alone

i'm travelling in finland alone now. haha. so happy n exciting. i was scared initially though.

i've finished my blitz of st petersburg in 6 hours (half a day is still better than no day at all, right?). n i daresay, st pete is really a nice city. too bad i couldn't stay for long. n unfortunately, the tour was also one of my most disastrous ever. but nvm...

finland's great too. i love it here.

almost everyone speaks english! :D that's a very good n important factor.

helsinki's rather charming too. plus it looks mroe modern n developed than any russian city - it has that european scandinavian air of modernity and sophistication that russa so sorely lacks. quite alot of its road are cobbled, n i think that's very cute.

travelling from russia to finland on train rocks. customs n immigration is settled onboard the moving train. how cool is that? ur immigration n custom officers actually come onboard to do their stuff. train ride from moscow n st pete also rocked. or rather, maybe it's the 1st class with service (free food, free beer) that rocks.

finland has got its own alternative to macs, called hesburger, and i just tried it. hmm. not bad actually. quite interesting.things in finland are just so expensive though, including fastfood. y must the euro b so strong?

anyway, i shall b leaving helsinki to the finnish wilderness n rural villages tomorrow. with any luck, i will b kayaking through finland's many lake, rivers n canals for 2 days 1 night. n then take a 12 cruise through the lakeland.