Vandrelysten – Aching for the Distance
Northern Europe
Suomenlinna – Finnish Castle or Swedish Fortress?
Helsinki, Finland – June 30th, 2008 Whenever anyone asks me what they should do in Helsinki, I know exactly what to tell them – take a ferry to Suomenlinna. A boat runs all through the year, breaking ice when it needs to, so brave souls can even visit the Unesco World Heritage Site during the … Continue reading
The Window
Where: Suomenlinna, Finland When: June 2008 Camera: Canon Powershot A550 ———————————- My friend Liisa and I were playing in the Suomenlinna tunnels when we encountered the brilliant light of this window-frame, and had some fun taking silly photos there.
Naantalin Aurinkoinen (Turku, Finland)
Naantalin Aurinkoinen is a small chain of cafes in Southwestern Finland, mainly Turku and it’s suburb of Kaarina. The name means “like the Sun of Naantali” -Aurinko means sun, and Naantali is a nearby town known for it’s lovely sunshine, even spawning the local idiom “to smile like the sun of Naantali”. The cafe and … Continue reading
Chokladkoppen (Stockholm)
No matter the season, Stockholm’s Chokladkoppen is delightful. Perfectly situated in the Stortorget square, the center of Gamla Stan, it neighbors the Nobel Museum and the Swedish Academy, and only the imposing Stock Exchange Building separates it from the Cathedral and the Royal Palace. Everything in Stockholm is expensive, so once you surrender yourself to … Continue reading
Wooden Reindeer
Where: Stockholm, Sweden When: June 2008 Camera: Canon Powershot A550 ————————————– I loved this little wooden reindeer in Skansen, an outdoor museum in the middle of Stockholm. I noticed the way the face is suggested with broad, simple cuts from the wood, as well as the cute pose and the real antlers. /A Taste of … Continue reading
