…At least I think this is the third installment. Oh well, that’s what the little “edit” button is for. Here we go again, still due to a lack of brainpower…
As I’m not an expert on birds, I have no idea whatsoever what type of bird this is. What I can tell you is that its beak [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Random Interesting Things From Finland, III
Posted in Finland, tagged birds, Finland, Finnish, mosquitos, rocks, Swedish, translation on June 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Just Home From the Road Trip!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged amethyst, border, Finland, reindeer, road trip, Rovaniemi, Ruka, Russia, Santa, Sweden on June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My goodness! We’ve just gotten home from a whirlwind, amazingly fun road trip! It began by Michael, Bitti, and I going to the cabin for two and a half days. We then came home, ran errands, and got ready for Michael’s Fammo’s 94th birthday party. We then helped prepare for the party, enjoyed the party [...]
Things I Forgot…
Posted in Finland, tagged bastu, Finland, Finnish, handicapped sign, parking meter, passport, Swedish on June 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »
My conscience got the better of me. Need to say a few more things:
Glad födelsedag to Ulf! Happy Happy Birthday! Happy belated birthday to Ben! Also to Lauren and Caitlyn, who’ve had birthdays while we were away. Thank you to my Mom and the rest of my family and friends for keeping in touch! [...]
Random Interesting Things from Finland II
Posted in Finland, tagged cabin, Finland, Finnish, Flat Heather, merry-go-round, Pidro, reindeer, scooters, Swedish on June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Oh, I’m tired. We just finished playing another round of Pidro (a card came originating from near Jakobstad), and I’m ready for bed. Only have enough brain power to show a few more cool/interesting/wonderful things from Finland:
This is the ear tag from the reindeer we ate on Monday night. Yummy!
Here Michael and I are playing [...]
The Cabin and Midsummer’s…
Posted in Finland, tagged bastu, cabin, Finland, gulf, Jakobstad, Midsummer's, party on June 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There’s not much I can say about Midsummer’s other than it is WONDERFUL. A nice, festive, happy party that goes on early into the morning. (Although Michael and I could only stay awake until about 12:30 a.m.) Michael’s aunt & uncle’s friends are just like they are: extremely kind, helpful, and a ton of [...]
Fun in Jakobstad!
Posted in Finland, tagged bastu, dinner, Finland, Jakobstad, light, midsummer, sauna, train on June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Soooo…where did I leave off? Oh yes, we’d just gotten onto the train to Jakobstad. When we got on, I immediately thought of Amtrak, as that’s the only train line I’ve been on. But after all of four minutes on the train, I found differences. First, the Finnish trains leave on time. EXACTLY on [...]
Random Interesting Finnish Things…
Posted in Finland, tagged buses, Finnish, Helsingfors, silverware, Swedish, tram, words on June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve just returned from the Midsummer’s party, and I’m tired. (That odd kind of tired when all you’ve been doing is relaxing and partying…that “vacation” tired.) I don’t have much brain power, so I’m going to show some things I find interesting. Hope you’ll enjoy these:
Sign in the “underground” mall in Helsingfors. Finnish [...]
Last Two Days in Helsingfors
Posted in Finland, tagged Ateneum, daylight, H&M, Helsingfors, Jakobstad, Pekka Halonen, reindeer, train on June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On our second to last day in Helsingfors, Tuesday, we went to the now-open Ateneum museum to see the Pekka Halonen show. I am so happy that we were able to see the show, as he is now one of my favorite painters. His work is just amazing! Here are a few links: http://www.ateneum.fi/default.asp?docId=11876 (For [...]
Finally in Helsingfors!
Posted in Finland, tagged buses, ferry, Helsingfors, ice cream, Sveaborg, train, transit on June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When we landed in Helsingfors (Swedish name for Helsinki) I was thankful. I didn’t know if I could take another minute on a plane. Luckily, we found that our baggage claim wasn’t far and that our luggage appeared quickly. Once out of the baggage claim, we exited through sliding doors and found ourselves in the [...]
Landing in Denmark
Posted in Finland, tagged bathrooms, boarding calls, Copenhagen, Denmark, jet lag, magic, passports, security, signs on June 19, 2008 | 4 Comments »
When we landed in Copenhagen, we had to go through security once again. But because security seemed to be immediately off of our gate, there was absolutely no line. We had to hang back a bit, as we were severely jet lagged and unsure of what to do. After a few minutes, we found [...]
