Day 3

We began our day today with breakfast in the Torni Restaurant. We think that maybe breakfast is the big meal of the day here. There was so much! Tart berries, fruit, small pancakes, eggs, sausage, many different breads, cheese, tomatoes, juice, and coffee.

We walked through the city for hours. The buildings often have intricate carvings in the stone. We alked through the "Forum" Mall, down the main drag (called Aleksanderinkatu), and through a few shops. Our goal was to find Finland T-shirts for all three of us, but we didn't see any anywhere! We did see some neat statues, but we could not read any of the plaques explaining them. We also saw a lady in the park who had trained her dog AND THREE CATS to do tricks!

We ate lunch at a little cafe. There was no English on the menu, so we went by the pictures and tried to order in Finnish.

Dan bought a nice backpack at the North Face to use for business travel. All I bought today were a few postcards.

We ate supper at an upscale restaurant on Aleksanderinkatu. Some of the fine cuisine included salmon, asparagus, poached egg, reindeer, and baked Alaskan.

We also rented 30 minutes of internet use for 3 Euros, to send a couple emails back home.