weekend #31 photos LONG “Hartwall Original Long Drink is a crisp mixed drink that blends the refreshing taste of gin with the tang of grapefruit. The beverage was launched for the Helsinki Olympics in 1952 with an eye on lightening the workloads of restaurant staff as they served Olympic tourists. The
weekend #30 photos A couple of weeks ago we visited Marimekko factory outlet. This fabric looks good on a big table… SIIRTOLAPUUTARHA pattern design Maija Louekari Marimekko is famous of intriguing combinations, bold colors and b&w patterns… sale, sale, sale… summertime… One of my
weekend #29 photos previous posts from our trip in Spain 1., 2., 3., 4. This is it. Last part of postings from our vacation in Spain in June 2012. Malaga city – it was great to explore your historical streets! Only walls left…I
weekend #28 photos This is 4th part of our Spanish trip. Previous posts >>> 1., 2., 3. We spent one night in Granada, near Alhambra. It was breathtaking beautiful…huge bridges, high mountains… but hot and we missed the sea breath. Back to the coast. Roquetas
weekend #27 photos My previous Spain posts are here and here. We’re back home in Helsinki but still a lot of pics from Spain to come…. Mijas Pueblo, a traditional Andalucian “white village”, 428 meters (1404.199 ‘) above sea level Up, up you go to have dinner….easier to
weekend #26 photos Previous post is here. Now I take you to Cadiz. I show a couple of pictures, but history etc. Wikipedia tells better than me! This kind of streets, houses are my favorites wherever I find them…
weekend #25 photos Greetings from sunny Andalucia, Spain! Here are a couple of photos shot through a car window… fercam is a company maghreb is Arabic meaning ‘place where the sun sets’, opposite of mashriq Cape Trafalgar (Spanish: Cabo Trafalgar) is a headland in the
weekend #24 photos Last weekend I posted about Peter Dahl’s paintings in Gallen-Kallela Museum. This post is about the museum. It was at Tarvaspää that Gallen-Kallela was able to realize the dream of his youth: “Out in the wilds I would like to own a crenellated castle, with a tower of
weekend #23 photos “Peter Dahl considered his life as artist, with all the conflicts and sensations that his paintings have sometimes aroused. This happened over a dinner in Mora in April 2011. Peter Dahl turned to me and said with a weak smile, “All I ever wanted to do was just to paint.”
weekend #22 photos Last week we had beautiful weather in Helsinki…and lots of city shadows! Esplanadi ‘Espa‘ Park was packed of summer lovers… People buying ice cream, slurpyum 🙂 Free concert starting soon… “Espa Stage offers a rich programme from the beginning of May to the end