the bright northern summer night

 The city has  hidden in twilight and a patch of clouds. The Helsinki Cathedral is rising above other buildings and acts as a landmark to those entering from the sea.

Our vessel was s/s Norkulla, a small steamship making pleasure cruises to order.

 The empire style buildings in faint pastel colors are surrounding the market square. Same kind of colors can be seen in the clouds above the city.

This picture of a sailing ship is interesting because there is nothing to give the viewer a clue of the time... It might be 1910 or 2010 or   ...