TUESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER
0900 hrs – Got up and had toast and ham then some Syltsprits Hillosilmä for breakfast
1030 hrs – Left luggage at the apartment and headed down to Market Square
1100 hrs – Arrived at Market Square and had a look around
1215 hrs – Stopped at one of the market stalls and had sausages and potatoes
1230 hrs – Left Market Square and headed back to the apartment to pick up the luggage. Dad went and got luggage while mum and I had a look in a jewellers across the road from the apartment. We then headed to the taxi rank just round the corner and got a taxi to the airport.
1440 hrs – Arrived at Helsinki Vantaa Airport, had a drink and a muffin at Coffee Spoon, got checked in, went to the loo then went through security and headed to the gate
1735 hrs – Boarded the 1755 hrs flight to Heathrow
1915 hrs – Took off from Helsinki after a delay due to a leak in the right engine
(Times are now GMT)
2030 hrs – Arrived at Heathrow Terminal 3. Rushed to Terminal 5 to catch the 2100 hrs flight to Edinburgh. We would have missed it and had to spend a night in London had it not been delayed as well. It was delayed technical problems, they replaced that plane only to find the replacement had a contaminated water supply so had to find another replacement. It was delayed by 40 minutes
2140 hrs – Took off from Heathrow bound for Edinburgh
2320 hrs – Arrived at Edinburgh, got our bags and my wheelchair from baggage reclaim then got the bus to the long stay car park
2340 hrs – Left Edinburgh Airport
0040 hrs – Arrived back in my hometown of Galashiels and got the essentials unpacked
0140 hrs – Got ready for and into bed
Saturday, 26 September 2009
Trip to Helsinki - Blog 5
MONDAY 21 SEPTEMBER
0845 hrs - Got up and had toast and peppered ham for breakfast
0930 hrs – Got ready to go to Market Square
0950 hrs – Left to go to Market Square
1020 hrs – Arrived at Market Square and bought tickets for Sunlines “Beautiful Canal Route” 1 and a half hour cruise which takes you round some of Helsinki’s islands
1100 hrs – Left on cruise
1230 hrs – Got back to Market Square and went round the market and then went to Uspenski Cathedral. I couldn’t get in with my wheelchair so mum and I sat outside while dad went in and took photos
1620 hrs – Stopped at Chico’s in The Forum for something to eat. I had breaded cheese fingers then a brownie. Dad had a barbeque cheeseburger and mum had grilled chicken fillet, blue cheese, pepper sauce, vegetables and potato wedges (Bonnie & Clyde)
1750 hrs – Got back to the apartment
2030 hrs – Dad made meatballs and mash for tea
2230 hrs – Went to bed
0845 hrs - Got up and had toast and peppered ham for breakfast
0930 hrs – Got ready to go to Market Square
0950 hrs – Left to go to Market Square
1020 hrs – Arrived at Market Square and bought tickets for Sunlines “Beautiful Canal Route” 1 and a half hour cruise which takes you round some of Helsinki’s islands
1100 hrs – Left on cruise
1230 hrs – Got back to Market Square and went round the market and then went to Uspenski Cathedral. I couldn’t get in with my wheelchair so mum and I sat outside while dad went in and took photos
1620 hrs – Stopped at Chico’s in The Forum for something to eat. I had breaded cheese fingers then a brownie. Dad had a barbeque cheeseburger and mum had grilled chicken fillet, blue cheese, pepper sauce, vegetables and potato wedges (Bonnie & Clyde)
1750 hrs – Got back to the apartment
2030 hrs – Dad made meatballs and mash for tea
2230 hrs – Went to bed
Trip to Helsinki - Blog 4
SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER
0830 hrs – Got up and had toast and peppered ham for breakfast
0930 hrs – Got taxi to Market Square
1000 hrs – Got ferry out to Suomenlinna
1015 hrs – Arrived at Suomenlinna. Went around the island. Stopped for something to eat at Panimo. Mum had herring, dad had sautéed reindeer and I had lasagne with carrot and ginger sauce. We all had a try of each others
1500 hrs – Got the ferry back to Market Square
1515 hrs – Arrived back at Market Square
1620 hrs – Went to the supermarket at the bus station
1730 hrs – Got back to the apartment and had shower
2200 hrs – Went to bed
0400 hrs – Woke up and couldn’t get back to sleep
0830 hrs – Got up and had toast and peppered ham for breakfast
0930 hrs – Got taxi to Market Square
1000 hrs – Got ferry out to Suomenlinna
1015 hrs – Arrived at Suomenlinna. Went around the island. Stopped for something to eat at Panimo. Mum had herring, dad had sautéed reindeer and I had lasagne with carrot and ginger sauce. We all had a try of each others
1500 hrs – Got the ferry back to Market Square
1515 hrs – Arrived back at Market Square
1620 hrs – Went to the supermarket at the bus station
1730 hrs – Got back to the apartment and had shower
2200 hrs – Went to bed
0400 hrs – Woke up and couldn’t get back to sleep
Friday, 25 September 2009
Trip to Helsinki - Blog 3
SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER
0900 hrs – Got up had toast, ham and cheese for breakfast and got ready to go out
1000 hrs – Left the apartment and went to Sibelius Park to see the monument then we went to see the Olympic and Finnair Stadiums and worked our way back to the apartment past Finlandia Hall and the Opera House.
1345 hrs – Got back to the apartment after nipping into a supermarket to buy stuff for tea. Started making Spaghetti Bolognaise for tea.
1630 hrs – Got a taxi to the Hartwall Areena. It took about 10 minutes
1800 hrs – Got let into the Hartwall
1945 hrs – Apocalyptica came on and had someone come on stage with them to do the vocals on “I’m Not Jesus” and “I Don’t Care”. I thought they were ok but not as good as when I have seen them previously
2100 hrs – Nightwish came on and their set was:
Intro (Finlandia) – with Troy Donockley
7 Days to the Wolves
Wishmaster
Romanticide
Amaranth
The Siren - with Pekka Kuusisto
While Your Lips Are Still Red – with Pekka Kuusisto
Poet and the Pendulum
Nemo
Sahara
Dark Chest of Wonders
The Islander - with Troy Donockley
Walking in the Air - with Troy Donockley
Last of the Wilds - with Troy Donockley
Meadows of Heaven - with Troy Donockley
Ghost Love Score
Wish I Had an Angel
Outro (The Heart Asks For Pleasure First)
This was the best Nightwish show I have been to. I especially liked seeing While Your Lips Are Still Red live as well as the songs that Troy Donockley was a guest on. I also loved how the pyrotechnics that went off at the end of the show came all the way to the back of the areena.
2330 hrs – Show finished, went and waited on a taxi
0000 hrs – Got taxi back to the apartment
0015 hrs – Got back to apartment, got settled in and went to bed.
0900 hrs – Got up had toast, ham and cheese for breakfast and got ready to go out
1000 hrs – Left the apartment and went to Sibelius Park to see the monument then we went to see the Olympic and Finnair Stadiums and worked our way back to the apartment past Finlandia Hall and the Opera House.
1345 hrs – Got back to the apartment after nipping into a supermarket to buy stuff for tea. Started making Spaghetti Bolognaise for tea.
1630 hrs – Got a taxi to the Hartwall Areena. It took about 10 minutes
1800 hrs – Got let into the Hartwall
1945 hrs – Apocalyptica came on and had someone come on stage with them to do the vocals on “I’m Not Jesus” and “I Don’t Care”. I thought they were ok but not as good as when I have seen them previously
2100 hrs – Nightwish came on and their set was:
Intro (Finlandia) – with Troy Donockley
7 Days to the Wolves
Wishmaster
Romanticide
Amaranth
The Siren - with Pekka Kuusisto
While Your Lips Are Still Red – with Pekka Kuusisto
Poet and the Pendulum
Nemo
Sahara
Dark Chest of Wonders
The Islander - with Troy Donockley
Walking in the Air - with Troy Donockley
Last of the Wilds - with Troy Donockley
Meadows of Heaven - with Troy Donockley
Ghost Love Score
Wish I Had an Angel
Outro (The Heart Asks For Pleasure First)
This was the best Nightwish show I have been to. I especially liked seeing While Your Lips Are Still Red live as well as the songs that Troy Donockley was a guest on. I also loved how the pyrotechnics that went off at the end of the show came all the way to the back of the areena.
2330 hrs – Show finished, went and waited on a taxi
0000 hrs – Got taxi back to the apartment
0015 hrs – Got back to apartment, got settled in and went to bed.
Trip to Helsinki - Blog 2
FRIDAY 18 SEPTEMBER
0830 hrs – Got up, had bread and rolls with ham and cheese for breakfast and got ready to go out
1030 hrs – Left the apartment. Went to the Temppeliaukio. Carried on having a walk around Helsinki. Managed to find a record shop I could get into so I got Sonata Arctica’s new album “The Days of Grays” (double cd version). We then went down to the harbour and continued round Ehrenströmintie past the Olympiauaturi and Market Square. Had tea/coffee/juice and donuts at Market Square then went past the Presidential Palace and onto Senate Square and saw Helsinki Cathedral and the Statue of Czar Alexander II with figures of Jurisprudence (Lex), Peace (Pax), Light (Lux) and Work (Labour) around the sides.
We then ended up in Ristorante Il Siciliano for tea. Dad and I have Spaghetti Carbonara and mum had some sort of Tortellini. After that we headed back to the apartment via the bus station and we stopped at Storyville for drinks.
1930 hrs – Arrived back at apartment, had a shower and wrote postcards
2230 hrs – Went to bed
0830 hrs – Got up, had bread and rolls with ham and cheese for breakfast and got ready to go out
1030 hrs – Left the apartment. Went to the Temppeliaukio. Carried on having a walk around Helsinki. Managed to find a record shop I could get into so I got Sonata Arctica’s new album “The Days of Grays” (double cd version). We then went down to the harbour and continued round Ehrenströmintie past the Olympiauaturi and Market Square. Had tea/coffee/juice and donuts at Market Square then went past the Presidential Palace and onto Senate Square and saw Helsinki Cathedral and the Statue of Czar Alexander II with figures of Jurisprudence (Lex), Peace (Pax), Light (Lux) and Work (Labour) around the sides.
We then ended up in Ristorante Il Siciliano for tea. Dad and I have Spaghetti Carbonara and mum had some sort of Tortellini. After that we headed back to the apartment via the bus station and we stopped at Storyville for drinks.
1930 hrs – Arrived back at apartment, had a shower and wrote postcards
2230 hrs – Went to bed
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
Trip to Helsinki Blog 1
Thursday 17 September
0500 hrs – Got up, had toast for breakfast and got last things packed
0600 hrs – Left dad’s house in Newtown St Boswells and headed to Edinburgh Airport
0730 hrs – Arrived the airport and parked the car in the long stay car park then went to bus stop 5 to get the bus to the terminal and checked in.
0835 hrs – I got boarded onto the 0905 hrs flight to Heathrow. Dad and I were in row 2 and mum was in row 1. We were served breakfast.
1015 hrs – Arrived at Heathrow. Got taken off the plane by ambilift then driven from Terminal 5 to Terminal 3 to catch flight to Helsinki. Got taken through security, went to the loo and bought some headphones so I could listen to music on the plane (I had packed mine in the case by mistake).
1145 hrs – Boarded 1205 hrs flight to Helsinki by ambilift. Put our watches, clocks and phones forward 2 hours. Got offered drinks and sandwiched after we took off. Our flight path is Heathrow – Holland – Germany – Stockholm – Helsinki
(Times are now GMT+2)
1630 hrs – Flying over Stockholm at 39,000ft at a speed of 500mph
1700 hrs – Arrived at Helsinki Vantaa Airport, got our baggage and got a taxi to the Helsinki Parliament StayAt Apartments. The taxi cost over €40.
1800 hrs – Arrived at the apartments. There were 3 steps into reception but then therewas a lift. Got to our room and wow it was huge. It has a joint kitchen, dining and living room, a separate bathroom with shower, toilet and under-floor heating and a separate bedroom.
1900 hrs – Went out for a walk to check surrounding area. Ended up passing Parliament House as it was just around the corner and wound up looking in the shops at the bus station (which was similar to the one in Edinburgh but bigger). Went to the supermarket in the bus station and got some food. Had to convince parents that voi is the word for butter.
2000 hrs – Got back to the apartment and made and had Salmon and Lasagne from the supermarket for tea
0500 hrs – Got up, had toast for breakfast and got last things packed
0600 hrs – Left dad’s house in Newtown St Boswells and headed to Edinburgh Airport
0730 hrs – Arrived the airport and parked the car in the long stay car park then went to bus stop 5 to get the bus to the terminal and checked in.
0835 hrs – I got boarded onto the 0905 hrs flight to Heathrow. Dad and I were in row 2 and mum was in row 1. We were served breakfast.
1015 hrs – Arrived at Heathrow. Got taken off the plane by ambilift then driven from Terminal 5 to Terminal 3 to catch flight to Helsinki. Got taken through security, went to the loo and bought some headphones so I could listen to music on the plane (I had packed mine in the case by mistake).
1145 hrs – Boarded 1205 hrs flight to Helsinki by ambilift. Put our watches, clocks and phones forward 2 hours. Got offered drinks and sandwiched after we took off. Our flight path is Heathrow – Holland – Germany – Stockholm – Helsinki
(Times are now GMT+2)
1630 hrs – Flying over Stockholm at 39,000ft at a speed of 500mph
1700 hrs – Arrived at Helsinki Vantaa Airport, got our baggage and got a taxi to the Helsinki Parliament StayAt Apartments. The taxi cost over €40.
1800 hrs – Arrived at the apartments. There were 3 steps into reception but then therewas a lift. Got to our room and wow it was huge. It has a joint kitchen, dining and living room, a separate bathroom with shower, toilet and under-floor heating and a separate bedroom.
1900 hrs – Went out for a walk to check surrounding area. Ended up passing Parliament House as it was just around the corner and wound up looking in the shops at the bus station (which was similar to the one in Edinburgh but bigger). Went to the supermarket in the bus station and got some food. Had to convince parents that voi is the word for butter.
2000 hrs – Got back to the apartment and made and had Salmon and Lasagne from the supermarket for tea
2230 hrs – Went to bed
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I know I haven't blogged for a while but there is a big blog (or lots of blogs) depending on the way I choose to do it coming soon as I am just back from 6 days in Finland
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