Showing posts with label Helsinki. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Helsinki. Show all posts

September 20, 2013

108 :: Tea Room



Jaana: The Ounce, a tea room and shop in Helsinki.

Kia: A mouth-watering Afternoon Tea at the Willow Tea Rooms in Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow, known for its silver furniture and leaded glass work.

August 11, 2013

94 :: Tourists



Jaana: Tourists at the Senate Square in front of the Helsinki Cathedral, one of the main tourist attractions of the city.

Kia: Tourists looking towards The Storr, a rocky hill on the Trotternish peninsula of the Isle of Skye, and the Old Man of Storr, its iconic rock pinnacle.

September 23, 2012

43 :: Capital



Jaana: This year Helsinki has been celebrating its 200th year as the capital of Finland, and it's also the World Design Capital 2012.

Kia: Edinburgh has been the capital of Scotland since 1437. It's the seat of the Scottish Parliament and Government, and the second largest city in the country.

August 4, 2012

29 :: Heritage Architecture



Jaana: Suomenlinna is an inhabited maritime fortress located off the coast of Helsinki. It's been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991, listed as a unique monument of military architecture.

Kia: The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh are a harmonious juxtaposition of two highly contrasting historic areas, medieval and neoclassical. They were inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1995.