This jet-lagged traveler dutifully went to bed at 10 p.m. last night … to make sure that I adjusted as quickly as possible to the eight-hour time difference between Helsinki and Minneapolis. However, at 2:30 a.m. I was up … wide awake … and snapped this view from my hotel window.
As I mentioned before in this blog, the “midnight sun” intrigues me … and while the sun does set in Helsinki (the Arctic Circle is still a ways away from here), dusk and dawn meld into one this time of year.
By 4:15 a.m. I decided to take a little walk … and to buy some orange juice … near the Central Train Station. (Clock tower, below.) The sidewalks around the station were filled with young people leaving the night clubs, buying food from street vendors … and gathering at a few late-night sidewalk cafes. I remember the days when I used to stay up all night in a new city … soaking in the night life. I am much happier today getting a good night’s sleep, and this stroll was just what I needed to get back to sleep by 5 a.m.
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