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Coming Home
We said our goodbyes to Natalia and she took us to the train station. She was a very good guide and the visit to Russia would not have been nearly as good without her. The train ride to Helsinki was pretty smooth with speeds up to 212k/h. We ate a tasty lunch in the dining car. We arrived in Helsinki, lugged our stuff to the Sokos Hotel and crashed for a while. We walked for a ...
Puuteriparatiisissa ollaan taas!
... in faceshottia! Ennusteet lupaa runsaasti lisää tätä herkkua, joten juuri oikeassa paikassa oikeaan aikaan!
Valtteri ja koiruudet nauttivat vappuun asti tästä ihanuudesta. Munkaan kohdalla tilanne ei oo onneksi ihan toivoton. Toinen 9 päivän reissu vielä tammikuussa, parin viikon reissu helmi-maaliskuussa ja sitten koko huhtikuu taas mestoilla, joten kyllä kausarille sittenkin saa vastinetta. Max kolmen viikon pätkä aina Suomessa tykitellä Offeriumin parissa, ...
Pizzaa ja jätskiä
... säilöttyjen lounastähteiden merkeissä.
Olin suunnitellut aikaista nukkumaanmenoa, joka kompensoisi sitten tulevan lentokoneyön rasitukset, mutta L:lla sattuikin olemaan Suomen aikaa keskiyöllä Alabaman mestaruusuintifinaali 200 jaardin sekarissa ja sehän piti toki katsoa livenä. Voi taivas varjele, miten ihanaa olikaan katsoa netti-TV:stä tyttären uintia alabamalaisen anteromertarannan selostuksella höystettynä. "Lane one, Loda Kulasmaa!"
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Arriving in Helsinki
... s Night of the Arts, and I had pre-planned to explore the festival on my own before heading to Jarno's house). With the company of Matti, my new-found friend, I walked around the city center and enjoyed the lovely culture and music of Helsinki. We even watched a free film at a Lutheran Church (The Adjustment Bureau with Matt Damon) with cookies and tea. Finally after a night on the town, I head to my couch host and hostess's home for a restful sleep =) ...
Last Day in St Petersburg
... At this time, the whole area was malaria-infested swamp and hundreds of serfs and Swedish prisoners of war died during its construction. As I am confined to a few photos within the blog, I won’t include any here but again, here is a URL
http://www.saint-petersburg.com/virtual -tour/peter-paul-fortress.asp
We had lunch (excellent value, and indeed, as everything seems to be in St Petersburg) and then, our ...