Back to Scandinavia - Tram 3T in Helsinki !

What happens when you land at an airport in a foreign country for the first time ?  Well if your bags are in place on the belt and your pick up has been arranged (for the feeble hearted) or you know the bus / train / tram number that will take you to your hostel /hotel then you simply take the ride. Remember the first impression of the city ? The conversation that you have with yourself ? if you look at urself from a third persons point of view ,well I would say that you are excited ,a little nervous ,eager but mostly LOST !

Well guess what ?! ,its important to be lost !! Coz if you already know what to do how to do it and how much of it to do, then you rather sit at home .. Unless you are lost ,you cant find yourself in the city. The journey from Lost to found is what makes your travel worth it !

The reason I am saying this is because there are a number of ways you could find yourself in the city. You could just buy a one day ticket on a metro or a bus and move wild. Or take those boring hop on hop off busses , Or .. In cities like Helsinki take a tram 3T.

The 3T is a gift to Helsinki and all the eager travel minds that arrive here. A one hr ticket on the tram lets you loop Helsinki ,there is no running commentary like the one on a hop on hop off sightseeing bus ,and there is no need to run around like the metro in one day. Instead just find yourself a seat and watch the city ,its sights (that you don’t know yet) and the people, just go by.  

It’s a great way to get acquainted. Look at a passing market square ,a monument a charming café ,listen to them speak to you. If you hear them ,you better get down after an hour and head right there to extend the conversation. These little things will tell you more about the city ,and by sun down you wont be as lost as you were when you arrived. Talk to a local at a café ,chances are that he or she might be a tourist just like you. Talk to them about what to do next and where they had been in the city. For ,the people speak more than a guide book !

There must be a 3T in a lot of cities that you visit .. Find that 3T and board it without thinking. At the end of your trip ,you would come much closer to finding your place in the city !