After our tour and lunch, we went to the harbor to get on the cruise for our travel to Helsinki. It was a 16 hour cruise with a variety of options for entertainment. Some dancers performed in the center the " Jungle Rhythm" which was geared towards kids. Our youngest traveler Kendall was pulled in to join the performance. She did a great job!
We arrived in Helsinki around 9:45 am, got on the bus and picked up our local expert guide, Ulla, and toured around the city. Helsinki is on a peninsula, surrounded bu the Baltic Sea. It has only been an independent country for about 100 years. We were dropped off in the city square for lunch, and then met at the University of Helsinki around 2:30 pm. We had an excellent presentation by three of their professors. Then we all went together to an Italian Restaurant, then made our way to the hotel for worship, led by Bill.
University of Helsinki
Class presentations on the System of Higher Education in Finland
Stockholm
Leaving Denmark, we took a ferry to Sweden and continued driving through the beautiful country to Stockholm. During our drive, the tour guide told us about some of the history of Sweden. In the morning, we woke up to a beautiful sunny day! 16 degrees Celsius already by 8:00 am. Praise God! We picked up our local expert guide, Rune Lemon, who shared information about Sweden. Most buildings are 6 stories tall or less because there was a rule that buildings couldn't be higher than the royal palace. The queen of England refused to stay at the palace while visiting because it has one more room than the Buckingham Palace.
