I flew into Tampere, Finland, on Wednesday, after nearly missing the flight because the coach was very late. The (rather rubbish quality) picture on the right is a building in Tampere, which is a really nice town about 100 miles or so north of Helsinki. The airport was tiny and surrounded by forest, and after a short bus journey we got to the town. It was late night, so the town was very quiet, but even though there were hardly any cars around everyone still stopped at pedestrian crossing and waited for the green man. I guess Finland is a very law abiding country. The cars all drove really slowly too.
Today we took a double decker train to Helsinki – I’ve never been on one of those before. And we got to ride on the top deck. Which I thought was well cool. Although not particularly interesting in the end. The train was very clean and efficient and Scandinavian.
In Helsinki it was raining, and until we got to the port it reminded me of Birmingham or Manchester. The buildings on the coast were nicer. We took a ferry to Tallinn, and we’re now staying at my aunt’s house. I have 60 photos so far, and I think I’ll easily exceed my target of 500!
Have I mentionned I am jealous, and I hate you? And you SUCK!!?! Yes, well, venting having been carried through… How cool was it to be on a double decker train? I haven’t run into one of those yet! That one picture appears to bear striking resemblance to all other city houses I saw in Scandanavia. Denmark was the coolest by far for homes – thatched roofs, you know. So? Do tell? You need to learn not to just state facts, you have to let people experience through you. Describe the sights, the smells, the noises, the people! The little bit about the people obeying the streetlights is a good start. Might just be able to make a writer out of you yet! Ha, ha! Just joking! Hope you have a bloody marvelous time (sorry, had to say something mildly English, and that word is one recognized the world over as being a Brit word) in Finland, etc. Envy is taking over every part of me at the mo. Arg. Stuck in disgusting PG… Help! Oh, and PS, I sent a note to your hotmail account. And I forgot to paste the site in, so I’ll send you a new note. Ignore the previous two! Adios!