Siao boh?
This tour leader is freaking crazy. Remain in the airport until check in?
Hello, it so happen the “How” family is very adventurous and gung-ho.
Mum, sister and myself tell ourselves die die, must go to the city since we're at Finland. Take this opportunity to see how is Finland all about, tio boh?
(By the way, only us and a couple went out, the rest of the group stay in the airport transits lounge. They all very obedient.)
We went off and check the taxi fare to city and was told that 3 of us would cost 35 Euro ($70). Journey take only 15min.
Siao! So expensive.
After asking around, bus is the best option. Bus costs each person Euro 5.2 ($10.4). Wau lau, more than $10 (Sin) for half hour bus journey. Very expensive.
Reached city area and this is Helsinki, capital of Finland.
(We're on our own, sweet!)
(Behind me was railway railway station)
I noticed this city is very different from the rest of the cities I been in Spain and Portugal. Building are very modern, there's no graffiti anywhere, street are clean and most of the people here understand and speak English.
(There's no Asian people around here)
(As usual, photograph session)
(Yes, it cold)
(We wondered to ourselves, where we should goes next)
(Can see the plce is big. Don't one to lose our way)
(How nice if we have time to travel on the train behind mum and sister)
(I'm been to Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar and now Finland. Wooohaa!)
(Oh ya, the some of the people dress very loud. Able to capture one picture only like the gal in front of me.)
(Had our lunch at some fast food restaurant, the cheapest we could find.)
Finland is more expensive than Spain or Portugal.
A McDonald burger, I mean just a burger alone cost EURO 6.50 and that's SGD13.00!!! Kanina.
From drink, food, cigarettes to beer everything is more expensive than Spain.
Going to the toilet cost 1 Euro and that's SGD1.00. Yes.....we pay SGD0.20 for the use of toilet back home, we'll crying as if it is the end of the world liao.
Oh yes, there are food court here no doubt and I saw they have steak too. Check out the price and it cost Euro35.00 (SGD70.00).
**Faint**
(Continue after out walk/tour after lunch)
(Inside the train station)
(Train very advance, not like the train we had from Keppel to JB)
(Molly Malone...we had one back home too)
(As I wander around, I check the price. It is highway robbery here)
(The standard of living is outrageous high)
(Trust me, don't ever come to Finland. The price here are preposterous)
(Hey, found a good deal)
(At 8:30pm, we took bus back to airport. Don't be fool by the bright sun. Sunset here very late.)
Plane took off at 11:35pm (6:35pm-Singapore time) to Singapore via Bangkok. After 3 cities, 24hrs later we landed at Changi airport at 6:30pm (Singapore time)
Home sweet home! Man, I miss my bed.
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