Kotka is a middle sized city which has a huge harbor because of the geological circumstances. On one side the river and on the other side the Baltic sea. In Kotka we first visited the Maretarium, which is an aquarium presenting the underwater world of Finland. We paid 6,50 € entrance (student price). First we thought that the time (we arrived about 1515) was not enough, because the Maretarium has opened till 1700. But in the end they say that a round take 1h15. And it is true, it take not much longer, including watching a 10 minutes movie. (What we actually did)
It was nice and i would recommend a visit there. They also have a nice shop, I think my friend Rainer could spend a lot of money there. A lot of fish related stuff ;)
Paul and I also did some art in the childrens section ;) Guess which fish was mine *gg*
Afterwards we visited a small park in the town, which also was nice. We then tried to find the "famous" water rapids on the river. There should be three of them. First of all we tried it from the wrong side, so we have to park the car and try to reach it by foot. We came to the river, but it was not the right place. However, we determined to forget the "rapids" and go to the Valkmusa National Park.
First we thought we were on the wrong road, because there is not even one sign which points to the park. But in the end we found it. It is a very small National Park, but in my opinion it worth a visit.
The area is mostly a bog. And they made this wooden trails through the park. It was beautiful to walk there, because the ongoing sunset highlighted the autumn colors perfectly.
As you can see, it was very nice !!
More photos of our trip can you find in MY GALLERY!!
UPDATE: I added the 10 minutes movie from Maretarium, about the Baltic Sea.
Thanks to Flo *gg*
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