tilkkuliini from Vehmaa, Finland

Funny thing, when you give your man a map, tell a place where you want to go and the man is REALLY sure which direction we have to go. Well, that direction is usually wrong :D This time we didn't find the whole Trafalgar Square on the first try. I really don't how that's possibly, but I can tell you, it is.

On the next try, I was watching the map, and we found there. Have to say, that I tought it would have been a bigger place. Well, at least we have now seen it :D

Btw. Really good place for kissing in front of the pools in the square ;)

We only went to see tee Palace from the outside. It was raining like h***, but there were still plenty of other people too. Best time to be there is propably before noon, when they "swich" the guards (Yes, very good English :D).

We visited London with my boyfriend for 4 nights. We were sleeping in the Corus Hotel Hyde Park, which is locatedjust near the Kensington Park and Hyde Park.

Two days of shopping and two days of sightseeing. Every evening we went for a romantic walk to the Hyde Park. So, four evenings, and we still didn't see everything in the park. It's HUGE! And Romantic <3

Now I heard an interesting tip about London. My friend has just visited there and she told me about Exhibition called Body Worlds. If I understood right there are real bodys and people can learn about anatomy and physiology.

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Haven't seen anything like that before. I liked especially about those villages that the artist has created. There are funny floors and toilets :D

I really don't know how to describe this.. exotic, that's for sure! Wouldn't go there again. Price is way too high for that place. Maybe for a cheaper price I would think over again.

I loved the old town and I can imagine going there again, but this time with my boy friend :)

And you can find an intereting ols quarry here too. On the bottom you can find a geocache, but it's fun to climb even with no such puspose :D You can find the quarry from coordinates N 60° 16.938 E 022° 13.983. Be careful in winter cause the quarrys wall is slippery!

There are beautiful places in Rauma, which most people have never heard of. We went there for a small hike last weekend and found a great view. The place is absolutely in the middle of forest and I know no better way to tell you guys where it is, than coordinates :D Goos luck with that. The coordinates are about N 61° 06.675 E 021° 33.156. Tiny little walk and beautiful view!

Pizzeria Dennis makes the famous Dennis pizzas :D They are also serving other foods, but I usually take the pizza because is so good. The service is exellent! I once asked for a big cola, and said that I want it to be really big. I waited a few minutes and the waites brought me a one litre pint :D

If you are coeliac, they can make a pizza for you too, and at least last time, it was the same price as normal pizza.

Strange little boutique. They are selling all kinds of stuff, which are made environmentally friendly. I haven't really bought anything yet, but I guess I don't belong to their target group :D

The staff is a bit odd but they are still friendly, so don't be scared :D

We visited the church on all saints day and the graveyard was filled with burning candles. It was looking quite amazing. We didn't dare to go in the church cause we happened to be there while the church service had already began. Beautiful church, but I'll guess this is how they usually look in Finland.

It has been a few years since I have been here last time, but I remember that the Viking Boat is a horrible thing :D It makes you feel so ill!

In the early Autumn, when the nights are allready dark, the park is looking interesting because of the colorful lights.

There is a ski slope in Hirvensalo, but now days there hasn't been enough snow to open the hill. Anycase, you can allways climb up the hill to see the view. In a sunny day you can see far away. Especially in Autumn Turku is looking quite nice :)

Once again a place where isn't that much to do, unless you like hiking, walking or anything else, that has something to do with going out. And I don't mean bars now :)

The good side is that every where you go, you can see the ocean which is beautiful.

The most beautiful place in whole Varsinais-Suomi! Go and see for your self, if you don't believe me :)

There are about 8 different nature trails in Nauvo, and Kasberget is one of them. The trail goes up the hill and the view is literally breath-taking.

We didn't walk the whole trail and it took us only about half an hour. Unbelievable place.

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The Four Courts buildings are really impressive. It makes you feel you have done something wrong :D There were plenty of business looking men and women running around and several people with black gowns on them. I'm not that familiar with buildings's history. Maybe someone else can tell more about that?

It's a lot easier to come here in stead of Turku center to shop. Parking place is free and all the boutiques are close to each other.

They have just opened a new Earth Collection boutique in Mylly. Boutique is small, but the clothes are adorable. The owner is an older lady who likes to talk a lot :)

Picture is from the parking place :D

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In Muurla you can find a stylish shop where you can buy Muurla Design glasses. They are selling all kinds of glass products. They are all designed by famous Finnish designers like Ristomatti Ratia and Jukka Rintala. We usually make a quick stop here when driving to Helsinki from Turku.

There is also a restaurant in the builduing, but I have never eaten there, so can't tell more about that.

We were here in the autumn when there was the first night frost. We walked along the nature trail and climbed to the hill just when the sun was rising. View was absolutely beautiful! No noises and the wind was calm. It's a shame we didn't have a picnic basket with us :)

Because the ground was freezed you had to be really careful in the hill. There is an interesting ski jumping slope near the parking place in the coordinates N 60° 11.973 E 022° 03.357.

This year (2008) there was snow even in the first of May. You could cross-country ski in the warm and sunny weather and enjoy the scenery. Another way to spend your first of May :D

There is also a shop in Camp Nou. The shop is in two storeys. It took about an hour to get out the shop, because there was so much to buy. If you have football fans in your family and you have to buy presents to them from your trip, this a good place to shop them. Especially if they are FC Barcelona fans. If they are Real Madrid fans, this could be a bad choice :D

You might get the stuff cheaper some where, but I couldn't manage to get out from there with out buying something (I guess you count 100 euros to buying "something"? :P).

The most delicious shop in Finland. You can buy the famous Brunberg chocolate kisses here. There are plenty of other goods too. And the prices are ridiculous low :) This is the place where I go first every time when I'm in Porvoo. It's good to continue shopping, when tummy is full of chocolate :D

This is really a must-go shopping place in Porvoo. All the stuff is hand made Finnish design. Every time I go to Porvoo, I just have to visit here.

Some of the products are a bit expensive, but everything is worth its' price. I allways try to save money and buy only the little things and Ooops! Again I spent 50 euros :D You just can't leave there with out buying something. The more I think of it, the more I want to go there again!

In the late October there is Silakkamarkkinat in Turku. It's a market or a fair where are dozens of market stalls and several of them are selling all kinds of fish, especially Baltic herring.

This year Silakkamarkkinat was 23.-26. October and they usually are around same time. The market is located on the bank of the Aurajoki.

They are also selling lots of beautiful handicraft products.

This is probably the best restaurant in Uusikaupunki. I ate there about 10 times last summer and every time the food was delicious. In summer there is a buffet, where the goods are of insular origin (Saaristolaispöytä), several kinds of fish etc. But I usually ate meat :D

I have heard that it's a bit difficult to get good vegetarian meal here. Anyhow, the prices are decent and the service is good. Enjoy your meal! :D

They started to build the stadium in 1934 and it took 4 years to get it ready. In 1990-94 they renovated it and now days there are 40 000 seats in stead of 70 000 standing places.

Someone has said that this is the most beautiful olympic stadium in the world. Well, maybe it is, if you compare to the new ugly things, but I would say I have seen more beautiful than this. Still, it's an interesting thing in Finland's history and the tower is nice.

Once again, a stunning view! I can't believe there are so many places near home, where you wouldn't have gone with out a friends tip.

There is parking place in coordinates N60,23.621 E022,26.030 and from there you can walk to the hill along the trail. Be careful at the top, because there is a cliff. It takes about 10 minutes to climb there, but it takes much more time to admire the view :D

This is one of those places I would have never visited without my hobby geocaching. So there is a cache if you are interested :)

The view from the top is quite suprising. At least in winter I had to climb there very carefully and watch my every step. Suddenly I was at the top and could see the beautiful view. It took only about 5 minutes to climb there. A quick stop but a great view!

The service in the restaurant was quick even though there was plenty of people eating. Maybe even too quick if you going there to sit and enjoy your companyt. Staff was looking happy the whole time. And of course the best part was the food! Basic menu, but they somehow make it extra good :D

We were here in the evening when it was allready dark. You could almost feel the ghosts running around :) Impressive place. It's located near the see and in dark you could see beautiful lights from the opposite shore. I could imagine going there again in the summer with picnic lunch or something.

If you like colorful things and you are renovating your kitchen, this is great place to get ideas :D Gaudis mosaic art is something I really would like to see in my kitchen, in stead of those old pink doors..

In a sunny day the view from the edge of the park is stunning. Well, maybe it looked a bit foggy but I didn't mind :)

Every football or soccer fan should visit here! And if FC Barcelona is playing, even better. The place is actually really breath-taking, when the whole stadium is full. We visited there when Barcelona was playing against Benfica and the atmosphere was unbelievable. I can't imagine how it must be, when Barce is playing against Real Madrid!

Everybody said that it is impossible to get tickets to the game, but we bought them straight from the gates an hour before the game. (Only 90 euros :P)

I have this strange need to visit all the Olympic stadiums so I have been here also :) This time I didn't go in here so actually I don't know how it looks like, but the surroundings are interesting. You can see quite far away to the hills and there you can see all kinds of buildings. The place kind of reminded me from the original Olympic games in Greece. Well obviosly I didn't live then but anycase :) Maybe someone else knows more about this places' history?

I have heard that it's a bit difficult to find to Cantina Azteca. But if you see the signs of TINATUOPPI, the next door is to Cantina Azteca. Great place. It's a shame people don't go there that often.

The building is looking quite impressive. We didn't even go in there and still I remember how massive and some how scary it was. When you are standing in front of the gates, you can imagine how it must have been about hundred years ago. It probably looks a bit different when there is some happening goin on.

The U-Bahn that goes there, isn't probably the safest one. I suggest that you don't go there alone.

Interesting looking yellow building. We were there first at night, but it was way too scary. We wen't there again next time in the day light. It's interesting to think how much all the electricity things have chanced since the turn of the century. It's an old yellow brickhouse!

Funny little thing.

We drove by the Brandenburger Tor in the day time, but then we had no time to stop. We came there with better time in the evening and I must say, it looked even better in the darkness! It was just quite difficult to get a photo of it. If you are going there in darkness, you better have a stand with you. Or maybe I'm just a poor photographer :D

(So, no picture this time :P)

Giant kettle or pothole or ice age pit.. what ever you want call it! It's anycase a hole in the rock :D A real must-go-place! :P The holes have been formed in the ice age.

No, really. This giant kettle of Hakametsä is interesting, because it so in the middle of city. Well, not in the heart of Uusikaupunki, but there are appartment houses just around the corner.

Teen agers have also found the place and it also looks like it. And! It's damn hard to find. So here are the cordinates, if you happen to have gps with you:
N 60° 48.096 E 021° 25.898

There is no use going to Uusikaupunki just because of this, but if you are already there, this is an interesting add to your trip.

The archipelago of Taivassalo can be breath-taking especially in summer time. The roads go here and there like in the middle of the sea. Imagine a warm and sunny summer day (yes, sometimes there are those in Finland!) and you're chillin on the beach and the waves wet your feet... Well, maybe it can happen if you rent your own cottage :D But anyhow, the views are relaxing.

There is just something about Old Rauma. When you are walking along the streets and alleys, you can imagine the people running around there hundred years ago, ladies wearing big dresses and man wearing fine clothes. If you can get a guide for your trip, she or he will probably tell crazy stories from old days. At least our guide did :) Just be careful so he won't join you to your lunch, because yes, our did..

And those are interested in architecture, there are absolutely beautiful houses in Old Rauma.

If you are a geocacher there is a cache near the Turku Airport parking place. The cache is easy to find even in dark, but it's good to have some light with you. The box is big enough for travelbugs and geocoins.

Now days there are quite a lot of flights from Turku Airport, especially the cheap airlines are flying abroad.

The view from the top is great, if the weather is clear. It's quite suprising to see a view like that in the middle of.. well nothing.

The cache is quite easy to find. Be careful especially with kids because there is usually some broken glass on the ground.

If you are not a geocachers, that doesn't matter. View is still beautiful :D

If you are a geocacher, you can find a good hidden cache here. We didn't find the cache at first try, but I didn't mind coming back again. The gps signal is quite poor in the forest so it makes the searching a bit more difficult. But when you find the box you'll be really happy. One of the best hides I have seen.

Be careful if it has rained because the rocks might be slippery. Especially if you go to look the climbing place.

If you happen to be a geocacher, there is a cache near the Airport. It's called Helsinki International Airport HEL hotel. From the cachesite you can find a big box, where you can leave your travelbugs and geocoins or take some with you when you'r going abroad. If you are not a geocahers you are probably thinking what the h.... :D Then i suggest you to visit geocaching websites.

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If you happen to be in Pori especially in winter time, the prices are ridicilous low. One cabin for 4 person costs 50 euro per night. Not bad! The cabins are not luxurious, but ok for sleeping :) Prices are not bad in summer either.

Festivals are always festival and especially in Finland it means people get drunk. If you ignore that (:P) you can find out that in Ruisrock people are more merrier and more social than an usual Finnish person. People gather to Turku from all around Finland and Ruisrock is a great place for meeting new friends. Atleast I always do so :D

You can find these claire's shops around the whole Dublin, and ofcourse you have to visit every one of them :D claire's sells affordable accesories and the place is every girls dream. Why I'm tipping this in the Airport? If you had no time on your trip to visit the shops in Dublin city, this is your last chance :D Also I found the best offers from the airports shop.

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In every August they have a small festival in Uusikaupunki which is called Lyhtyjen yö in finnish. People go to a hill called Myllymäki and take lanterns with them. There are great bands playing on the hill and when it gets dark the lanterns look really great. They also award the best lantern!

Especially before christmas the atmosphere on board is crazy! You now finnish people drink and party a lot, but some how they drink and party even more when they go on a cruise. If you really want to enjoy the culture on board (thereare sometimes good artist playing there) please choose the morning ship Viking Amorella.

Affordable and peaceful place. It costs about 19 euros to sleep in a double room. If you want to party in Porvoo, this might not be the best place to over night, but if you want to just sleep well, this is the right choise. I didn't hear any noices in the night.

The easiest way to contact them and book a room is sending e-mail to porvoohostel@co.inet.fi

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If you happened to take a tent with you, this is the place for you. It costs only about 6 euros per night. You can also rent a cabin, but I have never slept in those, so don't know about them. The only minus in this place is that sometimes there are security guards who make sure that people don't make noice after midnight. But then you can always move to the citys' bars to party :D

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I don't know exactly who owns the place but you can book it in Only Apartments website. The price is about 30 euros, whenthere are two person sleeping there. Location is ok, not too far away from the city. Good place for sleeping :D

I had about two days to visit all the boutiques along the La Rambla. Almost every second one is a shoe boutique and I bought three pair of shoes :D Like leo already said, the performance artists imitating statues are quite funny and interesting. Had to have a picture with them :D

Another must-go shopping place in Stockholm. I can't leave there without buying atleast two glasses, one rug, one bag, two books.. I'm quite happy it's affordable also :D

The whole Verona is like made for shopping. Only problem is that you need quite a lot of money, if you want to buy anything! I hade only one day time in Verona and I managed to visit like half of the boutiques. So be prepared with lot of time and lots of money :D

Quite peaceful place where you can sleep your nights safely. Funny thing though, there was usually a rude awakening, when the cook started making breakfast and the fire alarm went on :D

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And every time there is a thunder storm the electricity falls down from the entiry island.. But there is a great beach, where you can climb up the rocky hill and jump to the water! (Ok, don't tell your mom I told that!)

The view wasn't actually the most beautiful I have seen, but the height! I almost fainted there! And the elevator is also an experiement. (And you can get tasty cake from the nearby bakery :P)

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Every july they are having a Beach Football tournament in Yyteri. Year 2008 there were over 7000 players. It's great fun! Even if you are only looking.

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They are selling crazy stuff! Also design stuff as you can imagine from the name. Great place for example for buying christmas presents!

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Now when the christmas is coming, there is an awesome place to visit near Rovaniemi. Joulukka is a secret place for Santa Claus and his little elves. It's is usually open only for groups, but they count two people as a group :)

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Beautiful place for a sunny sunday walk. Walk along the duckboards and you'll find a funny cottage. Near the cottage you can find the cache "Kaislikossa suhisee 2".

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There are couple of places I like in Nousiainen. You can find a beautiful, high bridge from the back of the church of Nousiainen. You would never expect to see something like that in there! That really made an impression on me. Other thing I like about in Nousiainen is a hiking trail that begins from Nousiainen. It's called "Lakjärven vaellus" in Finnish. And the hike trail has 10 geocaches within 5 kilometers!

A wonderful little "mountain" in a small town called Masku. There is a very beautiful view from the top of the Kajamonvuori. And you can also find a geocache from there.

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Great and steep rock formation where you can imagine many cave-like cavities. The name of the area comes from the early 18th century when a man called Jeremiah was hiding there during the restless times.

There is a parking place near the road. Be careful if it has rained, because the rocks might be slippery.