Cumulus Kuopio

Blaah, vielä 2 viikkoa. Plan yksinkertaisuudessaan: Lento lähtee Helsingistä ma 30. päivä, seuraavana päivänä ollaan jo etelä-Amerikassa. Galapagossaaret, Macchu Picchu, Cotopaxi.. Paljon muitakin paikkoja, joista olisi tarkoitus yrittää kertoa jotain sitten tässä blogin tapaisessa, jotta reissusta jää jotain kirjallistakin muistiin.

... I became definitively unemployed, not having had any answer at all from my previously sent applications. In another week, Marjaana came back and I had no house either. No house, no job and nothing binding me to Helsinki, except for the loose ties that dwell in my head, so the natural response was to begin drifting away. Or rather I should say that I had begun earlier. When I was in Punkaharju, worried about the prospect of not finding a semi-permanent ...

Exploring the town of Kuopio. A place with a hill large enough to house a ski jump! It appears Kuopio has hosted world championship ski jump competitions. Having never seen a ski jump, it was very impressive. We caught up with the brother of the friends we are visiting for lunch in Kuopio. The town hall looked cool, with a small market operating in the square opposite. From here, we made our way to the summer cottage.

Arrived safely in Kuopio. The train ride wasn't a direct travel job, needing to change about the 3 hour mark (I cannot remember the town at this stage, will have to look at the ticket). The train ride was great. The trains are very tidy, and either had a food cart, or a mobile food cart. Although Shellie and I were too tired to really take advantage of them, preferring to just buy some water! What can I say, but Finland ...

... un moyen de l arreter. Nous etions que 2 dans l hostel. Impossible de contacter la receptionniste. Alors j ai appeler le 112. Et il on envoyer 4 pompiers avec un camion... J etais un peu mal a l aise.. Mais ils ont dite que nous avions bien fais, car l eau coulait dans le corridor.. et tout et tout...

I went to the world biggest sauna in Kuopio, which is a huge traditional smoke sauna with an amazing view over the vast lake (which was frozen) and I hole cut out in the ice to jump in after the sauna, which was extremly cold and a bit of shock to the system

... I never got the balance right and my ski poles did not help either! At the same time Naiara and me were trying to move to side whenever a fast grandpa came racing past! You can amazine we had a few laughs there as well! After this active morning we have a supermarket-bought-and-eat-in-bus-cafe- lunch! Time to split up as Naiara wants to go to Savonlinna and I will head back to Lahti! Chica ...

... days later in Leppävirta! Eating pasta dinner for two that night!That same evening an Italian guy shows up and we somehow manage to trick him into going to the Biggest Smoke Sauna with us the next day! The Sauna does not open till 4, so what to do during the day? The weather is ****, so looking at indoor possibilities. Ice skating not possible as they do not rent out skates (?????), so ...

One day visit to grey and rainy Kuopio. The city and its surrounding are really green and there are lots of lakes: one third of the total area of the city is waters and a half forests. The biggest lake surrounding the city is called Lake Kallavesi. The city is ideal ...

... So it's very interactive and taking part will influence your grade in the end as well ;-) I've enjoyed it up to now and I think that's the most important thing :) In the autumn break, I maybe (if our plans can be fulfilled) will go to Lappland, to the very North of Finland, and next week, there will be a trip to Tampere (a city southern of Kuopio). I've been to the Puijo Tower on Thursday, which we already visited when we had this sightseeing tour in ...