May 14- Barbara and Fran Walk for Miles!

 Today was a bright, but somewhat chilly day. (In the 50s) Mark decided he needed to take a day and rest his knee.

 Fran walked over around 10:30 and she and Barbara walked most of the day. 

  We went to a large, beautiful bookstore where Fran bought several books about the city's architecture.

  The train station was on our tour - it has an impressive exterior and interior with a beautiful cafe inside.

  We visited the Tourist Bureau to get maps and to figure out how to use the transit system. It turns out that the best way is to just use the touchless phone.

   We walked to the open air and enclosed market place on the harbor, wandered there and had some salmon soup at one of the tent stalls.

    From there, we walked a long way along the waterfront looking out at ferries going back and forth and out at several islands. 

    Then, we walked back through a park into the city. 

    We stopped at a grocery store and picked up salad ingredients, some salami and some ice cream. Mark made "egg butter" during the day which are hard boiled eggs, mixed with softened butter. We had a Finnish meal called _______ which were in our freezer. Those were microwaved, then topped with egg butter and a slice of salami. A true Finnish dinner.

     Then, Barbara walked Fran most of the way home. Fran clocked over 9 miles today and Barbara over 6 and has blisters! Fran seemed perfectly fine.