Located on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of Aura River is this beautiful small city, Turku. The River Aura is the heart and soul of this city, which happens to be the oldest city in Finland & also at one time the Capital city for hundreds of years. Declared once the official Christmas City of Finland & also designated the European Capital of Culture in 2011, this lovely & unique holiday destination would stay in your heart for ever.
But this evening of ours is reserved for a very very special event. A Dinner Cruise to Loistokari Island aboard one of the oldest Steamship, s/s Ukkopekka. Can’t wait to depart? There we go. All set to board. And reach our dream destination in forty five minutes.
The ship is awesome. An oldie, but very much the latest in terms of amenities. Beautiful setting. A lower deck & an upper deck. All our tables are reserved with our name, a welcome card & some starters to start our celebrations. The choice of drinks are all yours. Not on the house though, so be careful.
And what better than some lively, lovely Finnish music from the music duo to set the evening rolling. Let’s chill out.
As we approach the magical Loistokari, the island is ready to host us.
Come let’s move & have some real fun.
The music duo are back again and this time it is some wonderful music from the 50s & 60s. Dylan, Neil Young, Neil Diamond & more. Hope you are having a great time. Dinner is ready and served. You could start with the starters, before you move on for your full course after a couple of drinks.
My snacks & dinner combo looked like this.
And of course some wonderful dessert to top it up.
Some more wonderful sights of sheer pleasure as we continue into the evening. And after a couple of hours when we headed back this is how River Aura looked.
Loistokari, would surely be an unforgettable experience for you too.
Loistokari looks like a fun place to visit. I love the photos. It looks very peaceful. Wish I can visit soon.
It’s a very nice dinner trip to this island on one of the oldest steamship.
I love reading these posts because there are so many wonderful places I have never heard of and may never get to experience except through posts like this. Loistokari Island is beautiful.
Another gorgeous city, and the food looks amazing! I wonder if it floods being located on the river.
Such lovely pictures! I love how you pictured the small details, like the flowers and the food you ate.. it made it look so real, like if I had been there as well! It makes me want to go too now!
It does look like an unforgettable experience! What beautiful scene to enjoy your meal by! And the food looked delish!
O yes Lindsay. Wonderful experience.The steamship,the ride, the music,the island itself & some great food.
What is the name of that food??? I hope it tastes as good as it looks?
You must visit if you could take some time out 😊
It’s some chicken,eggs & a cake on my plate but there was so much more.Salads, different varieties of fish, pork, awesome sweet dishes and more 😊
Oh my goodness! Your food looks delicious! It sounds like you had a wonderful time in Loistokari. I had never heard of it prior to this post, but now I’m curious about it!
It’s an awesome experience Andrea.In fact this place Turku,I fell in love with 😊
You make it feel like I am right there experiencing it! You definitely have the art of travel blogging down! I like the layout of your site too!
Thank you Debra.You gave me a lot of happiness 😊
Gorgeous pics! I’ve never heard of this place before, so thanks for showing me something new.
Thank you Candace.
Sounds like a ton of fun! I definitely need to book a cruise this summer to have fabulous adventures like yours
I an excited.Your happiness is my happiness too 😊