A day trip to Vallisaari

Hello dears,

Today was the opening weekend of Vallisaari. Vallisaari island and the neighbouring Kuninkaansaari island are being released from military use and will be open to the public. Vallisaari is near to Suomenlinna fortress, and like Suomenlinna it's also one of the Unesco World Heritage Sites. Only the narrow Kustaanmiekka sound separates Vallisaari from Suomenlinna. The milieu of Vallisaari is absolutely beautiful.  In proportion to their surface area, the islands possess the richest biodiversity in Helsinki. What is more, the famous Alexander battery, casemate batteries and garrison buildings that were built during the period of Russian rule all have interesting stories to tell about the history of the area.

The weather wasn't the best one for hiking today. It was rainy almost whole time when I was in Vallisaari. I wore my cagoule, it was a smart move to do. I would looked like wet dog without cagoule.

  I started my tour at the cave with bats. There was a group telling information about the bats. I liked the way how they had decorated the cave.

 

After visiting at bat cave I walked to the Kustaanmiekka. From Kustaanmiekka I walked to Alexander battery.

 

 

 



 

 

 

My favorite spot in Vallisaari is definitely Alexander battery. From there was absolutely fantastic view of Helsinki. Or what do you think?

 

 

 

 I met my friend in Kuninkaansaari, she was doing some volunteer work with WWF. Before I saw her I had a nice talk with the WWF group leader. He looked like a typical hipster with the red hat, very charming person. We had a nice conversation about Vallisaari and it's nature, also the work of WWF in Vallisaari.

 

 

I definitely will go again in Vallisaari in summer. I've planned a little trip to there with my friends. Let's hope then it will be much better weather than today.

Till next time!