Brrrr...illiant Iceland!

My father has always had a childhood dream to visit Iceland! As a kid he thought it must be fascinating to live in an icy, cold place. So of course he dragged us along to check it out! 

We took an IcelandAir plane from Helsinki to get there! 

Here are some of the old buildings in Iceland and a pretty town square. But Iceland is most famous for its natural attractions. So we took a driving tour to see the sights! 

I climbed the basalt columns of Reynisfjar Black Sand Beach made of lava and we explored one of the caves! According to Icelandic legend. these basalt columns were once trolls trying to pull ships from the ocean to the shore but since the trolls went out too late in the night, they were turned into solid stone when dawn broke.

The shoreline of the Reynisfjara beach with rock formations called Reynisdrangar in the distance! 

Here are some old military vehicles in an automotive museum!

We saw some magnificent waterfalls when we were travelling around Iceland! The impact from the water from the waterfalls hitting the ground was so strong that I was splashed from a few metres away!

Hallgriimskirkja church in Reykjavik, Iceland! The architect designed the church such that it resembles the basalt columns in the Reynisfjara Black beach!

We also saw a magnificent geyser that spouted out water every few minutes! WHOOOOOSH!!! If you get dirty from all the sight-seeing, you can have a good soak in the Blue Lagoon hot spring in Iceland! Some parts of the Blue Lagoon smelled like sulphur! Eww.... 

I'm glad my pa had this childhood dream to visit Iceland as it really is one of the coolest (haha) countries I have ever visited! We rate Iceland 10 Steaming Hot Poo Poo Rockets 

From SIN to HEL

The funniest thing about flying into Finland's Helsinki airport is that the airport code is HEL. And the code for Changi Airport is SIN. So you're literally flying from SIN to HEL! Geddit? Muahahahah.....

Besides that fun aspect of Finland, there is a lot of other stuff to enjoy there, including of course the car scene! 

Check out this classic Mercedes-Benz that I spotted parked at the side of the road! Although I am not a big fan of classic cars as I prefer modern cars, it was so cool to have spotted one as I wouldn't have seen that back home in Singapore.

Here is the really grand Sennett Square in Helsinki which is the main cathedral in the city, and that's me again in front of Esplanadi Park in downtown Helsinki!

Besides grand old buildings, the city has lots of good food to offer as well. The old market hall by the pier at Market Square which has been operating since 1889. It has a lot of eateries there and the soup we had for lunch there was DEEE-LISHHHH-OUUUUUS!

We  also chanced upon a burger joint called NaughtyBRGR! That's me next to the restuarant's  toilet door saying 'Naughty Boys'. My parents thinks the sign is very appropriate for me! Hmm, I wonder why.... The burgers there were FAB!

From Helsinki, it's easy peasy to head over to Tallinn, Estonia by ferry. First stop, the oldest cafe in Tallinn, Estonia called Maiasmokk, whose specialty is marzipan!  

The city is dotted with beautiful ancient buildings and feels like it's trapped in the past! Here is one of the many beautiful ancient buildings in Tallinn and also a stunning view of Tallinn from the top of a hill!

We also checked out the Estonian Parliament, the Riigikogu in Tallinn! We were so tired that we even took a short nap in the park nearby ZZZZZZZZZZ 

Our trips to Helsinki and Tallinn were short, scenic and (marzipan) sweet! We rate the two cities 5 Poo-Poo Rockets each!