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If you are thinking where in the center of Helsinki you could enjoy a cup of good green tea in a tastefully decorated environment and out of reach of the hustle and bustle of the city, then you should watch the following video –
My today’s video tells you about a pleasant café located on the ground floor of the Kämp Galleria shopping mall in Helsinki center.
That cafe used to be known as Ciao! Caffe, and while there was nothing wrong with that cafe’s selection, this current Gasm Cafe & Bar seems better suited to the look of Kämp Galleria shopping mall.
I remember being very happy when I found that cafe, because in that mall the eye rested and the mind rejoiced in the midst of all the beautiful design that could be found in the surrounding shops.
The beautiful glass roof of Kämp Galleria offers you a pleasant daylight and the Museum of Photography, which was recently opened on the ground floor of Kämp Galleria, can satisfy the hunger of culture during the same cafe trip, in case the customer does not just want to roam around in Instagram.
Inside Gasm Cafe and Bar in Kämp Galleria The predecessor of Gasm had a selection of five-star gluten-free macaron cakes imported directly from somewhere in Europe. Unfortunately, I don’t remember exactly from which country they came from, but they were really worth several cafe visits. Small macarons can also be found in Gasm, but at least the pink one of them wasn’t quite as good as its predecessor. However, a cup of green tea tasted just as good as it used to do.
If you want to experience a refreshingly quiet coffee moment in the Gasm Cafe, you should choose a sunny day when the light flooding from the Kämp Galleria glass roof pampers the interior design.
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They are part of my e-book-to-be called INDIVUE – Trip to Europe
You can read this post about Gasm also in Finnish!
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Are you looking for a nice clean and peaceful hotel in the centre of Tallinn, within a walking distance from the harbor and with a sunset view? Check this video out!
The video below tells you about the hotel Park Inn by Radisson located in Tallinn, Estonia, within a reasonable walking distance from the port of Tallinn.
I had the pleasure of staying at this Park Inn by Radisson Central Tallinn in the summer 2020 and my hotel room with a balcony was on the topmost, sixth floor, of the hotel. It offered spacious views outside until sunset and those views from the balcony are in the main part in this video.
The railing of the balcony wasn’t very safe, which is why that particular room cannot be recommended for families with young children. Also, the balcony will not be safe for a drunken person who might try to see the sea that was visible in the far right when one reached a little over the railing. You understand what I mean when you watch the video.
There was only a little traffic right in front of the hotel, which made the night peaceful. The colored lights at the headboard added its own nice addition to the ambiance of the room and the bed itself was pretty good for sleeping, with the mattress being stiff rather than soft.
The floor in this Park Inn hotel room was remarkably clean and in good condition, which made it comfortable to walk around after a shower while the sun’s rays tickled the light curtains. The bathroom itself was clean enough and there was also a bathtub, which I did not try.
Sofa bed and balcony windows 
The bed in park inn by Radisson Hotel buffet breakfast during corona times
The buffet breakfast was served on the ground floor of the hotel. While eating by the window table the hotel guest was able to follow the street life around the large car park behind the dark but see-through window curtains.
As a precaution against corona, the hotel had hand sanitizer for guests on arrival at the restaurant. The restaurant staff served breakfast from behind the plexiglass, collecting on the plate the breakfast desired by the client. There were no gluten-free cereal products to be seen, but I don’t know if they could have arranged such if requested in advance, because I didn’t try.
The gluten-free chocolate cake was easy to arrange without pre-order, but who eats chocolate cake for breakfast…
The atmosphere in the breakfast restaurant was pleasantly calm and the room did not become crowded, but the buffet queues could not be avoided.
After the breakfast it was nice to go and roam around in the streets of Tallinn. Places like home improvement store, a couple of small restaurants, a shopping center and the Old Town of Tallinn were nearby.
If you’d ask me would I stay overnight in this hotel again, the answer is yes, if I could get that top floor room again.
Entrance to the park inn by Radisson hotel Read and watch also the trip by ship from Helsinki to Tallinn
as well as good café tips for Tallinn.
How to book a hotel room from Tallinn
Find more information about this hotel Park Inn by Radisson here and read how to book the hotel room from the center of Tallinn, Estonia.
Read also other authentic hotel experiences!
You can read my post originally in Finnish here: Good hotel experience in Tallinn!
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