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Picture Perfect Naantali & Narvi
After Liisa & I dashed back to pick up our two sleeping beauties we drove to a beautiful seaside location which is also home to Moomiland - home of the much loved Moomi characters in Finnish childrens stories. Neither Ashley ...
BEHIND THE CURVE
BEHIND THE CURVE Thursday, July 24, 2008 Ok, Ok, I have been having too much fun to keep up with the blog, but you will get to see and hear about all of our adventures, I promise. I will be uploading the rest of Helsinki later today, and ...
Tom of Finland, where are you??!!!!
... we are in the town square and walking over to the tourist information office. And what do I see, but Tom of Finland sailors, only they're not Tom of Finlandesque. No grand physiques and monumental qualities, but they have the uniform. ...
Yay! Back in Helsinki!
Temp. -7°C So happy I'm back! Perfect way to end the trip, unfortunately it is nearly finished :( WOW! WHAT A TREAT! My last hotel for the trip is by far the ultimate best! It's so plush I want to move in here permanently. The photos will ...
ill salami
Where in the hell in Ilsalmi??? Your guess is as good as mine. We went to this small town in central Finland as an idea to get to the World Wife Carrying Championships. This town is the closet town to where it happens. Apparently there are no buses on ...
I'm probably getting a lump of coal for this
This is the furthest north that I have ever been in my life!!! So, we arrived in Rovaniemi in the early morning hours to as usual, bright sunshine. We stored our bags for the day and set out into the world to try and figure out how to get to the ...
Taste of Finnish hospitality
A four hour train journey from Jarvenpaa to Suonenjoki took us through the Finnish countryside past farming communities, lakes and forests. We went to visit a retired cousin and his wife who picked us up from the train and we ...
Happy New Year!
Sorry family that I've been super slack with my blogging but it had been a crazy busy week with many very late nights. Promise to update properly soon. xxx Pretty lazy day spent mainly in bed. I know that sounds bad but I seriously needed to recover. ...
Castle, lakes and more lakes
... not to be. Not long after Rina came in for the night a very destructive electrical storm had worked its way across southern Finland including the district in which we were camped. I have never felt thunder send vibrations through the ground as during this ...
Tankari
Sunday we took a ferry to nearby Tankari Island with cousin Elsi. This island has a long sealing history and was a base for fisherman during the season. So much history and really enjoyed the walk around this island covered in a ...
Stupid moment No.3
Went to Stockmann today to buy a tripod for the camera. Garry's great suggestion so I can take successful photos of Northern Lights. The store was packed & I had just bought CDs & a memory card without the need for assistance. Finding a tripod would be ...
Ryttylä
... home of a Mission College and some years later became what it is today. For me personally it was very interesting to see where many of the overseas mission workers are trained and I'm surprised at the number that Finland has for its small size. ...
Historic city of Turku
Very cold wind blowing today which made it difficult to walk around for long amounts of time. Alleluia for hot coffee, although not as good as home because it's a but weak. Being Boxing Day many things were closed so I really only walked around and ...
Sfeervolle Sneeuw
goede rustige overvaart van stockholm naar turku. fijn geregeld in dit land, kom je aan om 7 uur kan je toch al je hotelkamer in. en de hele dag donker is niet zo, dat moeten we dan maar in het noorden ondervinden. het maritiem museum is groot en heeft ...
Cross country skiing. Caroline
So I've discovered I am no better at cross skiing than down hill ...
Snowmobiling. Caroline
Well I wasn't sure whether to go onto the back of Tim 's snowmobile or try to ride one myself. I managed to sort out ( thanks Jeff ) to get my drivers license e mailed over and therefore it seemed meant to be. I have never driven a moped or motorbike ...
My day in Helsinki
... the city - we will miss it as we leave on a plane at 16:50. I got a new badge today too - it is a reindeer sign with Finland on it - it is pretty. I got to see reindeer skins too - they sell them here like they sell sheep skins at home - daddy C ...
I've arrived
Finally arrived in beautiful white Helsinki. Flew with Finnair, excellent airline with new aeroplane, very swish, & service brilliant. Arrived at 3.30pm to -10°c & heavy snowfall. Very cool in both meanings of the word. Took the easy option of a taxi to ...
Turku, Finland
So glad I stopped in this university city. Experienced my first real sauna - even got to lulya. Also learned and got to play a game of Finnish baseball! What a great game. Oh yeah, also went to the hospital for my stomach - we'll ...
Goodbye Helsinki
... Melbourne feel a little cooler, I'm really not missing the heat waves) Caught an early train from Helsinki to Oulu which is central Finland. Sad to say goodbye to Helsinki because I'm feeling very at home here. Glad I return for the last 2 days of my ...
Perfect camping!
We took side roads to Imatra from Lapeenranta through the country side and followed the Saimaa Canal for a short distance. At one section after the canal we came across a huge gas complex in the middle of farming country and soon after were very close to ...
Round trip in Finland - Tampere
Tampere was founded around Tammerkoski river in 1775 by Gustav III of Sweden. It is the third largest city in Finland with around 200 000 inhabitants, making it the biggest inland city in the Nordic countries. Tampere is a lively student city and ...
Helsinki Midnight
... - even more so. The midnight twilight, the still air and the lighting off the walls and stones made for a great welcome to Finland. Even more so having met the young sea-faring man with the well manicured beard (maybe too much for a sailor on the ...
Stupid moment No.1
Hotel key card not only opens doors but works the lifts. Took me about 5mins standing alone in an unmoving lift to figure that one out. In my defensive I was severely sleep deprived from extra long flight 30+ ...
Stupid moment No.2
First time trying to open hotel room door I couldn't do it no matter how hard I pushed. The key card was giving me a green light but still I couldn't open it. Then my memory flashed back to all those Swedish films I've watched & I remembered that the ...
Breakfast treat
I had to include this entry because it's just the yummiest food. CINNAMON BUN or in Finnish 'korvapuusti'. Mainly found in the south of the country. It's not buttery like a Danish, it's more like a coffee scroll pastry. Woven through each later is ...
Helsinki and Russian cruise
In transit to Moscow, I was able to spend one night in Helsinki to enjoy a tour of this Finnish city for a day. I spent the night at the Scandic Hotel on the northwest side of the city. I mention this first, because this was a time when ...
My last day in my winter wonderland :(
Temp. -10°C Eventually got out of the bath this morning at 1am. Totally refreshed, relaxed and exfoliated! My last day and I'm not excited. I'm sorry, I love you all very much but I don't want to come home. Just checked the Melbourne weather ...
More rellies
... by the Institute of Migration reflecting the lives of those who have emigrated abroad. A house that had been relocated in Finland held the North American display and on 9th July a canecutters barrack from the Ingham district in North Queensland was ...
Finlandia Fever
We now know Heathrow airport like the back of our hands after spending hours on end wandering around in between buying one coffee at a cafe so that we could sit there for an hour. Flight to Helsinki was called and we were on our way to the gate. As we ...