What would be a trip to Tallinn without buying some beer and hiking on top of the Linnahall, the monstrous, abandoned concert palace and ice rink located near the harbor in Tallinn? Well, nothing. I told my colleague, that I’d take her to a place she would really enjoy, bought a few beers and headedContinue reading “Hi Again, Monster”
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Vacation Mode
In mid-June the covid restrictions were eased and travel abroad was again permitted. On the first weekend of July I and a colleague booked cheap ferry tickets and hotels, boarded a ship and started downing gin tonics. The distance between the port and the hotel was a few kilometres. My colleague wanted to take aContinue reading “Vacation Mode”
Ski Jumping Hill
Once again I am roaming on a narrow forest road closed by a gate. This time it’s only for keeping the cars out. This seems like a pretty popular jogging area. Of course now there weren’t many joggers, as it was still raining pretty heavily. On the top of the hill was this fabulous concreteContinue reading “Ski Jumping Hill”
Don’t Forget To Lock Up Part II
In the previous post I called the main building a complex, and that’s what it really was. It was a low, very long and narrow building in many different parts and colors. Here you can see the shape a bit better. I started walking along the walls looking for open doors, but it seemed thatContinue reading “Don’t Forget To Lock Up Part II”
Don’t Forget To Lock Up Part I
As an active reader of news about soon to be demolished buildings, I had managed to locate a former nursing home on the outskirts of the town Hämeenlinna. It had been emptied and was destined for demolition. But I reckoned, it would still be there. It was an early Sunday afternoon. I was tired ofContinue reading “Don’t Forget To Lock Up Part I”
The Killer Locomotive Memorial
When things start going badly wrong, they go even worse wrong. And this was why I decided to find my way to yet another place in the middle of nowhere in the former municipality of Kalvola in the Tavastia Proper region. Back in one spring morning in 1957, the night train from Lapland to HelsinkiContinue reading “The Killer Locomotive Memorial”
The Steepest Hill
Regional route 610 running between Korpilahti and Joutsa in Central Finland is almost a normal Finnish regional road. It is one of the more spectacular roads because of its steep hills and many lakes. It’s also very, very familiar for me from my childhood summer holiday trips across Finland. Two details separate it from anContinue reading “The Steepest Hill”
Got Past The Final Boss Part VI
Like I promised, the final post from this location is all about the other buildings and their history. The large block of flats to the right is a former dormitory. It was built in the 1970’s, when the area was starting to be used for shorter teacher training periods. Next we’ll turn our attention toContinue reading “Got Past The Final Boss Part VI”
Got Past The Final Boss Part V
Known as the bird attic, the top floor of one of the wings contained five accommodation rooms and a common room. The rooms were located by a corridor. Almost all doors were open. The first room was a shower and bath. The last renovations had probably been made after 2000, because the room looks toContinue reading “Got Past The Final Boss Part V”
Got Past The Final Boss Part IV
So this is what’s on top of the auditorium: the new gym built in the 1950’s. A more general look on the room. Apparently there was equipment for gymnastics, while the bar and the mirror hint, that even ballet was being danced here at some point. Well, at least the windows are intact here andContinue reading “Got Past The Final Boss Part IV”