…Er, rather, the Baroque and Rococo architectural periods. Just found out tonight that each Euro banknote has a different period from Classical on through Modern. A description of the notes, straight from the European Central Bank’s website:
On the front, the banknotes show windows and gateways. They symbolise the European spirit of openness and cooperation. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘excited’
It’s All About the Benjamins…
Posted in Getting Ready, tagged Dollar, Euro, Europe, exchange rate, excited, Finland, travel on June 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Nine-ish Days and New Vocab!
Posted in Learning Swedish, tagged dictionary, excited, Finland, language, sites, software, travel, vocabulary on June 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Woot! Nine-ish days to go! (-ish because it’s nearly Thursday.) Oh my goodness, I’ve already got the jitters, the nervous stomach, and the anxious energy. When will the fourteenth get here? Ugh!
Because we’re getting closer and closer, I keep trying to figure out what words I’ll need but don’t yet know. Found these for the [...]
Excited/Scared of Finland?!?!
Posted in Getting Ready, tagged bastu, culture, customs, excited, Finland, manners, quotes, sauna, scared, speak, Swedish on June 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Michael; being the amazing, wonderful man he is; sent me a site regarding Finnish culture. He is such a beautiful person for sending me this, but I am, in turn, also very scared. If you care to check my upcoming verbal vomit, here’s the original site. All quotes from the linked site are stated within [...]
