Travelog post for: Ninni

Today I visited the local sightseeing tower to get an overall picture of my new hometown. This is Porvoo, a small town with about 47 000 inhabitants. Only 50km away from the capitol, Helsinki. Porvoo is the second oldest city in Finland!

In the first pic you can see the church roof (brownish). They have been rebuilding the roof as it was burnt by arson in May 2006. It has taken this long to re-open the church although the inside of the church wasn't really harmed.

As you can see the Porvoo River runs thru the city all the way to the Baltic Sea. In the summer the riverside is full of boats and tourists & locals in the cafes/bars/restaurants. There are 4 bridges crossing the river.

The last pic shows the sightseeing tower from the bottom.