So here we are; it's late morning on our final day in Japan. Last night we were trying to work out how to cram a bunch of attractions we still had left to see into this last day. But what with trying to get ready for our early start tomorrow, and getting packed up and ready for China it all got a bit much, so we have decided to stay close to the hotel and chill out. Tokyo and Japan are so filled with interesting things we could stay another week, and most like...

Well here we are in Tokyo! Helsinki made a good stop-over to help us get in to the swing of things; quite a small city and seemed quiet for a capital, but very pleasant and relatively easy to get around. We picked up a few Finnish phrases but until the tram ride to the airport to leave, everyone spoke very good English. We had a great time at the Suomenlinna Sea Fortress, probably the best attraction Helsinki has to offer. We spent a good few hours on the six isl...