Linnanmaki

On saturday my host family, their family friends and I ventured off to Linnanmaki (an amusement park) in Helsinki. It was about a 20 minute train ride into the centre of Helsinki and then a 15 minute tram ride to Linnanmaki. It was all very new and exciting for me, being my first time in Helsinki, beside the car ride tour on my first day. Travelling arond Finland is very different to Australia. There are no gates at the station where you insert your ticket to get through. In Finland everyone has a travel pass which they upload money onto and when you board a train, bus or tram you just swipe the card and enter where your going. 

When we arrived at Linnanmaki, rides loomed before us and we couldnt wait to get inside. 

This was one of our favourite rides. You sat in the carriages and it started off just going around in circles but gradually tilted utill it was verticle and you were going all the way upside down. 

My host brother and sister and their family friend, Dormous and I waiting patiently in line.

The mirrors were very entertaining. My host sister, host mum and I spent at least 20 minutes in front of the mirrors enjoying being fat and short. 

This was my host brother, Akseli, after he came out of a haunted ghost house. He was very proud that he conqured it and he had a huge smile on his face for the rest of the day.

In the middle of the park there was a sightseeing ride which took you high up into the sky and you could see an amazing view of the whole of Helsinki. The whether was perfect which made it even better. 

After an hour of my host sibblings trying to explain what this really good thing to eat called hattara was, we went to the eatery and i discovered they were talking about fairy floss. 

The two photos above were taken at 7pm and it was still that light till 10pm! It was a long exhausting day but it was well worth it as we all had a great time and didnt want to leave!