incredibly interesting traveller's stroies

by Aruzhan Yerik (Kazakhstan)

I didn't expect to find Finland

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In this story you will know how interesting and unpredictable adventures can happen to a traveler who has gone to incredible countries. Let's start with the fact that the author of this story, or rather the travels that have adventures, is called Aruzhan. I went half a year ago to a wonderful country called Finland, which I had been dreaming of for a long time. It was my first experience of going abroad, or rather outside my country. I want to share with you in advance that it was an unforgettable and wonderful experience in my life. Thanks to my desire to see the world, I have visited several countries besides Finland. My journey began with Finland. I left a couple of friends from a small town Tampere and went to the capital Helsinki. The plan was to stay and see Helsinki one day, and the next day to go to Estonia. Everything went according to plan until the evening came. There was a small problem with the accommodation, because the place we had chosen before arrival canceled the reservation the same day we arrived. We found out about it only in the evening, because according to the plan we wanted to walk around the city all day and only in the evening to come and sleep over. But alas, it didn't go as we planned. And instead of enjoying the rest and walking around the city, we were looking for options for overnight. I want to note that we didn't have a lot of money in our pocket, though we knew we were going to another city and another country, as everything was planned and paid for in advance. But who knew this would happen? Hotel prices were very expensive, so we decided to just stay at the station. But fortunately, on the same day, a friend of ours came to this city. We explained our situation to him, and he started looking for accommodation with us. In the end, towards night, thanks to him, we were sheltered by his friends. They lived in a student house, and of course they didn't have an extra bed, a bed and a blanket. But then again, their neighbors were there, who lent us a mattress. So they slept in the cold and not in comfort, but not at the station. The next day we safely boarded a ferry and sailed to Estonia, and for the first time in our lives we boarded a ferry and sailed across the Baltic Sea. These feelings are not conveyed when your dream comes true gradually, when you see everything with your own eyes, not in the picture. So we were on board the ship for one night and had a good time. The next morning we arrived in Estonia, the city of Tallinn. We also walked around the city for several hours, even though we were tired. We just blended into this atmosphere of the city, and it was as if we were in the middle ages. Walking through the streets, we admired the architecture of the city, which has preserved its original character. We went to an unusual museum-hydro airport, where we did not notice how quickly time flew by. So, we missed our return ship. Again, we did not plan to stay here for the night and did not know what to do next, because we only had a couple of euros in our pocket. After that, we started looking for a return ticket immediately. There were so many questions in my head: What do we do next, what to do?! And finally we got together and started looking for a ticket. When we found the right tickets, there was another problem with buying it. Then we started looking for money to buy tickets, in the end we found money and we bought a ticket for the nearest flight, or rather for the morning flight. Well, what to do with the night, we thought about it and stayed overnight at the port. After a couple of hours at the port we found out that the port would be closed from night to morning. And how we thought about it, so we went to look for a place to sit and at least eat. Since we had not eaten all day, we were very hungry for the evening. So we wandered around the night city looking for an open house. And lucky for us, we found a fast food restaurant that only works till nightfall. That night, we couldn't find a place that worked till morning. And so on a cold night, tired but full, we walked the streets. By morning, we had safely boarded our ship and sailed home. When we arrived in Helsinki, we bought bus tickets to our town of Tampere. It wasn't until I got on the bus that I immediately fell asleep. And next door, or rather the back of the bus, there was no one. Finally, after taking off my shoes, which I spent two days without taking off, I fell asleep. When I woke up, one pair of shoes was gone. As it turned out, I hadn't even noticed when the bus stopped. At that time, one pair of shoes fell out at one of the stops that I hadn't even noticed. So, I put a bag on one leg, came to Tampere and walked home. When I came home, I fell asleep before I could take off all my clothes and take a shower. That's how my first trip since coming to Finland ended.