was comfy and breakfast was abundant – some interesting options on the breakfast buffet that are very familiar to Finns but new to us – Karelian Pies are an oval pastry tart…
What a special day today was. We had been looking forward to it ever since Simon left Australia in August last year. The flight from Hong Kong was on Finnair and the service on the plane was outstanding. Finnair like to feature the lovely Finnish designs of their country, I…
