Apr 23, 2009 - Turku, Finland

We were picked up by shuttle from Ramstein, Germany at 5 am, flew to Prague, then onto Helsinki, took the bus to Turku. ... We arrived in Turku at 7pm, John Allen, Finland Coach picks us up on the roadside by the stadium. ... We run into the game and catch the second half.We were picked up by shuttle from Ramstein, Germany at 5 am, flew to Prague, then onto Helsinki, took the bus to Turku. ... We arrived in Turku at 7pm, John Allen, Finland Coach picks us up on the roadside by the stadium. ... We run into the game and catch the second half....

Apr 11, 2009 - Tampere, Finland

ah yes we had just arrived in Tampere. ... On our first day we decide to hire a car for our trip, which over a long weekend is a harder task then ever imagined and takes us a few hours each day of searching around Tampere to arrange, but in between we manage to fit in a few fun Finnish activities :) We wonder the city centre and soak in the sights of the town, its was an industrial hub back in the day, big grey buildings with cascading smoke towers. ... We are excited to discover that there are still reminents of winter all around us and that we can still find ice and snow so we cut the sightseeing short to spend our days experiencing as much winter fun as humaly possible! Tampere is surrounded by two huge lakes so we take the oppertunity to wonder on the frozen ice, walk through the near by forests and to try ice fishing. ...

Jul 29, 2008 - Turku

After a quick breakfast, we left our tent all by itself on the vast field as we headed into Turku. ... As we turned out of the ferry terminal, we, coincidentally came upon one of the sites we wanted to visit today: the Turku Castle. ... The fortress/castle of Turku has been on this site since the 1200s. ... The exhibitions throughout the castle illustrated the history and culture of Finland, with Turku in particular. ... In town center, we visited the Turku Cathedral. ...

Oct 23, 2007 - Turku, Finland

Coffee body scrub, chocolate bath and a chocolate lotion massage. pure self-indulgence at a spa in Naantali (near Turku in Finland). ... It's wonderful! The town has closed down as it's out-of-seaon.Coffee body scrub, chocolate bath and a chocolate lotion massage. pure self-indulgence at a spa in Naantali (near Turku in Finland). ... It's wonderful! The town has closed down as it's out-of-seaon....

Aug 28, 2007 - Helsinki, Finland

As we planned and prepared for this trip, it seemed it would be quite tame compared to some of the more adventurous aspects of the last few trips. The second leg of our journey was another good flight despite having to fly through rain clouds on our descent into Helsinki. ... Yes, it works!] Helsinki is on the same latitude as Anchorage, Alaska and we were reminded of our days there---the same clean and bracing air, beautiful clouds against deep blue skies and a northern sun that suffuses everything with an intensely brilliant gold light. ... We met our program director who is Russian, and she gave us our first linguistic gem to remember and share.As we planned and prepared for this trip, it seemed it would be quite tame compared to some of the more adventurous aspects of the last few trips. The second leg of our journey was another good flight despite having to fly through rain clouds on our descent into Helsinki. ... Yes, it works!] Helsinki is on the same latitude as Anchorage, Alaska and we were reminded of our days there---the same clean and bracing air, beautiful clouds against deep blue skies and a northern sun that suffuses everything with an intensely brilliant gold light. ... We met our program director who is Russian, and she gave us our first linguistic gem to remember and share....

Sep 25, 2006 - Tampere

The train to Tampere was untra modern luxery, there was even a socket in the seat for ear plugs so that you can listen to the local radio stations. ... I walked through Tampere to my hostel and saw a reasonably pretty and clean, if unexceptional town. ... Tampere is situated on a small peninsular on land between two large lakes, but this is not obvious when you walk through the town as there is a cordon of forest between the town and the lakes. ... I had been planning on perhaps spending two nights in Tampere but there was still no life in the hostel (the guy in my dorm was actually moving out and there was no-one moving in) and I figured that the following day would probably have worse weather, so I headed back to Helsinki. ...

Sep 23, 2006 - Turku - Mighty Castle and LOOORDI

Chris and I arrive in Turku at about nine on a Saturday morning. ... We visit the great stronghold of Turku, an eight humdred year old edifice which contains an amazing number of rooms, large collections of porcelain, glass, costume, furniture and household items from the last few hudred years. ... It takes hours to look at everything and towards the end I was flagging.Chris and I arrive in Turku at about nine on a Saturday morning. ... We visit the great stronghold of Turku, an eight humdred year old edifice which contains an amazing number of rooms, large collections of porcelain, glass, costume, furniture and household items from the last few hudred years. ... It takes hours to look at everything and towards the end I was flagging....

Sep 8, 2006 - Turku, Finland

My second stop in Finland was a small town called Turku. ... Turku is a town of about 160,000 people, most of which are students. ... They are still worried about Russia invading again! There was not a whole lot to see in Turku as it is mainly a college town. ... My favorite part of Turku was actually going to Pauli's university. ...

Sep 16, 2005 - Salo

Start: Turku End: Salo Weather: Sunny then Overcast with light Rain & Hail then Sunny again Ride: 60km Suffered from a stomach ache overnight and had a restless sleep.Start: Turku End: Salo Weather: Sunny then Overcast with light Rain & Hail then Sunny again Ride: 60km Suffered from a stomach ache overnight and had a restless sleep....

Sep 15, 2005 - Turku

Start: Torsholma End: Turku Weather: Light Rain first thing in the morning then Overcast Ride: 100km The wind had died down significantly by the time I woke up at 8am, although the occasional gust would shake the tent. ... Eventually I found somewhere to eat and then I powered along a main road to Turku. ... The ride through the city of Turku was an easy one as I followed the cycle route signs until I reached the river then followed the river until I reached the Youth Hostel. ...

Aug 23, 2005 - Back in Valkeakoski

Yesterday we took the train from Oulu back to the town of Tampere, where Oiva's niece Janna with her son Olppa picked us up and drove us to the home of Oiva's brother Paavo and his wife Tarja, in the town of Valkeakoski, where we had stayed previously.Yesterday we took the train from Oulu back to the town of Tampere, where Oiva's niece Janna with her son Olppa picked us up and drove us to the home of Oiva's brother Paavo and his wife Tarja, in the town of Valkeakoski, where we had stayed previously....

Aug 17, 2005 - Pirkan-Taival Anyone??

I had intended to do a couple of days trekking here in Finland.I had intended to do a couple of days trekking here in Finland....