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Summer in the city

Monday July 5th, 2010. 11:37 AM. Published under Photos, Summer, helsinki. 5 Comments.

Let’s rescue a hit from Summer’66, while we watch some pictures:

The Lovin’ Spoonful - Summer in the city

Juhannus weekend was very nice in a cottage with our friends Stefan and Catta and the playful Faro. Thanks for invitate us! Who wouldn’t like to spent a weekend with friends in a place like this?

Let’s say clearly. Finland in summer is

(Taken from a shop-window in Helsinki)

Other photos from Helsinki:

Yeah! Beaches, boats, barbacues, warm weather, even a Samba/Carnaval day.

So this post goes for people who doesn’t know Finland:
Finland is not only snow, reindeers, sauna and Santa Claus.

This other side of Finland is worthy to be discovered.

Related: Last year I was in Tampere in the summer and I talked about the looong summer days with very few hours of night. Good memories & friends from that time

And now, excuse me, but probably I will publish very few posts until summer ends.

Buen verano!

Aurora Australis From Space

Thursday June 24th, 2010. 08:38 AM. Published under Photos, Spain. No Comments.

Photograph courtesy Johnson Space Center/NASA

Beautiful southern Polar light (or Aurora Australis). Here in Helsinki is ¿impossible? to see Norther Lights, you will have more chances to see them the norther you go and better in February/March.

In winter of 2007 I was in a trip to Lapland… close to Rovaniemi and we were lucky to see in action these magic lights. They move more slowly that I thought, and also if you want to take a picture of them you will need a camera where you can set a long exposure time (or some cameras with fireworks-mode can do the trick).

Gazpacho

Friday June 11th, 2010. 11:33 AM. Published under Photos, helsinki. 2 Comments.

Spanish temptation in K Market, Ruoholahti.

Estepona

Monday June 7th, 2010. 11:46 AM. Published under Music, Photos, Spain, Winter. No Comments.

A couple of pics from Estepona, my hometown. It was great to go see family and friends. It’s definitely the hardest part of being away.

Green Kaivopuisto

Monday June 7th, 2010. 11:26 AM. Published under Photos, Spring, Summer, helsinki. 2 Comments.

This is Kaivopuisto, an old Helsinki park, close to the Embassys and the harbour. Perfect place for a picnic… maybe in some days, still is 15-18º only.

Only 3 months ago, kids where in the same place sledding with their “pulkkas” on Laskiaissunnuntai.

Delicious Korvapuusti, that Päivi and me prepared at home this Sunday. Yum!

Winter Finishing

Monday April 12th, 2010. 09:54 AM. Published under Photos, Winter, helsinki. 4 Comments.

At least in Helsinki. Very few snow left in the streets. Still there is ice pieces floating in the sea. Sunset at 20:00, 21:00… and temperatures about 10º. Yes. plus ten degrees.

Finnish people like ice cream, they are leading consumer of ice cream in Europe. And they start early in the year. You can see already long queues on Sundays in ice cream shops in the harbour. They wear cap and gloves.. but eating ice cream. Such a contrast.

Now the good weather is coming. Spring is just around the corner.