After I had packed my stuff and transported them to my new home in the capital region, I still lived a week in my old, empty apartment, which would be taken over by my friend. One of my colleagues who worked with me that summer and had become my friend, told me, that she wasContinue reading “Moving the Hard Way”
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Children Are Healthy When They Play Part IV
The castle had really been popular among painters. The world at the top was especially bright and featured rather large pieces. The light to the castle came via four small windows on top of the tower. And the place looked much smaller from here than from ground level. Originally the castle was called the SleepingContinue reading “Children Are Healthy When They Play Part IV”
Children Are Healthy When They Play Part III
The main attraction was indeed a castle. And like the kiosk featured in an earlier post, this one was also made of real stone. The castle had attracted all kinds of visitors, some of which hadn’t been nearly as kind as we were. It had definitely seen better days. I don’t know, who’s behind these,Continue reading “Children Are Healthy When They Play Part III”
Children Are Healthy When They Play Part II
This had been one of the main attractions, the home of Hilarius Hiiri (Hilarius the Mouse). He was a fictional character developed to teach children good Christian values like respecting other people. He moved away five years before the park’s closure. The park was located in a very strange corner of wasteland between tower blocks,Continue reading “Children Are Healthy When They Play Part II”
Children Are Healthy When They Play Part I
My midsummer plans were to drive to the opposite side of the country to see some friends, grill food and heat the sauna. But as Finland is such a large place, the drive would take up to eight hours. I decided to chop it up in shorter sections. I took two colleagues with me, whoContinue reading “Children Are Healthy When They Play Part I”