Day 3 The city that never sleeps

I was taking the bus at 1:30 am in the morning back to our dormitory, when I realized that the city centre Kamppi is still very much alive. We all say that Hong Kong is a city that never sleeps, well, it is not alone, Kamppi Helsinki never sleeps as well. At 1 am, the bus was almost full, we passed by clubs/ pubs/ bars, which were loaded with people inside. And for some reason, with the chilly wind and unpleasant weather environment, I felt safe (or maybe it's just because I was traveling with someone else back to the dormitory).

Today the tutors took the exchange groups to city centre, and had a really exciting sight-seeing tour. The program started at 2: 30 pm, but I went to the city centre alone 2 hours early to get the general sense of direction of the city centre, Kamppi. I was fiddling with the map, and struggling to find the way, when a man approached me, with a "GUIDE" badge on his chest. He was a guide for tourists. He was extremely kind, showed me the best pharmacy, the stationary shop, the place to get sim cards, where to shop, the bank, the post-office, and basically the general sense of direction. I was so grateful!


(photo: Seriously? this strange religion, being banished from China, promotes their religious beliefs in Helsinki. I think it is ridiculous.)


(photo: although we don't get much sunlight here, everyday is guaranteed blue skies, and when it is morning at around 9 am and 3 pm, the sky is especially pretty, blue with a redish/ purple-ish shade highlighting. So pretty!)


(photo: this is how many exchange students we have!)


(photo: I carry the survival guide everyday. Why? for survival. but I think I left it somewhere today. ARGH.)


(photo: Barbora. A lomo-photographer!)


(photo: at the Olema Club.)