More Helsinki

Catrina finally made it last night, late. Today we went to the Ateneum Art Museum in Helsinki so she could get her Gallen-Kallela fix without going all the way to Espoo. After that, we explored the city, shopped, and had a little cafe conversation about a variety of life things.

Right now she's in the sauna, which I did yesterday. I have stayed back in the room to work on a little writing stuff and relax. The jet lag is catching up with me!

Here are some other things I'm noticing about Helsinki.

--Food is really salty here. Like, everyone seems to want me to buy a beer or something.

-- Except the cupcakes which have jam in them. Which are excellent, by the way.

--People really like dogs. We've seen a lot of dogs out walking with their owners, enjoying the weather.

--i said it in Edinburgh and I'll say it again in Helsinki. Cobblestones lose their charms when YOU'RE the tourist.

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Anyway, tomorrow, we're off to Castle Town Turku for a couple of days there before a mad dash back to Helsinki to fly to Oslo.

I haven't seen any trolls yet. I didn't expect to, so that's fair. And I've been keeping my eyes open for witch shot.

Mirrored from Writer Tamago.

Kung Fu Panda 2

Being in Helsinki puts me in close proximity to many Kung Fu Panda 2 posters, and that reminds me that I should write you all a review. Now is as good a time as any to do that.

Let's put this under a cut, shall we? Because there are spoilers in them thar hills.

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