No fight with the Finnish. Or, so long, Helsinki and thanks for all the turtles – part 2

Eliel had a son. Though he started by designing small things, Eliel’s son Eero, whose name alone should be very familiar to those of us who regularly complete (or attempt to complete) crossword puzzles, made even more iconic contributions to …

No fight with the Finnish. Or, so long, Helsinki and thanks for all the turtles.

I last left you with the image of the hero of our story (me) standing under ominously condensing clouds and bidding farewell in Senate Square to the travelers who had a differently arranged tour agenda in Finland than I. Our …

I’ve got a Helsinki feeling – part 2

Since I (rather foolishly) wasn’t spending the night in Helsinki, I was able to leave my overnight gear in my cabin on the ferry. This certainly made it easy for Frederick to guide the few of us who’d grafted this …