Baltic Cruise - 2011 July

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Baltic Cruise - 2011 July

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Warnemünde

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The Kurhaus, ie. spa. Built in 1928 in the New Objectivity style

Approaching Turku

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Turku

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Old tram in Kauppatori square. History of the tram routes

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J C Decaux get everywhere

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Swedish Theatre

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House in Aurakatu

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Old Bank pub Aurakatu near Linnankatu

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Looking up Aurakatu towards the art museum

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from Uransilta (bridge) looking downstream

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from Uransilta looking upstream

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Vartiovuorenkatu directly opposite the Consulate - brilliant aerial photos better than Google

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LuostarinmÃ¤ki Handicrafts Museum

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The Russian Consulate

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Tuomiokirkko from the Observatory

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Corner of HÃ¤meenkatu and Uudenmaankatu

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Tuomiokirkkosilta (bridge) over the Aurajoki (river)

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Continuing the river walk

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Looking across the river and up Kaupiaskatu

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Looking up river towards Auransilta

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Teatterisilta - Theatre footbridge

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Myllysilta. The original bridge sagged alarmingly on 2010 March 6. The decision was taken to demolish and rebuild.

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These two figures only 30cm high sit on the gunwale of a restaurant boat moored beside Läntinen Rantakatu near Föri

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The free passenger ferry, imaginatively called Föri. I could not see the means of propulsion but I assume it uses submerged chains

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Ventilators for the district heating scheme. Presumably to let off steam if pressure builds up for some reason

Segyn

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The last remaining wooden three-masted barque in the world

Leaving Turku

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Gulf of Finland

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Porvoo

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Helsinki

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Variotram

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The Variotram article in Wikipedia describes the problems they had in Helsinki with these trams. A few months after I saw this tram, the same make turned up in Croydon.