Linnanmäellä

After the quick trip to Asturies I had some visitors waiting in Helsinki. We went to Linnanmäki's amusement park with Marina and had a great time. I specially like the wooden roller coaster from 1951

Dempués del viaxín a Asturies tenía visites esperando'n Helsinki. Fuimos al parque d'atracciones de Linnanmäki con Marina y pasámoslo mui bien. Especialmente prestosu ye la montaña rusa de maera fecha'l 1951

Frisuelos - Lettuja

Making pankakes is other of our occupations while in Tapola. Before being to Finland I never saw them made on firewood before

Los frisuelos son mui comunes en toda Europa y en Tapola son una de nuestres ocupaciones principales. Lo que nunca viera enantes de venir pa Finlandia ye'l facelos n'una foguerina

coses importantes sobre la sauna

A very important thing for enjoying the sauna is having a relaxing place where to sit, discuss the meaning of life and enjoy your beer/cider. In Taploa, Anne and I use the two chairs next to the sauna others prefer the swing-coach in front of the main house

Una cosa mui importante pa disfrutar de la sauna ye tener un bon sitiu onde sentase a charrar con una cervecina/sidra. En Tapola, a Anne y a mí préstanos sentanos nes dos silles pegaes a la sauna, a otros tira-yos más el balancín delantre la casa

Alcohol Smuggling

Photo of a a raid in Detroit during the prohibition times (from the Archival Research Catalog (ARC)National Archives and Records Administration USA)
via... now that our big party is getting closer and giving the difficulties we had to bring cider from Asturies this new seemed appropriate. Three men were detained on the charge of having smuggled 85,000 litres of alcohol from Estonia to Finland. Despite Finland is EU member their laws about alcohol importing, taxation and selling are more restrictive than most of European countries. As a result Finland still lives episodes reminiscent from the prohibition times
via... agora que la espichona va acercándose, y daes les dificultaes pa traer sidra equí, esta noticia vien a cuentu. Tres paisanos fueron deteníos acusaos de pasar d'estraperlu 85,000 llitros d'alcohol d'Estonia a Finlandia. A pesar de que Finlandia ye miembru de la UE, les sos lleis no tocante la importación, venta y taxación d'alcohol son muncho más restrictives que nos demás páises d'Europa. A resultes en Finlandia tovía vívense estos episodios más típicos de los tiempos la llei seca

Ypäjällä taas!

Yet another weekend with the family in Tapola. Gorgeous views and the berries are getting ripe

Otru fin de selmana cola familia'n Tapola. Paisaxes mui guapos y a les bayes quedan-yos un par de selmanines

Flower Power

Photo Tölkin Palautus
Extracted from... People in Helsinki were invited to help create a massive art installation of flowers under the supervision of artist Kaisa Salmi. On Monday, in the pouring rain, Salmi and a band of Helsinki volunteers set up a labyrinth of 100,000 gerberas in front of the main railway station. The gerbera labyrinth will be on display until Friday. Nature, particularly flowers, are a recurring theme in Salmi's works. The aim of this installation is to show how important nature is to humans' surroundings and welfare. In 2007, foto below, Salmi recruited helpers to cover the steps of Parliament with 60,000 blooms.

Traducío de... La xente de Helsinki tuvo invitao'l pasáu llunes a echar un gabitu n'una instalación xigante de flores baxo la supervisión de l'artista Kaisa Salmi. El trabayu entamó baxo la lluvia, Salmi y un grupín de voluntarios ficieron un llaberintu de xerberes delantre la estación central de ferrocarriles. El llaberintu de flores tará montáu hasta'l vienres. La naturaleza, especialmente les flores, ye un tema repetíu nos trabayos de Salmi. La idea d'esta instalación ye enseñar lo importante que ye la naturaleza nel entornu y bienestar de les persones. En 2007, foto embaxo, Salmi cubrió les escaleres del parlamentu con 60,000 flores.

Photo miemo

Portugalilainen kitara

Besides enjoying excellent company in Asturies, I also managed to treat myself with this nice Portuguese guitar. Now I have to get used to the new tuning and right hand technique to sound like below
Amás de tar cola meyor compañía n'Asturies, fui a comprame esta guitarrina portuguesa tan chula. Agora tengo de faceme a la nueva afinación y la técnica de la mano drecha pa sonar como embaxo

Pikamatka Asturiaan

A very short trip to Asturies for work but still with time to enjoy family & friends, get my luggage lost at Charles De Gaulle airport, drink plenty of cider and have wonderful meals
Un viaxín de curro mui curtiu a Asturies pero con tiempu pa disfrutar família & amistaes, dexar qu'Aifrance perdiera'l mio equipaxe, beber sidra asgaya y fartar en condiciones

Trollikat

Helsinki City Transport is examining the prospect of re-introducing trolleybuses by 2015. The photo is from 1981, the trolleys stopped working in 1985. Via...

Los trolebuses pueden volver a Helsinki alredor de 2015, molaría. La foto ye de 1981, los trolebuses dexaron de funcionar en Helsinki'n 1985. Via...

Kalpea Kamala (1938)

Kalpea Kamala is a novel character created by Simo Penttilä in 1938. Kamala was in the Spanish foreign legion, as Franco's minion, killing masons, communists and mixed race people. The goal: the instauration of a new world order... After the 2nd WW, world's order was quite different and Kalpea Kamala joined a list of forbidden Finnish books. Via PopuLAARI.
Kalpea Kamala ye un personaxe de ficción creáu por Simo Penttilä'n 1938. Kamala yera un Finés, seguidor de Franco, que formando parte la llexión estranxera Franquista cargábase masones, comunistes y los que nun yeren de pura raza blanca. L'oxetivu: crear un nuevu orden mundial. Dempués la 2a guerra mundial esta serie entró na llista de llibros prohibíos en Finlandia. Via PopuLAARI.

Yhden kuvan päivässä - Una foto al día

Photo by PPusa
Since it's clear that I cannot manage posting a daily photo I recommend the photoblog of PPusa about Helsinki, which seems to be up to the task brilliantly
Como nun soi a subir una foto al día recomiéndovos el fotoblog sobre Helsinki de PPusa, que cumple muncho meyor

Ceda'l paso!

These days barnacle gooses go as they please around the city. Photos via...
Estos díes les barnacles cariblanques (gracies David) campen pela ciudá. Fotos vía...

+ Tapola

In addition to enjoy the midsummer sauna, we had wonderful walks in the forest around Tapola
Amás de disfrutar la sauna de San Xuan, dimos unos paseinos mui prestosos pol bosque alredor de Tapola

Juhannus Tapolassa

To spend midsummer we returned to Tapola (Anne's family house). Weather wasn't very sunny but this didn't stop us for having excellent sauna and barbeque
Pasamos San Xuan de vuelta'n Tapola (la casa la familia d'Anne). El tiempu nun acompañó muncho pero disfrutamos de la sauna y parrilla

El ruibarbu llegó - Raparperi on saapunut

Last Sunday we visited Anne's family house in Tapola. We picked some rhubarb and looking forward to eat it now!
El domingu pasáu tuvimos na casa la familia d'Anne'n Tapola. Pañamos ruibarbu asgaya, agora a facer tartes y llamber!

El bodorriu - Häät

Last Friday Auro & Rá got married in Xixón. With great pain at my heart I couldn't be there. Fortunately, Xixón's City House has free wi-fi and my friends squeezed a laptop to see the ceremony, saying hello to many friends and showing Eero a bit around. It was fun to see the whole thing from Finland, even being mentioned during the event and greeted by the marrying couple in the middle of the whole thing. Internet is definitely a wonderful invention. I know, it would have been nicer being actually there but it was immensely better than not being at all.

Esti vienres casáronse Auro y Rá. Con gran pena nun pude dir. Por suerte, l'ayntamientu Xixón tien wi-fi llibre y los amiguinos apañaronse pa meter un portátil. Fue mui divertíu y emocionante ver tola ceremonia dende Finlandia. Ramonín (el conceyal oficiante) mencionome durante la ceremonia y los novios saludaronnos mientres yos lleíen los votos. Pudimos saludar a munchos amiguinos y enseñar un poquitín a Eero. Internet ye un inventu de traca. Yá se que prestaría más tar ellí de verdá pero fue inmensamente meyor que nun tar de ninguna manera.

ありがとう!

Kiitos Cim! we received these splendid gifts of Cim from Florida. A self-made patchwork blanket, funny soft toy and natural sponges from the Gulf of Mexico. Eero is a very lucky man :)
Kiitos Cim! ayer recibimos estos regalinos de Cim dende Florida. Una mantina fecha por ella, un muñequín mui divertíu y esponxes del Golfu de México. Eero ye un paisanu con suerte :)

Alcuentru fartocráticu Suomi+Asturies: el sitiu Suomi+Asturies ahmattikokoontumispaikka

Next August 22nd we'll celebrate a big party (1st Suomi-Asturies ahmattikokoontuminen) in Suvilahti at Café Aaltopelti. The place is a former industrial area now dedicated to cultural activities and workshops. There is also a space to paint graffities (bring you spray paint along). In addition to the usual suspects from Finland, many Asturian friends and cider will be there. Good food and music guaranteed. See you!!
El prósimu 22 d'agostu celebramos el primer alcuentru fartocráticu Suomi-Asturies (1. Suomi-Asturies ahmattikokoontuminen). Será nel antiguo polígono industrial de Suvilahti (agora dedicáu a actividaes culturales) nel Café Aaltopelti. Sidra, bona comida y meyor compañía d'Asturies y Finlandia garantizaes. Nun vos lo perder!!

Näytä suurempi kartta

New York 2006

Time to rescue some photos from our past trips. This time New York in June 2006.
Toca rescatar les fotos d'un viaxe pasáu. Esta vez ye Nueva York en Xunu 2006.

Zola tapasi Eeron

Zola finally meet Eero one week ago :)
Hai una selmana Zola por fin conoció a Eero :)