on to Helsinki :-)
Last weekend (7./8.03.) I took time to become acquainted with its attractions closer to Helsinki. On Saturday the weather was not on my side, because at first it was snowing and then it was very cloudy (remember: the day before the sun was shining and it was beautiful out there !!!). On Sunday however, the sun shone brightly from the sky, but it was blowing an icy wind. Now back to Saturday. First, I should lead my way to the Tourist Office. Of course I got off at the wrong stop and landed in the district Erottajank. But there's inside not what the name promises (which I only knew at the time not yet ... My roommate then explained me later on about the fact that it was the fourth of, rich and beautiful '... well I'm still times lucky ;-)). Good thing I can laugh about myself in these situations as they happen so often ...
In search of the Tourist Information I then seen some of the city - not bad ;-) As an optimist I always prefer the positive things out of something! Once in the Tourist Information , I bought the " Helsinki Card " for two days. The card is for those who want to visit the city, highly recommended. With it, you all (!) Use public transport for free, you get free access to almost all museums (and Helsinki has many of them, about 80!) And sights (eg the probably the world's largest fortress, Suomenlinna ') and, Audio City Tour 'and the free, guided city tour' reduced considerably.
The first thing I say at the increased, Audio City Tour 'part in the bus and was given a good overview of the city, urban structure and the historical background.
has been established in the city in 1550 I of the Swedish King Gustav Vasa. Helsinki at that time was rather small and insignificant. The region has since the 12th Centuries under Swedish rule and remained so until 1809. In 1808 Helsinki was conquered by the Russians, while a fire almost completely destroyed. In 1809 the whole of Finland was placed under Russian leadership, and remained there until 1917. Under Russian rule was Helsinki the capital of the Grand Duchy of Finland and the German Architect Carl Ludvig Engel in the classical style rescheduled. 1917 was the independence of Finland and Helsinki became the capital of the State of Finland. During the Second World War there were several acts of war and bombing by the Soviet Union, but compared to other European cities, Helsinki was largely spared. Nevertheless, the many fires of the past, many wars have (mostly Swedish-Russian) and other battles again and again brought destruction of the city. Accordingly, renewals were always be needed.
summary, I can say that the city of Helsinki's Swedish words, but much more on Russian influence is marked. It is alleged that the city is a miniature of St. Petersburg, especially in the places / locations where the German architect Carl Ludwig Engel worked. In addition to the classicism also the epochs of art nouveau and functionalist architecture in Helsinki were strongly dominant. I think Helsinki is a nice mix of historical and modern.
On Saturday I visited the main sights of Helsinki, to nine museums. The next day I took another, guided city tour part 'and then rode a ferry to Suomenlinna, the Finnish fortress on a remote island measures (of the 300 islands ...). This took some time. The Fortress was originally built by the Swedes in order to protect themselves against the Russian attacks. But in 1808 ranged from a short Russian siege and the fort and were taken to Helsinki ... After returning from the island I visited two museums. In the evening I returned exhausted but very happy back home because I got a good overview of the city. I like Helsinki because of the very small town center and its interesting and attractive architecture.
The city is worth a visit, but quite rich than two days to get to know them.
In this sense, after Helsinki
:-) Here are some impressions detained:
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