I recommend you to experience ★HESBURGER★ when you visit Finland♪

Do you know that HESBURGER is more popular and reasonable than Macdonald in Finland?★HESBURGER★ is a casual hamburger shop in Finland. I'd like to experience it by all means while I am in Finland! I came to HESBURGER within the station premises in Helsinki Central Station before heading for Helsinki Airport. 

I ordered a simple set : a burger, fried potatoes, and a hot coffee😊  It seemed to be the best way to know the taste of HESBURGER itself. 

What I liked about the shop is that they provided real whole milk so as to let us pour it into our coffee as we liked. I do like black coffee. The combination of fries as well as a burger, and black coffee is exceptional. And then, I add real milk (not the common portioned cream full of trans fat!) and enjoy it like 'cafe au lait'. It's the way I like as I mentioned it several times in past articles.

The mark ☆ on the coffee cup is cool, isn't it?  My last meal in Helsinki was a cute one, and it became a cute experience.

I got out of Ring Rail Line at Lentoasema station connected to Helsinki Vantaa International Airport. But it was very long until I finally got the boarding gate. The procedure was not smooth for me and what a long way lined with a lot of souvenir shops I walked! Many times I worried, like, "Am I going in the right direction?".  I felt relieved when I reached my boarding gate at last!

Used to American Airpot, it was tough for me because I didn't expect it took so long from check-in to the boarding gate. However, looking back, it's also a good travel experience I learned to help me grow as a person. 

Departure morning! Attractive castle-like buildings in Helsinki, Finland

Europe is filled with beautiful, historical structures. You will find numerous ancient buildings when you visit the place. Here in Finland, you can also find a lot of attractive buildings.

I thought tall vertical windows of the buildings are characteristic and it's one of the reason that those buildings look castle-like. Each fine building painted in its own color took my breath away.

I took last pictures of the street where I'd roamed around before I went back to Hotel St.George soon I had to leave. The citizens in Helsinki live at this condominium, or apartment, I wonder? 

Look at this architecture.  It's majestic! 

Helsinki is a clean and beautiful city. Each design of the building was amazing and seeing different buildings was joy for me. Let's take another souvenir "Kitty cat" photo here. Now 3 years later, I checked online and knew it was"Kitty Cat Beauty Center". Wow!

I came back to my room of Hotel St.George. Only 3 nights, but it was a starting point to go to every spot of Helsinki in my own way. I still got some time until I departed for Helsinki Central Station.

I lied down on the bed for a little while. In my heart, I said thank you to the room. 

  

Big Korvapuusti of KANNISTON LEIPOMO, and my favorite Korvapuusti during my stay in Helsinki is...

My trip to Finland can also be said comparing the tastes of Korvapuusti (Cinnamon Roll). Early in the morning, I could make it to KANNISTON LEIPOMO closest from Hotel St.George. It's Monday and open! How nice to be able to taste Korvapuusti I really hoped to try just before I leave Helsinki!

That was a pretty big one. It is rather a little hard than soft. I accompanied Americano with Korvapuusti like I did at St.George Bakery that blew me away. 

Hotel St.George is the time-honored hotel 10-minute walk from Helsinki Central Station. And it has a fantastic cafe https://www.stgeorgehelsinki.com/food/bakery on the street level of the hotel, which serves hearty freshly baked bread. And the coffee is excellent, too. 

Walking the side road of the Old Church Park, I reached at KANNISTON LEIPOMO I missed once.

There are a lot of sweet pastries...☆

But my heart was fixed.  I ordered Korvapuusti!

It was big!!! The texture is hard and it's not so sweet. I enjoyed my breakfast by the window. I read Finnish people often eat Korvapuusti for breakfast. The woman outside is checking what kind of bread this bakery shop has? How about my big bread? 

Korvapuuski (Cinnamon Roll) I liked most was St.George Bakery's. Looking back, it was a lovely attempt to taste and compare several Finish Cinnamon Rolls. Korvapuusti, added a touch of cardamon, sprayed pearl sugar on top, has another magical charm different from American Cinnamon Roll like 'Cinnabon'.

Satisfactory dinner from K-market at the night before I left Helsinki

Helsinki, Finland. I was on the tram, gazing absently out of the window. That was the evening before I left Finland for Japan.

Since I used trams for sightseeing during this short stay, I remembered there were some Japanese restaurants around here. Here it is! I could successfully take a quick commemorative photo from the tram. It says, IZAKAYA 居酒屋 TOKYO GASTRO LOUNGE, and TOKYO 55 SUSHI ACADEMY.

Then, getting out of the tram, and walk to the building of KANNISTON LEIPOMON, which is a bakery shop I thought cool in a travel guide book. I knew it was closed on Sunday, but just feeling the street vibe and looking at the building with my own eyes was also my quiet sightseeing.

I came back to the place where my hotel was, and tried buying food at K-market. The location is on the Etelaesplanadi Street in front of the Etelaesplanadi Park and there is K-market right across the corner near Svenska Teattery (Swedish Theater).

I chose any food from the counter as much as I wanted, and brought the bowl putted the rid on to the casher to pay. As soon as the casher saw my bowl, he was like, "You have to weigh, number 49!". 

😅😅😅   

I left the casher with my bowl, and like, "number 49, number 49...", started looking for "49" in the shop. Finally, I found the machine to put the bowl on to weight and selected "49". A seal printed the price came out of the machine. Oh, I see, this is how I had to do before going to the casher! 

I went back to the casher with a smile😊  The young guy who seemed a little abrupt at first was giving a full smile to me😄  Finnish guys might look unfriendly, but it doesn't mean they are unkind. They are shy and kind actually. This is what I learned from the guide book and my local experience.

At my room of Hotel St.George. I prepared for my dinner on the small table. A beer from Stockman I'd kept in the fridge went great with food from K-mart💚

Even if it's not at the gorgeous restaurant, it was a quite satisfactory dinner I had on the night before I left charming Helsinki. And the memories of the experience at K-market became a treasure still I miss.

a variety of double cherry blossoms near my condo（I could show Collie on video!）

 Hi.. I've been uploading cherry blossoms taken in Gotanda, and it ends at this post. Thank you...

Look at these lovely blossoms! Double cherry blossoms are blooming gathering together. It's absolutely pretty and gorgeous. Oh..and this charming pink is breathtaking!  

Truly, how many kinds of cherry trees there are in my town! Different kind of cherry blossoms are lining alongside Meguro River and they delighted my eyes each day.  

It was a sunny day when I headed for a train station in the morning, and it came up to my mind that I could show Collie those lovely blossoms on Duo! While I was trying to record a video, Collie showed up on my smartphone. Yes! I ran to show him all of those blossoms closest to my condo!

I was (We were) lucky. It rained two days in a row after that sunny day. I appreciate I could show him my lovely double cherry blossoms in full bloom. He said, "I wish I could be there with you!"

Sure it is. I'm really hoping the day will come soon in the near future.

season's transition from delicate single cherry blossoms to pretty double cherry blossoms

So... I've already posted many pictures of cherry blossoms in my town. But there are still more pictures I'd like to leave on my blog. Truly each cherry tree has beauty of its own and it blows me away every time I see it.

Fleeting and delicate... Slightly pale pink blossoms swaying in the wind.

I'm capturing a moment only can be seen in this season.

Residents of this condo must look forward to seeing these 2 trees bloom collaboratively in front of their entrance every year.

Co-starring Buildings and Cherry Blossoms! 

From now on, double cherry blossoms will begin to be seen a lot after single cherry blossoms. I'm continuously posting pictures to tell you the prettiness of them.    

Have a lovely day, Rose

 

Row of Cherry Trees in Gotanda Park, among 100 scenic spots in Shinagawa