A new year, but sadly nothing new in terms of adventures. The massive rebuilding of the city of Oulu continued. Almost every single meeting of the city council included several new plans, where old parts of the city was demolished to make way for new buildings, mainly apartments. And this included places abandoned at anContinue reading “White House Comes Crumbling Down”
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Just a Hole in the Ground
Winter approached Finland. Leaves fell off trees, daylight vanished. The world was dark, grey, cold and dull. To keep depression away I booked a ticket on a large student cruise. The cruise was from Turku to Stockholm, but it was just half of the fun. The organizing university was in Jyväskylä, so I travelled there,Continue reading “Just a Hole in the Ground”
Smells Like Teen Spirit Part XVII
The place really seemed to be the home of long lost jackets. Paint had fallen off the roof on the upper floors, and everything was covered in this white dust. This common room was one of the few on the boys’ side to have art on the walls. Something in that colorful pattern pleases me.Continue reading “Smells Like Teen Spirit Part XVII”
Smells Like Teen Spirit Part XVI
Another funny detail in the building was, that the main staircase of the new annex building was actually located in the old building. The second floor common room. The boys had much more comfortable couches than the girls, but they had to share the kitchen and living room with a much larger group of peopleContinue reading “Smells Like Teen Spirit Part XVI”
Smells Like Teen Spirit Part XIV
The first room down here was the graveyard of bikes. A dusty electic piano has been left behind. Behind the piano was a corridor very similar to the one on all the floors above. But I didn’t expect to find apartments here. The rooms here were larger and were apparently used by the pupils forContinue reading “Smells Like Teen Spirit Part XIV”
Smells Like Teen Spirit Part XII
I did threaten to leave at the end of my last post, didn’t I? Well, forget it. I’m not quite done yet. But before new adventures, we’ll have to go back where it all started from. The lobby / common room once again. It’s not very well visible here, but the 40’s and 50’s builtContinue reading “Smells Like Teen Spirit Part XII”
Smells Like Teen Spirit Part XI
Someone has actually written a book about using a slipstick correctly? If something is vintage, this is. The library was a really strange space. It occupied most of one side of the building but was very narrow. A weaving loom? In a former school dormitory? I wonder, what the box contains. The walls in theContinue reading “Smells Like Teen Spirit Part XI”
Smells Like Teen Spirit Part X
The attic was very different from the lower floors of the building. You really couldn’t be too careful when moving around. Everything on the floor, whether it was remains of a plate, door glass or wall glass, was very sharp. This room looked almost like it was reserved for hobby crafts. Did teens do thatContinue reading “Smells Like Teen Spirit Part X”
Smells Like Teen Spirit Part IX
All right, one more of these living rooms. But somehow this setup reminds me of GTA Vice City. I mean, look at the 80’s furniture and beer cans. The final inhabitant really was a soft soul. Winnie the Pooh cards and a heart shaped toilet sign tell it all. This seems like a food relatedContinue reading “Smells Like Teen Spirit Part IX”
Smells Like Teen Spirit Part VIII
Look, I know already, that beginning each post with a shot like this from the stairway doesn’t bring me any new fans. But it gives me structure, ok? Here’s something only Finns will understand. I bet the teachers told you not to rock on your chair. The funny thing was I couldn’t recall seeing aContinue reading “Smells Like Teen Spirit Part VIII”