After an emotional day leaving the UK shores, we arrived at Newcastle airport with a little time to spare, which was well used to allow a bit of celeb spotting (OK, they were just famous dj’s!). For once Newcastle airport was a breeze and we boarded our small place (just 52 capacity) bound for Copenhagen for our connection to Helsinki. It wasn’t long until we saw a sight to remind us of home, we had just walked into the Copenhagen terminal and were faced with the following:
After a short connection in Copenhagen, an airport very similar in quality and style as Hong Kong, we boarded a slightly larger plane for Helsinki. The issue this time is that we were sat below (yes below) the wing! Flight was a breeze but Helsinki was not the slick operation as witnessed in Copenhagen and panic started to set in when my bag was last to appear on the baggage belt! We were then whisked, for a small packet, to the hostel in what can only be described as the A-Team van – I am not kidding you!
Helsinki is, as many have heard/witnessed, very very expensive. We tried a favourite Darren past time – but at seven (7), yes seven quid a pint, that was short lived! I did however manage to have Rudolf served four ways at lunch: sausage, meatball, hash & thinner sausage of some nature all of which was served with a ‘Finish jelly’ which to those in the UK was cranberry sauce! Very tasty though, but oh my god, do they love salt – after my carefully balanced Greggs diet my taste bugs are very sensitive to salt! They’ll soon learn again!
So with our ferry tickets booked we are sailing to Tallinn tomorrow morning for some much needed eastern European cheapness, oh and maybe some new jeans for Karen after she threw her red wine over herself!
Dan
