Tuesday, 29 December 2015

Dec 29 Canada vs. Switzerland

There was only one hockey game today, so we had a chance to explore the city some more. We grabbed a ferry from downtown and went over the the fortress of Suomenlinna. The weather was bright and clear again today, and it was a bit colder, about -3 degrees. 
On the ferry to Suomenlinna
Finnish history is a bit hard to keep track of. They've been back and forth between the Swedes and Russians and have only been independent for about 100 years. We learned a bit more about the history of the country through the signposts at the fortress.
By the Finnish submarine
The fortress is a collection of islands with museums, cafes, restaurants, a grocery store and even a hostel. There are 800 residents of the islands that live at the fortress full time. Many of the fortress' amenities were closed for the winter, but it wasn't too busy (other than other Canadian hockey fans).
On the fortress of Suomenlinna
We walked to the King's Gate at the edge of the islands and explored around some munitions bunkers built into the hills.
Sun starting to set at 2:30 pm.
The landscape is very rocky and barren, kind of like the Canadian shield. The rocks had a thin layer of ice, so we had to be quite careful walking around.
A hobbit's home (munitions bunker)
The sun didn't get very high in the sky all day, and set for good just after 3:00 pm on our ferry ride home.
Sunset on the ferry ride home.
After a dinner break at the apartment, and some playtime and a nap for Jasper, it was back to the arena for team Canada vs. Switzerland.
Hockey pucks taste good.
What should have been an easy win for Canada ended up being a nail biter. Jasper was pretty fussy the whole game and he wouldn't go to sleep.
Very concerned that Canada is losing to Switzerland
Canada ended up winning in shootouts, and we found a hilariously tiny toilet in the family washroom, so in the end it was a good game.
Baby sized toilet at the arena.

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