HELSINKI, FINLAND

We got on a huge ship that ferried us from Tallinn to Helsinki.  There were three full decks full of cars and trucks.  The size was unbelievable to us!  We have photos of the mechanics of the ship to let all of these vehicles on and off.  These folks have it down pat!
We found our apartment with ease and settled in quickly to our new "neighborhood" of three days.  We are located near the harbor and have easy access to groceries and restaurants and other types of businesses.
We decided to have a meal that would be totally Finnish.  A rugged, not-to-fancy restaurant was only a few blocks away and was suggested for price and quality. It was great!  Lamb stew, garlic potatoes, fish balls and great bread.  This place likes to use garlic and was everything delicious?  YES!  They had pickled garlic that we could help ourselves from a jar on the table.  The lamb stew had seasoning undefinable other than just plain delicious.  For dessert, garlic ice cream with orange-rosemary sauce.  ( Just had to try it!)   My garlic potatoes were sliced and sauteed and Dan's were garlic mashed.  Good start to a good few days here.
The weather is cold.  Like Fall or very early Spring.  I even have been wearing mittens and a scarf wrapped around my neck.  Truly, I need a winter coat here!  Dan has one.  Silly me thinking it is summer.  Folks say it is unusually cold for this time of year.  Still light at 10:30 pm!