Tampere day tour and tourist attractions
It was a beautiful Sunday when we had our day tour of Tampere. We were on a road trip all the way...
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Tampere tourist information
Tampere is the third most densely populated city in the Nordic country of Finland. Situated in the...
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Moomin characters at the Tampere Art Museum Moominvalley (Moomin Museum)
One of the places to visit in Tampere, Finland, if you’re with the kids, is the Tampere Art Museum...
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We all agree that there’s no place like home, it’s where our heart is, and everytime we go somewhere, there’s always that longing to be home. Even travel bugs and those who are passionate about travel tend to appreciate more the...
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A world of benches: Old Rauma, Finland
This is the second in a series of posts featuring photos of benches I’ve encountered during my...
Read MoreHelsinki City Museum: Helsinki through the years
Continued from Helsinki City Museum: Old Helsinki days At the second floor is the Russian era where more interesting artifacts are displayed. We took longer time at another section in the ground floor which highlights the era of...
Read MoreHelsinki City Museum: Old Helsinki days
While in Finland, my big sis took us on a day tour of Helsinki though our time was very much limited but nevertheless we squeezed in about an hour of visit at the Helsinki City Museum. We chose it from among the many museums...
Read MoreSammallahdenmaki, Bronze Age burial site in Finland
Situated in the Lappi district, Sammallahdenmaki is an important Scandinavian Bronze Age burial site and included in the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1999. Thanks to our GPS navigator, we finally arrived at the site (though...
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Näkemiin Finland!
My 40-day Finland vacation will soon be over and it’s time to say bye to the cold summer weather, the midnight suns, and so much more. I am grateful for having stayed here in Pori at my big sis’ flat which is located right at...
Read MoreYyteri Beach: warm sand dunes, cool blue waters and clear sunny sky
It was a sunny Sunday when we went to Yyteri beach, one of the well-known holiday resorts in Finland. Yyteri is a district in Pori and is just few minutes’ drive from my big sis’ flat in the city center. The place is not just...
Read MorePori Jazz 43rd Festival 2008
“If you have to ask what jazz is, you’ll never know.” Louis Armstrong One thing that Pori is famous for is its annual international jazz festival which started in the year 1966 and since then is known throughout Europe as a...
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