Artukaisten Paviljonki Turku

... Inn after a stroll and got there just after 3pm. The Whites had arrived shortly before us, having flown in that day and hoping not to have to be flying back out the next day. Mike arrived on the same tram as us, and slowly the hotel foyer filled up with excited and nervous England families and fans. Jo arrived with Zoe from the FA to make sure everyone was there, to give tickets out and to get us on the coaches and up to Turku in good time for the match ...

Matkustus tapahtuu aina itsekkäistä syistä. Niin tälläkin kertaa. Nyt lähdetään juhlimaan Memmun kolmekymppisiä Ilarin ja Memmun tyyliin. Rinkan, passin ja hammasharjan lisäksi varustelistalla :

2 x Housut
2 x Alushousut
2 x Sukat
2 x T-Paita
1 x Huppari
1 x Puolen metrin rauta kettinki

Eiköhän näillä pärjätä...

"A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving." ~Lao Tzu

Caught the train from Helsinki to Turku which only took about two hours. They have very nice trains. Easy city to navigate. I'm going to check out the harbour and book a spot on one of the ferries heading for ALands. Unfortunately I can't go today because the ferries only depart at 0815 and 2015. So I'm staying in Turku today which is fine because I forgot that I wanted to see the castle. Now I'm just waiting for the hostel to open so I can drop my bag off. It's getting lighter every day.

The room is up by 8:30. Early for backpackers. I have coffee (instant – far from ideal), strawberries and bread/cheese that I had brought from Helsinki. OK for breakfast. For the morning, I hang around with a guy from South Korea who speaks limited English. It is his first trip internationally. I give him advice. I later take off for Naantali, a laid-back beach resort about 20 minutes away. Most people who go there are going to a mini-Disney theme ...

... only language confusion was that somehow I ended up with 3 cinnamon pastries, rather than 1, to add to my omena (apple) (something). When we reached the open kauppatori, the first stall we saw had crepes and coffees as well as tables & chairs. But we'd already bought our pastries. These markets were much more for the locals - there were LOTS of flower stalls & lots of fruit & veg stalls, a few butchers & seafood stalls & not much for tourists. There were some ...

I found Travel Pod after my trip to Northern Europe, but I thought I would just write here so that people know they can ask me if they have any questions about Finland. I studied in Turku Finland for a semester at Abo Akademi University. I lived 4km from the school and town, and the public transportation is what I used, it was not bad at all. I also had a few travels from Finland, that I will post in other blogs. Have fun on your travels and be sure to check in!

Приех 72;ли в Турку на автоб 91;се. Краси 74;ый порто 74;ый город с центр 72;льной улице 81;, кр ...

28.6.2008 - ? Turku. Finland. "And now, the end is near; And so I face the final curtain..." Paluu kotiin tapahtui päivälleen kuusi kuukautta lähdön jälkeen (28.12.07-28.06.08). Helsinki - Turku junamatka ei edes tuntunut miltään, koska se kesti vain 2,5 tuntia (vain yli viiden tunnin matkat tuntuvat nyt joltakin!). Taksi juna-asemalta toi lopulta matkaajat sekä n. 60 kiloa matkatavaraa kotiovelle. Matka oli tullut päätökseen ...

the day we got back to helsinki, we toured around the city, then took the train to turku... a historical city, that was completey closed when we went because everyone was on holiday-- celebrating midsummer eve... and yeah... everyone was just tired from the night before in the criuse... i partied pretty hard with those swedes ...

... islands with only a couple of houses on them. Our main goal of arriving at Turku was to check out the ship yards where they make Royal Caribbean Cruise ships. After a little bit of a hike to the hotel we managed to find our room. The rest of the day was spent trying out Finish customs of extremely hot saunas.