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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
