weekend photos #5 / sunrise, sailing ship, environmental art, icicles, snow, glitter, Hotel Katajanokka with a real cell
I was lucky to have camera with me on 28th of January at 8:34 am….
The sky was soooo beautiful!
We saw a lot last weekend with our friends from Sweden.
Sailing ship and ‘Where is my home?’, environmental art by
‘The piece tells a story about different kind of people and
states trying to live together, but it’s difficult…’
A travelling exhibition about European identity and today’s Europe.
We had lunch at Restaurant Loiste. Do you remember this place?
In the evening we visited first time in the brand new Helsinki Music Centre.
It wasn’t a good idea to visit this Hotel Katajanokka‘s speciality before the concert in the evening…
This hotel used to be a prison…
Visiting this cell and listening horrible music made my friend feel so bad at the concert that
she almost got a heart attack.
I got terrible pain in my head.
Like someone was slowly tightening a metal band around my head.
Never again contemporary music! I like happy/peaceful music! 🙂
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Did you notice all the shadows? A lot of them this weekend! 🙂
Shadow Shot Sunday
Sundays In My City
Life In Pictures
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Next week this time I’ll be here!
I’m going to Nordic walk, paint/draw… be outside and sunbathe (no, not too much)
Have a relaxing weekend!
34 thoughts on “a cell in Katajanokka and other pictures from Helsinki”
The reflection of the pink sky in the icey pool is fabulous… excellent shot!
Mollyxxx
Thanks Molly, have a good week ahead!
That cell is so depressing.
Good reminder…to stay out.
Magnificent mosaics, my favorite is the first with that beautiful sunset.
Wonderful shots. Thanks for joining SS2!
Brass Kettle Shadow.
Have a blessed Sunday!
Rose, SS2 Team
The snow reflected by the sun is icy brilliance! Beautiful!
It’s beautiful but too cold for me…next week I should have better weather… 🙂
The sunrise shots, with the pink shadows, are gorgeous!
Pink is cool sometimes 🙂
Just beautiful, you have started with that beautiful sky that just melt my hearth. Have a nice Sunday!
Oh no, melted heart! Hope it was only for a moment…Have a good week ahead!
Wow, that is a beautiful sky! (You & I saw this gorgeous sky on two sides of the globe!) Where is the photo of the ship in the ice water taken?? Sorry that the jail + contemporary music made your guest and you get depressed. I think it would do the same to me!! I much prefer softer, gentler music myself. Hope you have a happy Sunday.
The ship is in the center of the city map of the area > Kolera-allas
Jail+bad music is pain! But it’s only a memory now…Happy Sunday!
Helsinki looks so beautiful on the outside, surrounded by water, cold but with the freshest air, the lovely snow all about. I can imagine how viewing the prison from the inside should want you to return to freedom in Helsinki…soon!
Cold, it’s cold right now, -18 (-0.399999 F) we had a one hour walk, the air was fresh and sun shining… 🙂
Wow…such an impressive group of images. I love the reflective sunrise/sunset images and the huge icicles from the window. Wow.
My Sunday Shadows Link: MISTY MORNING
I do hope to see you stop by for a visit if you can find time. Have a great Sunday.
woohoo! 🙂 Sun makes us smile!
That is quite a mound of luggage you photographed!! Almost makes you want to pull one suitcase from the bottom and see what happens!! A very interesting collection of photos today.
I’m happy my suitcase is not there – I need it next week! 🙂
i did notice all the shadows…hope you’ve all recovered from the music and the cell experience.-glad you enjoyed your time with friends. xx~robin.
Thanks Robin! We’re fine even if it’s REALLY cold outside! But it’s warm inside…:)
Mitä? Karkasitko ;D
🙂 ou jee…vapaus on ihanaa!!!
Ihana Helsinki, pääsen käymään kolmen viikon päästä. Viime talvena olin juuri tuolla vankilan sellissä yötä ja mietiskelin, että minkälaisia ihmisiä siinä on ennen mua asunut. Hauskaa viikonloppua!
No et sentään tuossa sellissä nukkunut! 🙂
Katsottiin yhden huoneen sisään ja yllätys oli positiivinen. Huone oli aika iso, samoin kylppäri. Tekstiilit ja sisustus ihan jees. Voisin yöpyä!
Beautiful Helsinki! I will visit it some day. Sorry about the concert, but a hotel in an old prison? How depressing is that?!
Beautiful shots, as usual.
Cheers!
The hotel is beautifully renovated, rooms look totally modern and very comfy. That’s a good place to stay when visiting Helsinki. A tram stop is at the door…
It sounds good, then! Now that I come to think of it, here in Zwolle we also have a hotel which formerly was a women’s prison.
Is it still very cold there?
Cheers!
Here cold? Cool but warmer than in Finland! I’m in Canary Island, Fuenteventura! 🙂
Sun’s been hiding but now I see a ray. Soon I’ll run after it!
Kiva nähdä kuvia Helsingistä talviasussa.Melkein tasan vuosi sitten olin siellä just tähän aikaan. Ei kai sentään ne hotellihuoneet entisessä vankilassa ole tuon näköisiä;D
No ei! Tuo selli on jätetty vieraille näytettäväksi, koettavaksi. Aika rankkaa olisi tuollaisessa kopissa vuositolkulla viettää…
Ah…wonderful Helsinki! So many beautiful cultural things to see and do 🙂 I hear ya on that contemporary music, though… 😛
Ah and right now you can’t imagine what a mess traffic is today! Beautiful, yes, yes…