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Back in Helsinki, where it's dampish but not cold. The hotel I am staying in is a bit shabby in parts but it was built in 1907 so I guess it has every right to look its age.
It's just down the road from the University of Helsinki and there is a student/don vibe about the place. As I was checking in, I eavesdropped on some English people in the foyer discussing the limits of the Shorter Oxford Dictionary.
I went in search of a late lunch, called into the Tockmanni store and walked out empty handed. Odd, as they are usually so well stocked. Lots of cleaning products, no long life milk.
I walked on a bit further and saw a sign for Subway - oh, that will have to do, I thought. I was about to walk over to the counter when I happened to look over the balcony next to the escalators and spotted a food hall! Chinese buffet (and European and Indian) for 10.50€.
I may have had more than the legal limit of spring rolls. Looked like a lot of students and teachers were eating there.
I saw the entrance to a bigger supermarket across the way and as I headed towards it I saw a Hessburger (bit of a ritual in Finland - L and R say they do the best, most Whopper-like gluten free hamburgers).
Trams, metro and the Railway Station all in walking distance. And a Hessburger.
It's just down the road from the University of Helsinki and there is a student/don vibe about the place. As I was checking in, I eavesdropped on some English people in the foyer discussing the limits of the Shorter Oxford Dictionary.
I went in search of a late lunch, called into the Tockmanni store and walked out empty handed. Odd, as they are usually so well stocked. Lots of cleaning products, no long life milk.
I walked on a bit further and saw a sign for Subway - oh, that will have to do, I thought. I was about to walk over to the counter when I happened to look over the balcony next to the escalators and spotted a food hall! Chinese buffet (and European and Indian) for 10.50€.
I may have had more than the legal limit of spring rolls. Looked like a lot of students and teachers were eating there.
I saw the entrance to a bigger supermarket across the way and as I headed towards it I saw a Hessburger (bit of a ritual in Finland - L and R say they do the best, most Whopper-like gluten free hamburgers).
Trams, metro and the Railway Station all in walking distance. And a Hessburger.