Finally, I can share a post about the renown Suomenlinna fortress, Finland's world heritage site. I couldn't leave without seeing it, and the weather was promising so I was able to hop on a ferry using my regular transit card as it's right within the Helsinki zone. On Memorial day, too. Suomenlinna can be seen from the cruise ships, especially the star-shaped rampart - the first protection point from the sea.
Here is the King's Gate, built in 1753-54 for King Adolph Frederick of Sweden, the founder of the fortress:
A history lesson on the move through the sites:
There is a military base on a nearby island so there were loud booms regularly from their exercises, which really added to the impact of coming upon the antique weaponry everywhere. And this is a gunner's view from the ramparts:
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