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| I have spent much time there - Anttila Converter Station |
There
it was, next chance to travel to Finland. I joined a colleague whose sister was
participating in a student’s exchange in Pallonmäki, close to Helsinki, but far
enough outta the city to be depended on any public transport (which you don’t
take too often because it just feels like forever). Meaning: we stayed in the
centre, less than 100 metres walking distance to the harbour.
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| World Heritage wooden riverside storage buildings and old church in the backgound in Porvoo |
The harbour - the place where we spent the Friday
evening and this was leading me to an event I have missed during my entire 9
months stay 2 years ago – the old-timer and self-pimped vehicles gathering at
the market place. Obviously, many cracks love to spend some time in garage to
re-build, re-design and re-construct formerly used cars. So they show what they
got every months’ first Friday.
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| Street names in Finnish and Swedish |
The next morning we went
to Palojoki. You can’t put down an invitation for breakfast on a sunny morning.
Her guest parents welcomed us warmly, although never seen before. All other
activities are well-known. Sightseeing in Helsinki, short trip to Porvoo with
its world heritage the wooden storage houses and shopping some Finnish
specialties – fish and liquor.
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| Helsinki harbour, the Viking Line has just landed, small ferry going to Suomenlinna |
