Meritahti Turku

... for the third place slot so the Germans were avoided, but we all wanted to beat the Swedes as well, mainly because we knew we could!

The game itself felt fairly tense up in the stands. The girls looked tired. Alex was obviously struggling with her groin injury, especially throughout the second half, Kelly's knee wasn't 100% (not that you could tell during the second half) and Neets' knee was still not allowing her to play. The starting line-up was 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.

... walk it to the ferry, mostly so I can see more of the waterway. Turns out to be longer than I thought with all the weight. I still make it with no problem, just lots of exercise.

The ferry arrives at 6 AM. Almost everyone has a cabin for the night. I opt to skip it. I have to find a seat on the activity level which includes the restaurant, bar … I actually found some chairs that are similar to airline ones with more room. Surprisingly ...

... the sauna. On the one hand I was relieved, for modesty's sake, that there was nobody else in there with me. On the other hand I had a bit of an ache in my chest & I thought that if I was to have a heart problem or similar, that nobody would know. David had said to me that he'd meet me in 15 minutes in the pool. Well I had no way of knowing how time was passing. I sat in the sauna with towel over groin & enjoyed feeling very hot & very relaxed - I did not add water ...

... worked. The chapels around the sides of the cathedrals are mostly tombs to various knights & VIPs of the area. Interesting to look at, but, as I say, I found sitting listening to the music so special & restful, that I felt happier to move on afterwards. At the Handiworks Museum, we'd bought the Turku card, giving free entry to museums & discounts to various places in town. One was a Viking restaurant, called something like Harald the Viking. As it happened we ...

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 ...

... Lentokoneeseen päästyämme törmäsimme hyvinkin miellyttävään yllätykseen, mikä tuli hyvinkin oikea-aikaisesti, olimmehan ehtineet manata koko Lontoon syvimpään helvettiin tuopin ääressä savuttomuudestaan. Tämän suurrennellun muka-epäoikeudenmukaisuuden jälkeen onneksi Cathay Pacific Airlines osottautui erittäin asiakaslähtöiseksi lentoyhtiöksi Finairiin ja "Heathrowiin" verrattuna, ja tällä hetkellä tätä kirjoittaessani ...

... down like in 1990 when over 3000 people (civillians and monks) were killed during a peaceful protest! At the same time I hope that this outcry for help (the biggest in 20 years) will finally get the international big players (with most important country being Big Borther China) to act and free these people of over 45 years of dictatorship and selfish regime! Feel so bad about not being there now, taking part in the demonstrations, not knowing what to do to help them ...