Should have got up early to be gone in time for our ferry, but completely forgot that it's Sunday today and my 5am alarm doesn't normally go off at the weekend, but luckily Sam woke us at 5:15.
Very quick shower and coffee with added cold water then a mad dash for the metro and a quick journey across Stockholm to the ferry terminal. Luckily it was very easy to get to.
Checked in and sat waiting to board by 6:30, watching the robot sweeper zoom around intimidating people. It totally needed some googly eyes.
On the boat we had a room booked, which meat we not only had somewhere to drop and leave our bags, but also 4 pull down beds so we could have a nap if we wanted to.
Obviously as soon as we set sail, Alex and I tried to catch up on sleep while Di and Sam took advantage of the on board entertainment with a moomin show and moomin bingo, which they seemed to enjoy.
The boat dodged in and out of the islands so was a really interesting journey. Some of the channels that the ferries go through are unbelievably narrow. We made one stop at Mariehamn on the island of Åland before continuing to Turku. The whole journey took 11hrs plus an hour time difference, so quite long. We had the buffet lunch which was €30 each and we definitely had our money's worth.
Because of the hours time difference, the clocks all showed Swedish and Finnish time.
On arrival it was a short walk to the train station and a 5 minute journey to the town centre. Only a couple of blocks away is our hotel, which was built in 1902, and is absolutely full of authentic furniture.
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