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| At noon, I headed for "Helsinki," the capital of Finland with Finnair. It was my 1st time to use it. As the plane was compact looking, I felt that the seats and aisles were so narrow.....  |
I had 2 flight meals: 2 hours after the take-off, 2 hours befor the arrival. I was expecting Finnish food. But the 1st meal was curry with rice, |
| the 2nd one was grilled noodles... they were for Japanese. |
 The 1st meal: Chiken Curry Delicious!! |
 The 2nd one: Grilled Noodles It was so-so, but "Kit Kat," which I hadn't had for a while was really good!! |
| 9 hours later, I got to Helsinki and headed for the hotel. Unfortunately, it was totally cloudy...  |
| After taking a rest at the hotel, I took extra steps to "Kamome Restaurant," which is famous for one of Japanese movies. Helsinki city center is so busy |
| with lots of streetcars and department stores. And the structures of the buildings are retro looking, so it gives the city an European feel. It was LOVE at the 1st sight!!!!  |
First, what I was so surprised was that 99% of the Finnish is very good at not only their mother language but also English. On the way to the restaurant being lost, |
| I asked for the directions many times, and also I asked store clarks some questions about their items... I talked with about 20 Finnish in English in the 1st day. |
| Then everybody replied in English very fluently everywhere. They spoke
too quickly to me so I couldn't get them all, and I asked them to tell me what they had said |
| over and over again, even though I was the one that asked the questions in English first......I was fairly beaten from the get-go...... |
After struggling finding the restaurant, I got there eventually. Hooray!! BUT!!!! It was already closed at five thirty on that particular day...... |
| There were many Japanese looking tourists around me and they couldn't also
hide the huge disappointment like me. I just took a picture for my memory. |
WHY ME............. AGAIN........... So I had to have dinner at McDonald's with the tears in my eyes, |
| and went back to the hotel taking a walk around the shopping area. I was so exhausted from the long flight from Japan and being lost |
| in the city where I'd never visited.......... Good Night..........zzz |
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