Friday, June 23, 2006

Juhannus - Midsummer

Now it is midsummer eve, and we are leaving for the countryside. During this weekend most of the finns concentrate on enjoying the summer, each in their own way. For some this means retreat to summer cottages with the family and friends. For some it means hiking in the lapland. In any case, now the summer is as its best: light, warm, holidays are ahead.. ;-)

There is more or less three full weeks of holiday ahead, and there might be less updates on the blog. (apart from occasional mobile picture uploads..)

Have a nice midsummer!

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Och samma på finska: Lomille lomps! ;)

Monday, June 19, 2006

Ruins


Ruins
Originally uploaded by shuopio.

su 18.06.2006 15:36 Half-burned old church at Porvoo

Hietsu


Hietsu
Originally uploaded by shuopio.

su 18.06.2006 20:52 Even at 9pm the sun is shining brightly..

Porvoo


Porvoo
Originally uploaded by shuopio.

su 18.06.2006 16:36 Spent Sunday at Porvoo with Belen & Ricardo. Here's a picture of a view to the river and to the pretty, old storage houses.

Line to the ferry


Line to the ferry
Originally uploaded by shuopio.

la 17.06.2006 20:24 Too many people, too few ferry connection, too badly organized

Suomenlinna


Suomenlinna
Originally uploaded by shuopio.

la 17.06.2006 16:48

Saturday, June 17, 2006

Belen & Ricardo


Belen & Ricardo
Originally uploaded by shuopio.

la 17.06.2006 13:48 17062006149

Friday, June 16, 2006

Moving in August - Muutto edessä elokuussa


Moving in August - Muutto edessä elokuussa
Originally uploaded by shuopio.

We're moving to our own house at August! Just signed the papers this Thursday. The new location will still be within Espoo, just a bit further away.

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Elokuussa on edessä muutto! Pistimme juuri asuntokauppapapereihin nimet alle. Uusi paikka on Kauklahdessa, Espoossa, lähellä Kirkkonummen rajaa.

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Chrome in the sun - Kromin kiiltoa


Chrome in the sun
Originally uploaded by shuopio.

On the airport parking lot there was other kinds of shiny machines. The occasion was a small display of well tuned-up old american cars.

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Lentokentän parkkipaikalla oli toisellaisia hienoja koneita näytillä: Kyseessä oli jonkinlainen jenkkiautojen näyttely.

Red Bull racing planes on Helsinki-Malmi airport


Red Bull racing planes on Helsinki-Malmi airport
Originally uploaded by shuopio.

On last Saturday there was some nice looking airplanes on display on Helsinki-Malmi airport. The planes were taking part to the Red Bull racing race on Tallin in upcoming weekend.

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Viime lauantaina oli Helsinki-Malmin lentoasemalla hienoja lentokoneita näytillä. Nämä upeasti maalatut koneet osallistuvat tulevana viikonloppuna Tallinnassa Red Bull race -ilmailukisaan.

Audiobook galore - Äänikirjojen paljous


Audiobook shelf
Originally uploaded by shuopio.

When you go in a book shop I have noticed that the selection of audiobooks has grown dramatically during the last year. They are rather expensive but still more and more popular. What I have tried and heard, they are quite nice change when you are driving or travelling otherwise long distances.

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Nykyaikana kirjakaupoissa on tarjolla yhä enemmän ja enemmän äänikirjoja. Ne ovat vielä aika kalliit mutta silti yhä suositumpia. Erityisesti pitkää matkaa ajaville tai muuten matkustaville ne tuovat mukavaa vaihtelua.

Sunny days - aurinkoisia päiviä


The sun
Originally uploaded by shuopio.

As the holiday season is near, the weather has changed for the better. Sun is shining, temperature is over 25 degrees..

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Kun loma-aika lähenee sää on vihdoinkin muuttunut kesäisemmäksi. Aurinko paistaa ja lämpötila on ollut jatkuvasta yli +25 ..