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Scott Sheridan
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Welcome to Scott and Mike's trip webpage for the "FIRE" (Finland / Iceland / Russia / Estonia") nations which we visited for 2 weeks in late May / early June 2006. The trip began as an idea to visit either Scandinavia or Russia, and evolved as we discovered that it was relatively easy to get to St. Petersburg and Estonia from Helsinki, and so we chose that route. Iceland came about since Icelandair had the cheapest flight to Helsinki, and allowed a free stopover for one night.

Helsinki is a beautiful and quiet city, interesting and expensive, but you don't feel like you're in a tourist trap. St. Petersburg, well, for all the hoops we jumped through to get a visa, we made the most of our time, though it definitely wasn't as nice as we'd thought. Tallinn is a town in transition, with cranes everywhere and a strong forward-looking mindset. And Reykjavik is just out there, more expensive than anywhere I've ever been, but incredibly unique. All in all, we spent two weeks where we never actually saw darkness.

Click here for a map displaying the main cities we visited. To see our pictures, click here to start the slideshow. Or, if you're impatient, you can click on one of the links below to go to a particular picture. :)

List of photos

  1. A troll hawking strawberries, Helsinki.
  2. Helsinki Cathedral, Helsinki.
  3. Scott in antique phone booth at the open air street museum, Helsinki.
  4. Fish vendor at South Harbor, Helsinki.
  5. Ehrengard's tomb, Suomenlinna, Helsinki.
  6. Earthen formations, Suomenlinna, Helsinki.
  7. Dock, Suomenlinna, Helsinki.
  8. Uspenski Cathedral, Helsinki.
  9. Building facade, Design District, Helsinki.
  10. Old town panorama, Tallinn.
  11. Old defense towers, Tallinn.
  12. Nevsky Cathedral, Tallinn.
  13. Helsinki Cathedral at night, Helsinki.
  14. Apartment buildings, St. Petersburg.
  15. St. Isaac's Cathedral, St. Petersburg.
  16. Winter Palace facade, St. Petersburg.
  17. Cathedral spire, Peter and Paul Fortress, St. Petersburg.
  18. Cruiser Aurora, St. Petersburg.
  19. Double-headed eagle, Winter Palace, St. Petersburg.
  20. East Chapel, Peterhof, St. Petersburg.
  21. Scott and Mike, Grand Cascade, Peterhof, St. Petersburg.
  22. Samson Fountain, Peterhof, St. Petersburg.
  23. Grand Palace and Cascade, Peterhof, St. Petersburg.
  24. Vintage costume, Peterhof, St. Petersburg.
  25. Old Lada, Peter and Paul Fortress, St. Petersburg.

  1. Sunbathers, Peter and Paul Fortress, St. Petersburg.
  2. Scott and outside of Church of Spilled Blood, St. Petersburg.
  3. Interior, Church of Spilled Blood, St. Petersburg.
  4. Old Soviet mosaic in the underground metro, St. Petersburg.
  5. Fire sign, Sovetskaya Hotel, St. Petersburg.
  6. Church looking down the Griboyedov Canal, St. Petersburg.
  7. McDonalds, Haymarket, St. Petersburg.
  8. The Hermitage (Winter Palace) and Toilet Buses, St. Petersburg.
  9. Bear in front of Hermitage, St. Petersburg.
  10. Interior, Hermitage, St. Petersburg.
  11. Mike in Interior, St. Petersburg.
  12. Mike and a new friend, Interior, St. Petersburg.
  13. Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, St. Petersburg.
  14. Scott on the metro escalator, St. Petersburg.
  15. Jewelry vendor, South Harbor, Helsinki.
  16. Mike at boat house, Seurasaari, Helsinki.
  17. Squirrel, Seurasaari, Helsinki.
  18. Squirrel and birds, Seurasaari, Helsinki.
  19. Scott on goose bicycle, Seurasaari, Helsinki.
  20. Red wood houses, Porvoo.
  21. Scott and the Kia Picanto, Finnish countryside.
  22. Motel sign, Icelandic countryside.
  23. Hallgrims Church, Reykjavik.
  24. View from Hallgrims Church, Reykjavik.
  25. Cemetery, Reykjavik.