Suomenlinna, Finland, in summer

Suomenlinna is an island 15 minutes from Helsinki by ferry and also a UNESCO World Heritage site. There is a fortress around the island which was built to prevent the Russians from invading. It truly is picturesque and definitely worth the visit if you ever visit Helsinki.

Suomenlinna

“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.” - Mark Twain

Suomenlinna, Finland

July 2014

Helsinki, Finland

My cousin got married in Helsinki on the last day of June this year and I was there as one of her bridesmaids. It was my first overseas trip outside of London which was quite exciting and I had so much fun during the whole entire trip!
It was comforting to see family and friends from Sydney halfway across the world, speaking in Korean and also eating kimchi jji-gae with pork ribs that my 큰엄마 (Aunt) made for us. Bless her.