Got off the ship around 9am and walked to the tram stop which was located about 200m to the right of the cruise terminal. Got on tram #9 and bought 1 day tickets from the driver €8/€4 adult/child. Bus driver does not take notes bigger than €20. We were first in line to pay but after us, there were several people trying to pay and it took about 10 minutes for everyone to finish paying. This was the only stop where passengers paid the driver for their tickets.
Got off on Kaisaniemi stop and walked to Senate Square and Helsinki Cathedral. Walked to Uspenski Cathedral, walked back down to Market Square (Kaupatori), then to the Esplanade. Tried to locate wi-fi spots on Esplanade to find places to eat. Using FourSquare app, finally decided on a cafe named
La Torrefazione around the corner from Stockmann department store. As it was a Sunday, most of the shops and restaurants open at noon.
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| Helsinki Cathedral |
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| Senate Square |
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| Uspenski Cathedral |
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| Market Square Food Stand |
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| Esplanade |
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| Reindeer Ciabatta Sandwich, €6.80 |
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| Inside La Torrefazione |
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| Tram 3T |
After lunch, took tram 3T to Kauppakorkeakoulut stop and walked to the Rock Church.
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| Temppeliaukio Church (Rock Church) |
After Rock Church, took tram 3T around the city to Rautatieasema stop (there were several Princess passengers who were doing the same thing we are) and walked across the street to City Center shopping mall. There is free wi-fi inside the mall but the bathrooms cost €1 to get in. Took tram 9 back to the ship around 3pm.
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