Overnight Boat from Helsinki to Stockholm (Part 1) 赫爾辛基-斯德哥爾摩遊輪

In the afternoon of July 12th, we boarded "Silja Symphony" from Helsinki and sailed overnight to Stockhom. This first part is taken before going to bed on July 12th.

Helsinki Port Terminal


Our overnight boat


On deck


Main deck, with shops and restaurants


Helsinki Cathedral view from the sea, Market Square in the foreground


Uspenski Cathedral view from the sea


Panorama view of Helsinki


Vacationers on the boat


Windows of inner cabins, can you spot the kid looking out?


10th floor elevator doors


The bar


Synchronized flying


Searching for bread


The deck in the afternoon (10pm)


Afternoon (10pm) sun, sunset was around 10:30pm that day

Uspenski Cathedral, Helsinki 烏斯佩斯基大教堂

Uspenski Cathedral in Helsinki is an Eastern Orthodox Church.
More info on the church can be found here.
烏斯佩斯基大教堂是一座東征教教堂.
在此有關於烏斯佩斯基大教堂的資料.

Church exterior is built with red bricks


The church interior is decorated with very detailed paintings, as in Eastern Orthodox churches in Russia


High ceiling


Dome ceiling


Can you guess what this is?


Silence please! Oops, no photos allowed?

Helsinki Cathedral and Senate Square 赫爾辛基大教堂與議會廣場

Helsinki Cathedral is located in the city center right by Senate Square
More info regarding the Cathedral can be found here.
Info regarding the Senate Square can be found here.

Helsinki Cathedral and Senate Square


A closer look at the Cathedral


The enterior of the Cathedral looks very modest






The Senate Square, from the stairs of the Cathedral


Statue of Emperor Alexander II in the middle of the square


Perfect resting place


Everyone loves hanging around the square.
College students using free wi-fi at the square


Friends at the square


Young people


Old folks


and of course, tourist

Temppeliaukio Church 岩石教堂

Temppeliaukio Church is a very unique church in Helsinki. There is no resemblence of a church from the exterior.
赫爾辛基岩石教堂是一座很特殊的建築物. 外面看不出是一座教堂.

More info regarding this church can be found here.

Church entrance, notice the green copper dome 教堂入口,教堂上有綠色的銅圓頂


Church interior 教堂內


Steinway piano and organ 鋼琴與風琴


The dome ceiling is so unique, it begs for a lot of beautiful photos
特殊的圓頂從任何角度拍起來都好看

Seurasaari Open-Air Museum 民俗島

Seurasaari Open-Air Museum is a collection of old buildings collected from different regions of Finland. The museum is located on the island of Seurasaari.
More info can be found here.
民俗島上的露天博物館收集了芬蘭各地的古屋. 島名是Seurasaari.

Footbridge to the island of Seurasaari 上島的木橋


Various structures in the open-air museum (don't ask me what they are)
博物館的各種建築物 (別問我是做什麼的)














Same footbridge, leaving the island 同座橋離島


Rowing underneath the footbridge 橋下划船


According to our tour guide, there is a nudist beach on the other side of the island. Of course, we had no time to visit, so I must leave it to your imagination.
依據導遊說,島的另一邊有天體海灘. 沒有排到本團行程,讓大家想像吧!