When you go to Korea you will probably have a few flight choices from your place of residence. Some of you will have a direct flight from your city or country. If this one is too expensive or already fully booked, you may find other choices departing from your nearest cities or countries.
In my case, I chose to take the flight departing from Helsinki, Finland. I arrived two days before my flight, so I've had some time to explore this beautiful city (and take a break from the spanish hot weather and the heat that will be waiting for me in South Korea). I know that it doesn't have anything to do with Korea but I will talk about the time I'm spending here, as it's part of my trip as well as a very nice city to visit.
When I arrived I went directly to the place where I was going to stay, Cheepsleep Helsinki. I highly recommend it. It's one of the cheapest places you can find, it's clean, has very nice and helpful staff and it's good located, with easy access to the city centre.
That evening I went to walk around the city for a while and took a lot of pictures.I walked past some touristic nice places like the Cathedral, the Kauppatori market, the Esplanade park, the Railway Station, the Kiasma Museum, the National Museum and the Töölönlahti lake. I didn't have time to go into any of the museums, since I wanted to see as much of the city as possible.
Yesterday, on the second day, I bought a 1-day public transport ticket, which costs 8 € and allows you to use all the public transport in the city. It was a good choice because I wanted to visit Suomenlinna, and you need to take the ferry in order to do that. At the Market Square you can take the HSL (public transport in Helsinki) ferry with the daily transport ticket.
Suomenlinna is a sea fortress, a UNESCO World Heritage site and it was my favourite place in Helsinki. It took only about 15 minutes to arrive there by ferry. You can visit it during all year, but some museums, restaurants, shops and other attractions are closed in winter. A lot of Finns like to go there for a picnic and to spend the day under the sun. I liked to walk around the island, especially along the Kustaanmiekka sandbanks. Before leaving the island, I found a small nice café where I could eat a sandwich and drink a coffee for 5 €, perfect choice when you don't want to spend much money.
When the ferry left me again at the Market Square, I took a tram to go to the Kaivopuisto park, another nice place in Helsinki. From the shore you can see a nice view from the sea and Suomenlinna.
From there I went back to the hostel to sleep and get ready for today, when I will finally go to the airport and board a plane to my dream destination... South Korea!
When I arrived I went directly to the place where I was going to stay, Cheepsleep Helsinki. I highly recommend it. It's one of the cheapest places you can find, it's clean, has very nice and helpful staff and it's good located, with easy access to the city centre.
That evening I went to walk around the city for a while and took a lot of pictures.I walked past some touristic nice places like the Cathedral, the Kauppatori market, the Esplanade park, the Railway Station, the Kiasma Museum, the National Museum and the Töölönlahti lake. I didn't have time to go into any of the museums, since I wanted to see as much of the city as possible.
Yesterday, on the second day, I bought a 1-day public transport ticket, which costs 8 € and allows you to use all the public transport in the city. It was a good choice because I wanted to visit Suomenlinna, and you need to take the ferry in order to do that. At the Market Square you can take the HSL (public transport in Helsinki) ferry with the daily transport ticket.
Suomenlinna is a sea fortress, a UNESCO World Heritage site and it was my favourite place in Helsinki. It took only about 15 minutes to arrive there by ferry. You can visit it during all year, but some museums, restaurants, shops and other attractions are closed in winter. A lot of Finns like to go there for a picnic and to spend the day under the sun. I liked to walk around the island, especially along the Kustaanmiekka sandbanks. Before leaving the island, I found a small nice café where I could eat a sandwich and drink a coffee for 5 €, perfect choice when you don't want to spend much money.
When the ferry left me again at the Market Square, I took a tram to go to the Kaivopuisto park, another nice place in Helsinki. From the shore you can see a nice view from the sea and Suomenlinna.
From there I went back to the hostel to sleep and get ready for today, when I will finally go to the airport and board a plane to my dream destination... South Korea!
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