Spa Finland

Hallo Leute, wir die Eberhards, Eberhard B und Eberhard D, werden am 30.4.2011 zu unserer bisher größten/längsten Motorrad Reise aufbrechen: einmal rund um die Ostsee, gegen den Uhrzeigersinn, in gut 3 Wochen. Dieser Blog ist für unsere ...

Dieser Blog soll euch alle über mein Leben hier in Finnland und speziell Lappeenrata auf dem Laufenden halten...viel Spaß beim Lesen!!

... toes get frozen fast! We traversed across from the front valley to Gondoli which is the world cup run which happens every November in Finland. It wasn't as steep as black runs should be so we went down that run a few times, including a hot chocolate break ...

... markets, then the major shopping centre Kamppi and had a bit of a shopping spree buying a few beautiful glass wares made in Finland. More bike riding this afternoon where we found a spot to fill up with water (we have been having wonderful hot showers ...

... , to be stunned at the site of a blizzard. I couldn´t see even 20 feet out from the ship, I couldn´t even see Finland! As I got off, I asked at the service counter availability for a cruise back the following day, there was availability - but for thirty ...

... summer solstice holiday, which is celebrated in Scandinavia on the Friday before June 21.             We leave Finland today at 5:00 p.m. and continue our journey eastward to St. Petersburg, ...

... from the Kemi station is very chatty with us. He tells us about all the Russsians who are coming to visit Finland to go skiing and to stay in spa hotels. He mentions that they like the Russians as long as they don't bring their armies! He said that there ...

... become Helsinki’s pub and liquor store.  With taxes and a higher cost of living leading to astronomical prices for alcohol in Finland, many Finns just catch the 2.5hr ferry down for the weekend and enjoy the “you can bring as much as you ...

We arrived in Finland on the morning of the 18th of June after a very pleasant ferry crossing from Sweden to Finland passing many, many islands belonging to both countries. It reminded me of cruising through the heads in Sydney. Lots of photos and a late, ...

... squirrels!!! We started walking around and went into The Open-Air Museum.  It has scattered buildings that have come from all over Finland and that date around 200 years.  Some of them have come so close as from Boulevardi, just in the centre ...

... new found refreshment I walked outside a bit and just tried to realize that I am in the middle of Baltic Sea on my way to Finland.  I am so excited and can’t wait to discover Helsinki.  I have been reading the tour guide books and am in ...

... here in the north for over three weeks now after spending a week in the south visiting friends and seeing some of eastern Finland. The moment we pulled off the ferry in Helsinki we burst out laughing because the dozens of times we have been in ...

... on city's street in previous centuries. Finally, I visited the Helsinki City Museum, which describes the history of Helsinki and Finland from Stone Age to modern days. I also popped into the biggest bookstore in Helsinki and bought Rick Steve's travel ...

... 6 (15.7.): Köln day 7 (16.7.): meet Sergej, ride via Aachen into the Netherlands day 8 (17.7.): Belgium (Malmedy/Spa/Francorchamps), Luxembourg day 9 (18.7.): Luxembourg, France day 10 (19.7.): Metz/Saarbrücken day 11 (20.7.): Train ...