Porvoo

Finally my summer holiday starts. As the saying goes: a good holiday starts with a good book, I started reading the hundred-foot journey, then had a one day trip to Porvoo on the last Saturday of May.

Written by Richard C. Morais

Departing from Helsinki, I came back to Porvoo on a sunny afternoon. Porvoo is a city on the southern coast of Finland. It takes about 1 hour to travel by bus from center of Helsinki.

Old Town in Porvoo,  a tourist attraction, as usual.

A hotel so-called Onni, meaning ” happiness” in finnish language. Located in the middle of Old Town, it looks so peaceful from outside.

Man to the left because women are always right. A boutique shop in Old Town: Doris & Duke: Vintage &Modern

Old house in Old Town

Quiet moments in Old Town

1. First stop: Cellar Cafe

On the way to Cellar cafe

At Cellar Cafe

A cup of capuchino to cheer up spirit for the whole trip

Coffee, a little taste of heaven served in a cup

View from Cellar Cafe

Selfie with Audrey Hepburn

2. Next stop: Timbali Restaurant

At the entrance

At the entrance

Chocolate Cake with strawberry sauce

Little stone couple by growing flowers

Inside Timbali

Such a cosy place

3. Third destination: Jokiranta Cafe

View from the coffee shop

4. Another destination: Nepalese Restaurant Pokhara

Now there is no longer Restaurant Himchuli, but Porvoo has Pokhara

Inside Pokhara restaurant

Inside Pokhara restaurant

Dinner set with rice and lamb meatballs. Nan bread is included. So nice to know that Pokhara’s owner is the same one who managed Himchuli in the past.

5. Final thing to do: wandering 

Statue of Johan Ludvig Runeberg , a national poet of Finland

Statue of Johannes Linnankoski, a famous Finnish author

HAAGA-HELIA Porvoo Campus from a distance. Studying and attending Start-up School there with friends before graduation was an unforgettable experience 🙂

Quiet Old Town on the weekend

Sunset by the river, few last moments before heading back to Helsinki