Whew, it has been a busy couple of weeks! Packing and preparing and arranging everything for the move has been a usual chaos. A business trip to India just after the move weekend did make a hard deadline when everything had to be in order.

Anyway, here we are (more accurately Hansakallionkuja 12 A 6, 02780 Espoo) and most of the things start to be on the order. I will post couple photos from here soon.

BTW: Less than two months left to the set date for Pirittas pregnancy. That will surely be the next deadline to keep us busy. ;)

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Huhhhuh, onpa ollut kiireiset pari viikkoa! Pakkaus ja valmistelu muuttoa varten oli tutun oloista kaaosta. Työmatka intiaan juuri muuttoviikonlopun jälkeen varmisti että ko viikonloppuna huhkittiin aamusta iltaan niin täällä Kökkelissä kuin Perkkaallakin.

Jokatapuksessa, täällä sitä ollaan (Osoite tarkemmin: Hansakallionkuja 12 A 6, 02780 Espoo ) ja suurin osa tavaroista alkaa olla paikallaan. Pistän kuvia kämpiltä verkkoon piakkoin.

Muuten: Jäljellä on enää vajaat kaksi kuukautta Pirittan laskettuun aikaan.. Siinä onkin seuraava "deadline" joka pitää meidät kiireisinä. ;)

EDIT: Heh, viikot ja kuukaudet olivat menneet sekaisin, laskettu aika on siis lokakuun lopussa eli vieläkin on muutama viikko edessä mikäli asiat etenevät niinkuin tähän asti.. ;)

No more holidays - Lomat lopussa

B&R_at_helsinki-46, originally uploaded by shuopio.

Holidays are now totally used for this summer. Of course Piritta has still some left, depending how much temp work she gets before the maternity leave.

Finnish summer has been very hot and nice this time, so back-to-work is not that depressing as
it could be.. ;)

(Testing a larger photo post size from flickr.. is this too big?)

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Lomat ovat ohi tältä kesältä. Piritalla on toki vielä hieman vapaata jälkellä, riippuen siitä miten paljon sijaisuuksia hän saa/ottaa ennen äitiysloman alkua.

Suomen kesä on ollut kuuma mutta miellyttävä. Siksipä töihinpaluu ei ahdista niin paljoa kuin se voisi.. ;)

(Testaan samalla suurempaa kuvankokoa flickr-palvelusta postattaessa, onkohan tämä jo liian iso?)

Mat wash part two - matonpesupaikka II

summer06-06
Originally uploaded by shuopio.

Here are the actual mat washing pontoons mentioned on previous posting.

Tässä kuva varsinaisesta matonpesupaikasta.

Mat washing site - Mattopesupaikka

summer06-07
Originally uploaded by shuopio.

Pic from a public mat-washing -site at Helsinki. One way to spend sunny Sunday afternoon.

Kuva matonpesupaikalta helsingistä. Yksi tapa viettää aurinkoista sunnuntai-iltapäivää.

Koli

Koli
Originally uploaded by shuopio.

su 16.07.2006 16:41 Impressive view from Koli, near Simo's birthplace.

Mahtava näkymä Kolin huipulta.

Ruisrock

Ruisrock
Originally uploaded by shuopio.

su 09.07.2006 16:10 09072006437

Stuart and Tapio

Stuart and Tapio
Originally uploaded by shuopio.

Simo: I was lucky to catch Stuart on his busy week for a beer. He's getting married this Saturday here at Helsinki - therefore the preceding week is veeeryy busy. Stuarts old friend Tapio Selby joined for pre-marriage drink. ;-)

Doorway silhuette

Doorway silhuette
Originally uploaded by shuopio.

On a sunny day my camera fills easily with doorway/window silhouette pics. Here's one example from Turku castle.

Yyteri Beach

Yyteri Beach
Originally uploaded by shuopio.

On our way back to Helsinki, we visited places on the west coast where we haven't been before. One of them was Yyteri beach near Pori.

Simo visiting Simo

Simo visiting Simo
Originally uploaded by shuopio.

(Simo is really also a town in Finland)

Midsummer sun

Midsummer sun
Originally uploaded by shuopio.

Taken near midnight at Pirittas parents summer cottage near Raahe. Very still, very beautiful..

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! ;)

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

Belen & Ricardo

Belen & Ricardo
Originally uploaded by shuopio.

la 17.06.2006 13:48 17062006149

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.

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.