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Finland in November
Ok, I am back, so.... what to say about Finland in November.
Helsinki: Beautiful city.
A little small, but has it's own rhythm of life, much slower then most capitals, but it is my kind of town.
The architecture is very pleasant, big part of Helsinki was build during Art Nouveau period, same as Brno, my home city. So it was partly like walking the known streets.
The plane from Munich (Germany) was setting down into a snow storm in Vantaa, about 16 km from the center of Helsinki in north direction. But more to south it gets warmer and since I was living like 5 minutes from the sea, in the center from Helsinki, when I finally arrived, rain welcomed me to my new home. Actually I was really lucky, because it was raining like 4 weeks already. Why? Because on the next day it stopped raining and begun to snow, even there and in the next days, sun showed its beautiful face.
I've spent my days there wandering around, mainly by foot, because Helsinki is not a big city, so you can get everywhere by foot, even when going by the tram would be much faster and comfortable, you would not discover so many beautiful things. I visited galleries and museums and other historical or architectural sights. I made photos of course, of the things that interested me or I liked. That I did the whole trip. My family complains, that there are no people on my photos, but why would they? Fins look exactly like other people, they have one head, two legs, to arms, 5 fingers on each hand, two ears.... They are mostly very helpful to strangers and most of them speak very good English (among other languages). In most museums you can find English translations of texts, when you are standing on a street and looking into a map, they stop and ask, if you do not need help. The criminality is incredibly low. Do I need to say in any other words, that I enjoyed my stay VERY MUCH?
Some photos from Helsinki:
Some interesting architecture: 01 02 03 04.
Do you like birds?
For the first time in my life, I've seen freezing sea.
And of course, by the sea are birds :D
Palace during day and night.
Helsinki is full of beautiful churches, some new, some older, most of them evangelic. One of them - St. Nikolaus church in morning light.
Anyone who does not know this guy? The Finns mark with him wagons for children on their trains. I wonder if they asked Miler if they can use him. But it is nice to know, he is so popular.
From Kiasma: blind post.
And, I've never seen so beautiful sky and how it plays with sea: 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
And something I would never see if I would take the tram: 14
Soumenlinna: A web of islands about 15 minutes by ship from Helsinki. In winter, you can go there on the ice. More comments? Go and see it. It is a place of force, of defense, of great history and incredible beauty. I was there with my friend
matimate, who took great care of me (sms like "Do you have something to eat" "Are you not lost" were usual ^^;)
Just let the pictures speak for themselves:
Sport ground in a fortress? YES!
Yellow icicles?
Dry dock. Two weeks ago, they were riding on the waves.
And some more beautiful pictures: 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
And, when we came home to Helsinki, we saw this. It is not in fire!
Of course, I did not forget to make a trip to Tallinn in Estonia. The city has complete crenelated walls and the middle is just amazing. Most of the buildings are from 13-14th century and the city has .... atmosphere I would say. I was there with my friend Rachel from Australia, and we had a lot of fun. To Tallinn you can get in 90 minutes from Helsinki by ship.
Some photos from Tallinn:
Outside walls during beautiful day.
The central square.
I tried not to make photos that are much better in the guide-book. So I also made photos like this.
Streets in Tallinn center are just beautiful. Too many tourists in season the citizens say. And more streets.
Towers and chimneys surrounding the city :)
Oh, and I can not forget the cats, can I? So, cat #1 and cat #2.
It was just a beautiful day.
Another trip led me to Rovaniemi, to arctic circle. I got there with a good friend, a Japanese woman named Maki. We had so much fun together, I can't stop laugh even now.
We visited the northest McDonald in the world, got to see workshop where they make Lapland's genuine souvenirs, got to Arcticum, museum of Lapland.... And of course visited Santa's village, which is directly on Arctic Circle.
This is how high was the sun at noon exactly.
Again, we were very lucky, the weather was just great: 26 and 27
Santa Claus Office: You can sit there with Santa, talk with him (he speaks many languages) and get a photo with him for 25 euro :)
This is how Finland's Santa transported gifts in the past. And this is what he uses today :D
Do you want to know, how far you have to walk, to get from Santa's Village home?
Oh, and how to get to Rovaniemi? With Santa Claus Express of course!
One of my trips took me to Hämeenlinna, the city of parks.
I got there quite late and the weather begun to go bad, but still, it was a day I do not want to forget. I met a nice woman in a museum, and we had a lot to talk about. Mostly middle ages and festivals :)
Hämeenlinna has a brick castle from 14th century. Very nicely renovated.
I took a walk around the lake nearest to the castle. The stronghold has hold for centuries, there is a museum of prison, of coinage, of history, of weaponry... shame I could not visit them all.
A few shots from the walk: 26 27
I guess it is not good to go swimming.
There were a few more trips. But unfortunately, even this vacation ended and I had to fly home. Finland said goodbye to me in this unforgettable sight.
Hopefully, I will have enough vacation and money to return in sumer next year.
Helsinki: Beautiful city.
A little small, but has it's own rhythm of life, much slower then most capitals, but it is my kind of town.
The architecture is very pleasant, big part of Helsinki was build during Art Nouveau period, same as Brno, my home city. So it was partly like walking the known streets.
The plane from Munich (Germany) was setting down into a snow storm in Vantaa, about 16 km from the center of Helsinki in north direction. But more to south it gets warmer and since I was living like 5 minutes from the sea, in the center from Helsinki, when I finally arrived, rain welcomed me to my new home. Actually I was really lucky, because it was raining like 4 weeks already. Why? Because on the next day it stopped raining and begun to snow, even there and in the next days, sun showed its beautiful face.
I've spent my days there wandering around, mainly by foot, because Helsinki is not a big city, so you can get everywhere by foot, even when going by the tram would be much faster and comfortable, you would not discover so many beautiful things. I visited galleries and museums and other historical or architectural sights. I made photos of course, of the things that interested me or I liked. That I did the whole trip. My family complains, that there are no people on my photos, but why would they? Fins look exactly like other people, they have one head, two legs, to arms, 5 fingers on each hand, two ears.... They are mostly very helpful to strangers and most of them speak very good English (among other languages). In most museums you can find English translations of texts, when you are standing on a street and looking into a map, they stop and ask, if you do not need help. The criminality is incredibly low. Do I need to say in any other words, that I enjoyed my stay VERY MUCH?
Some photos from Helsinki:
Some interesting architecture: 01 02 03 04.
Do you like birds?
For the first time in my life, I've seen freezing sea.
And of course, by the sea are birds :D
Palace during day and night.
Helsinki is full of beautiful churches, some new, some older, most of them evangelic. One of them - St. Nikolaus church in morning light.
Anyone who does not know this guy? The Finns mark with him wagons for children on their trains. I wonder if they asked Miler if they can use him. But it is nice to know, he is so popular.
From Kiasma: blind post.
And, I've never seen so beautiful sky and how it plays with sea: 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
And something I would never see if I would take the tram: 14
Soumenlinna: A web of islands about 15 minutes by ship from Helsinki. In winter, you can go there on the ice. More comments? Go and see it. It is a place of force, of defense, of great history and incredible beauty. I was there with my friend
matimate, who took great care of me (sms like "Do you have something to eat" "Are you not lost" were usual ^^;)Just let the pictures speak for themselves:
Sport ground in a fortress? YES!
Yellow icicles?
Dry dock. Two weeks ago, they were riding on the waves.
And some more beautiful pictures: 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
And, when we came home to Helsinki, we saw this. It is not in fire!
Of course, I did not forget to make a trip to Tallinn in Estonia. The city has complete crenelated walls and the middle is just amazing. Most of the buildings are from 13-14th century and the city has .... atmosphere I would say. I was there with my friend Rachel from Australia, and we had a lot of fun. To Tallinn you can get in 90 minutes from Helsinki by ship.
Some photos from Tallinn:
Outside walls during beautiful day.
The central square.
I tried not to make photos that are much better in the guide-book. So I also made photos like this.
Streets in Tallinn center are just beautiful. Too many tourists in season the citizens say. And more streets.
Towers and chimneys surrounding the city :)
Oh, and I can not forget the cats, can I? So, cat #1 and cat #2.
It was just a beautiful day.
Another trip led me to Rovaniemi, to arctic circle. I got there with a good friend, a Japanese woman named Maki. We had so much fun together, I can't stop laugh even now.
We visited the northest McDonald in the world, got to see workshop where they make Lapland's genuine souvenirs, got to Arcticum, museum of Lapland.... And of course visited Santa's village, which is directly on Arctic Circle.
This is how high was the sun at noon exactly.
Again, we were very lucky, the weather was just great: 26 and 27
Santa Claus Office: You can sit there with Santa, talk with him (he speaks many languages) and get a photo with him for 25 euro :)
This is how Finland's Santa transported gifts in the past. And this is what he uses today :D
Do you want to know, how far you have to walk, to get from Santa's Village home?
Oh, and how to get to Rovaniemi? With Santa Claus Express of course!
One of my trips took me to Hämeenlinna, the city of parks.
I got there quite late and the weather begun to go bad, but still, it was a day I do not want to forget. I met a nice woman in a museum, and we had a lot to talk about. Mostly middle ages and festivals :)
Hämeenlinna has a brick castle from 14th century. Very nicely renovated.
I took a walk around the lake nearest to the castle. The stronghold has hold for centuries, there is a museum of prison, of coinage, of history, of weaponry... shame I could not visit them all.
A few shots from the walk: 26 27
I guess it is not good to go swimming.
There were a few more trips. But unfortunately, even this vacation ended and I had to fly home. Finland said goodbye to me in this unforgettable sight.
Hopefully, I will have enough vacation and money to return in sumer next year.