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Πρόσφατα άρχισα να παρακολουθώ μια ευρωπαϊκή τηλεοπτική σειρά (για να αποτοξινωθώ από το Χόλυγουντ), που ονομάζεται «DeadWind». Από την πρώτ...

Ελσίνκι: H κόρη της Βαλτικής

Πρόσφατα άρχισα να παρακολουθώ μια ευρωπαϊκή τηλεοπτική σειρά (για να αποτοξινωθώ από το Χόλυγουντ), που ονομάζεται «DeadWind». Από την πρώτη σκηνή ταυτοποίησα το set: γυρίστηκε κυρίως στη φινλανδική πρωτεύουσα, το Ελσίνκι (Helsinki ή Helsigfors). Αισθάνθηκα τυχερός που αναγνώρισα αμέσως την πόλη και επιτρέψτε μου να εξηγήσω γιατί: όταν βρίσκομαι στο δρόμο με τη μοτοσικλέτα μου, ζώντας σαν rock band on tour, κάθε μέρα έχω έναν νέο προορισμό. Φανταστείτε, μετά από μερικές εβδομάδες διαμονής σε ένα εντελώς νέο μέρος κάθε βράδυ, φτάνεις σε ένα σημείο που (στίχοι από τραγούδι του Bob Seger «Turn the page» περιγράφουν επιτυχώς) «..you don’t feel much like ridin’, you just wish the trip is through..», δηλαδή πραγματικά δεν είσαι σε θέση να γνωρίζεις αν όντως σου συμβαίνει η «διαδικασία» του ταξιδιού και ελπίζεις απλώς να είναι αληθινό. Μερικές φορές, όταν ανακαλύπτω ξανά τις παλιές μου φωτογραφίες, αναρωτιέμαι αν όντως επισκέφτηκα όλα τα μέρη που βλέπω να απεικονίζομαι. Ας μάθουμε, λοιπόν, αν η πόλη του Ελσίνκι ανήκει σε αυτές τις περιπτώσεις..

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki - Stara Varos Blog

Στις φωτογραφίες μου, μεταξύ άλλων, απεικονίζεται το compact κέντρο της πόλης: το Δημαρχείο και η πλατεία με την υπαίθρια αγορά μπροστά του, ο καθεδρικός ναός του Ελσίνκι, σε σχέδιο Ελληνικού Σταυρού, το άγαλμα του Τσάρου Αλέξανδρου Β΄ της Ρωσίας, ο καθεδρικός ναός Uspenski (Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία αφιερωμένη στην Κοίμηση της Θεοτόκου), το SkyWheel Ελσίνκι, το λιμάνι και η εξαιρετικά cool γειτονιά Katajanokka. Σε αυτή βρίσκεται η περίφημη πρώην φυλακή χτισμένη από τους Ρώσους το 1837, που λειτουργούσε μέχρι το 2002 και έπειτα, το 2007, μετατράπηκε σε ξενοδοχείο. Επίσης, τα πολυάριθμα διάσπαρτα όμορφα μικρά νησιά αποχωρώντας από το νότιο λιμάνι και το φρούριο Suomenlinna, χτισμένο την εποχή της Σουηδικής κατοχής.

Αλλά, ήμουν πραγματικά εκεί;


Among others, i saw depicted the compact city center: the City Hall and the open-air Market Square in front of it, the Helsinki Cathedral (its plan is a Greek Cross with four equilateral arms), the statue of Tsar Alexander II of Russia, the Uspenski Cathedral (an Orthodox Church dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos), the SkyWheel Helsinki, the port and the super-cool neighborhood of Katajanokka with the notorious 1837 Russian-built ex-prison, that was operating until 2002 and then converted into a hotel in 2007. Also, the numerous scattered beautiful small islands exiting the south harbor and the Swedish-rule era fortress of the Suomenlinna island. But, was i really there?

Recently i started watching a European tv-series (to detox myself from Hollywood), called «DeadWind». From the first scene i recognized the ...

Helsinki: Daughter of the Baltic

Recently i started watching a European tv-series (to detox myself from Hollywood), called «DeadWind». From the first scene i recognized the set: it’s mostly filmed in the Finnish capital, Helsinki (or Helsigfors). I felt lucky i immediately identified the city and let me explain why: being on the road with a motorcycle and living like a rock ‘n roll band on tour, every day i set for a new destination. Just imagine, after some weeks of staying every night to a completely new place, you reach to a point that (Bob Seger’s song «Turn the page» describe successfully) «..you don’t feel much like ridin’, you just wish the trip is through..». Sometimes, when i re-discover my old photos, i do wonder if i really visited all the places i see me pictured. So, let’s find out if the city of Helsinki is one of these cases...

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki

Daughter of the Baltic: Helsinki - Stara Varos Blog

Among others, i saw depicted the compact city center: the City Hall and the open-air Market Square in front of it, the Helsinki Cathedral (its plan is a Greek Cross with four equilateral arms), the statue of Tsar Alexander II of Russia, the Uspenski Cathedral (an Orthodox Church dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos), the SkyWheel Helsinki, the port and the super-cool neighborhood of Katajanokka with the notorious 1837 Russian-built ex-prison, that was operating until 2002 and then converted into a hotel in 2007. Also, the numerous scattered beautiful small islands exiting the south harbor and the Swedish-rule era fortress of the Suomenlinna island.

But, was i really there?

Among others, i saw depicted the compact city center: the City Hall and the open-air Market Square in front of it, the Helsinki Cathedral (its plan is a Greek Cross with four equilateral arms), the statue of Tsar Alexander II of Russia, the Uspenski Cathedral (an Orthodox Church dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos), the SkyWheel Helsinki, the port and the super-cool neighborhood of Katajanokka with the notorious 1837 Russian-built ex-prison, that was operating until 2002 and then converted into a hotel in 2007. Also, the numerous scattered beautiful small islands exiting the south harbor and the Swedish-rule era fortress of the Suomenlinna island. But, was i really there?