Hello Helsinki.

So good to meet you.

Hannah and I were up the next day ready for some more traveling. We had a midday flight to Stockholm, then another flight to Helsinki. We rounded up Hannah’s monster luggage and said our goodbyes.

One friend followed us up to the bus stop to allow for a few street style shots.

He loved it.

Both flights were pretty quick. I hope you know what I was listening to…

The Helsinki airport is a bit outside the city. After the bus ride into town, and the tram to our hostel, it was getting late in the day.

We quickly dropped off our luggage and went out in search of… mashed potatoes. Random craving, but we both had it.

Our hostel directed us towards a traditional Finnish restaurant. Unfortunately, the menu featured reindeer and trout. Not so tasty. Not to mention, after 8pm the restaurant becomes a nightclub. We were told we had to pay to check our jackets before being seated. No thanks. Who wants to dine at a night club with a giant tractor in the middle of the room?

Too bad we didn’t have a Hump Day dinner party to attend!

After walking several chilly blocks, our search brought us to a supermarket. We giggled as we decided to make instant mashed potatoes instead. A nice grocery attendant explained the directions on the back for us.

We headed back to the hostel and cooked them up. A strangely satisfying meal.

Look at the fridge. There were baby lockers inside. We found this hilarious.

And here’s Hannah with her impossible to open jar of salsa.

She just had to use gramma’s spoon strategy!

xo, jill