Cumulus Turku

... exhibition that had been laid on for the tournament. That was small as well. It was one room, and heavily focused on the Finnish national team (as you would expect being in Finland and all), but at the back of the room, somewhat tucked away from the main part, was a small section for each of the competing teams in the tournament this year, including a number 7 England shirt (as worn by Karen Carney). That was a jolly surprise!

We headed on up to the ...

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.

... is a medieval architectural museum. It is built around some early medieval buildings that are still being excavated. The excavations are of limited interest by themselves but the museum has done an exceptional job relating life during this period to those excavations. I could imagine being in the town.

My ferry for Stockholm leaves at 9 and I am supposed to be there 45 minutes early for check in. I go back to my hostel, grab my bag and decide ...

... is a "hissi". I might remember that "thank you" is "kiitas". Hi/hello/good bye is pronounced like "hey". Kahvli is coffee & Kahvila (not sure about spelling) is a café. Otto is the sign at an ATM. "-katu" and "-intie" mean "street". "Ulos" is exit, "linne" is castle. The genetive or possessive ('s) is -n or -en. There are a few more but those are the ones that come first to my mind. Good night for now. I'll see if David is ready for me to load this up. Love to you from Kerry

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!

... 1073;ом))Здесь нас ждал паром до Стокг 86;льма)

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We arrived in Turku on the bus. The beautiful port city with a central street, the castle and the quay, which is more like a museum ship in the open air))
Here is the ferry to Stockholm was waiting for us)