View of our neighborhood
Randall walking down the rock
Downtown view from the rock
Side of the rock from the top
View of our neighborhood from the rock
View of downtown and the side of the rock
A "cave" at the base of the rock
So, this past Friday I turned 23! We went out to an "American" restaurant to celebrate. I really wanted a cheeseburger so Randall was nice and let me pick an American style restaurant. The burgers were ok, they were like Hardee's Thickburgers. The restaurants use pre-formed patties that are large but thin. I would guess that our burgers were 1/3lb burgers. Mine was good because it was mounded with bacon, onions and a sweet BBQ sauce. They served the burgers with a small (5 pieces of lettuce, 2 tomato and cucumber slices and dressing) side salad and a large serving of fries. I managed to eat all but two bites of my burger and half of my fries. Randall ate all of his burger and all but 3-4 bites of fries. We most likely will not go back to the restaurant because it was a little pricey considering the quality of the burgers. We did enjoy our meal and it really hit the spot.
On Saturday and Sunday we went walking/hiking. On Saturday we explored some of the surrounding area near our apartment. We walked down several trails that take you through the wooded area and around a field. We did not remember the camera so we went back on Sunday to take pictures.
On Sunday we climbed up a rock hill to get a good view of the surroundings and get some pictures of the downtown area from the rock. It was fun walking around on the rock and looking at the different parts of Helsinki and our neighborhood. We hope to do some exploring downtown this coming weekend. We saw another area of downtown Helsinki when we went out Friday and plan to go back with the camera during the day to get some pictures. I will post any that we take so everyone can see them.
On a side note I have decided to name my plant Orphie Phalan (Fay-lon). This is a combination of the two names that both of our mothers suggested. Orphie is because it will be an orphan plant when we leave and Phalan is part of the scientific name of the plant. I will call it OP for short :) Thanks moms for your help. Thank you, to all of the others who gave suggestions.
