I’m a Finnish woman, first born, Aquarius, married with my soul mate, mother of two adults and eager to learn new interesting things that comes my way…and there is so much!
by the sea shore in Helsinki
Friday, August 24th, 2012
weekend #34 photos
It’s almost here…autumn!
So it’s time to enjoy summer memories in Helsinki…
Have a relaxing weekend!
Posts Tagged ‘Life In Pictures’
dinner in the sky…
Friday, August 17th, 2012
and music on the ground
weekend #33 photos shot in Helsinki, Finland on Thursday 15.8.2012
Would you like to have dinner up there?
On the way back home we listened a minute of these musicians
His cajón was made of cardboard 
– the sound was pretty good!
Have a relaxing weekend!
long, fast and lazy…
Friday, August 3rd, 2012
weekend #31 photos
LONG
“Hartwall Original Long Drink is a crisp mixed drink that blends the refreshing taste of gin with the tang of grapefruit.
The beverage was launched for the Helsinki Olympics in 1952
with an eye on lightening the workloads of restaurant
staff as they served Olympic tourists.
The ready-mixed, bottled Long Drink was such a big hit among Finns that
the company decided to keep it on the market.”
FAST
photo wikipedia
Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is an American swimmer and
the most decorated Olympian of all time with 19 20 21 medals.
Phelps also holds the all-time records for gold medals (15) 16 17!
and gold medals in individual events for a male (9) 10 13!
Congratulations!
LAZY
On our weekend walk I noticed a man relaxing,
enjoying a lazy summer day in the shadows. Perfect!
Have a relaxing weekend!
Marimekko – made in Finland
Friday, July 27th, 2012
weekend #30 photos
A couple of weeks ago we visited Marimekko factory outlet.
This fabric looks good on a big table…
SIIRTOLAPUUTARHA pattern design Maija Louekari
Marimekko is famous of intriguing combinations, bold colors and b&w patterns…
sale, sale, sale…
summertime…
One of my favorite patterns!
KUISKAUS pattern design Fujiwo Ishimoto
Leftover fabrics.
Unique design for Marimekko.
MARIMEKKO PROTO”
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Malaga, Spain
Friday, July 20th, 2012
weekend #29 photos
previous posts from our trip in Spain 1., 2., 3., 4.
This is it. Last part of postings from our vacation in Spain in June 2012.
Malaga city – it was great to explore your historical streets!
Only walls left…I wonder how this building will look when ready…
Hand of Peace by Jose Seguiri
“Points of View” by the British artist Tony Cragg
Thank you for your excellent work!!!
Fans celebrating when Spain won Euro 2012 football championship
Malaga – city of Pablo Picasso
Have a relaxing weekend!
Granada, Roquetas de Mar, Nerja…
Friday, July 13th, 2012
weekend #28 photos
This is 4th part of our Spanish trip.
We spent one night in Granada, near Alhambra.
It was breathtaking beautiful…huge bridges, high mountains…
but hot and we missed the sea breath.
Back to the coast.
Roquetas de Mar was not a place for us.
On the road again…
Balcón de Europa in Nerja, Spain
We found ourselves looking for a place to stay over night.
We had bad luck. We chose the hotel by the beach.
It should have 4 stars but in our opinion it didn’t.
We had a better room and service in a hostal with one star!!!
Plus a guy, guest, came to our room when I was naked going to have a shower. argh!
Prices in Nerja are a little bit higher than in Malaga.
It was impossible to find a parking place for our car.
I noticed from TripAdvisor that we’re not alone.
Some other quests say that this is not a four star hotel!
BUT Nerja is a beautiful place.
Next morning back to Malaga…
Actually this was shot before Nerja – you see how many kilometers it’s to Malaga
We found a four star hotel with a small pool in the center of Malaga,
10e cheaper than Perla Marina.
Time to have a drink!
Pacharan with coffee beans and ice by BLOGitse
Pacharan is perfect end for a dinner or to have with solo or cortado. Cheers!
“Patxaran in Basque, or Pacharán in Spanish is a liqueur that originally made from the
blackthorn or sloe berries that grow wild in Navarra, a region in the north of Spain.”
writes about com
Do you know this guy?
He’s waiting for you… next weekend I post about Malaga!
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It’s strawberry time in Finland!
I posted about my ‘pick your own berries’ here
Have a relaxing weekend!
Mijas Pueblo, Andalucia, Spain
Friday, July 6th, 2012
weekend #27 photos
My previous Spain posts are here and here.
We’re back home in Helsinki but still a lot of pics from Spain to come….
Welcome to Mijas Pueblo, Andalucia, Spain by BLOGitse
Mijas Pueblo, a traditional Andalucian “white village”,
428 meters (1404.199 ‘) above sea level
view from a hotel room
Up, up you go to have dinner….easier to go back after dinner
La Alcazaba restaurant
blue horizon
morning in Mijas Pueblo
Have a relaxing weekend!
greetings from Spain! part 2.
Friday, June 29th, 2012
weekend #26 photos
Previous post is here.
Now I take you to Cadiz.
I show a couple of pictures,
but history etc. Wikipedia tells better than me!
This kind of streets, houses are my favorites wherever I find them…
Unfortunately you can see this kind of Spain too…
so sad BUT it’s MUCH cleaner than ten, fifteen years ago!
And main roads are in really good condition!!!
Opposite of garbage you can see beautiful beaches with surprises…
Zahora beach
We’ve seen and experienced a LOT.
I’ve taken about 800 pics so far – this is not the end of this series!
I’m going to be busy this weekend
but promise to visit your blogs when back at home next week!
Have a relaxing weekend!
greetings from Spain! part 1.
Thursday, June 21st, 2012
weekend #25 photos
Greetings from sunny Andalucia, Spain!
Here are a couple of photos shot through a car window…
navigating…actually not needed but it was fun
we paid three tolls, 6.50e, 4.60e, 3.05e – you can avoid them by driving older roads
fercam is a company
maghreb is Arabic meaning ‘place where the sun sets’, opposite of mashriq
beautiful sunflowers but difficult to shoot from a moving car
a zillion wind turbines, they look magical…
Cape Trafalgar (Spanish Cabo Trafalgar)
Cape Trafalgar (Spanish: Cabo Trafalgar) is a headland in the Province of Cádiz in the south-west of Spain.
The name is of Arabic origin, with the modern pronunciation being a corruption of ‘Tarf al-Gharb’ (Arabic: طرف الغرب) meaning ‘Western Cape’ or ‘Cape of the West’.
read more here
And finally…
we enjoyed swimming in the pool after 10 hours of traveling…
It’s always good to know where to powder your nose
This my entry to Shadow Shot Sunday2
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makroviikko/macro week challenge #64
teema / theme: juhannus / midsummer
Vastaukseni / here’s my entry:
Ei ole vielä juhannusta näkyvissä saati makrona.
Luulen tämän olevan Aloe vera. Jos on, niin sehän hoitaa jos jussina kipeytyy
Is this Aloe vera? I don’t know…
We’re not celebrating traditional Finnish midsummer here,
just enjoying tapas and good wine!
Mukavaa juhannusta kaikille!
Ihanaa kesän jatkoa niille jotka jäävät bloggaustauolle!
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Have a relaxing weekend!
Akseli Gallen-Kallela Museum
Friday, June 15th, 2012
weekend #24 photos
Last weekend I posted about Peter Dahl’s paintings in Gallen-Kallela Museum.
This post is about the museum.
It was at Tarvaspää that Gallen-Kallela was able to realize the dream of his youth:
“Out in the wilds I would like to own a crenellated castle,
with a tower of grey stone and timbers of pine and oak.
There I would brood on my own, spend a few hours in my laboratory,
a few in my library, and the rest of the day forging metal, painting and sculpting.”
read more here
Let’s go!
cycling to Akseli Gallen-Kallela’s Museum Photos by BLOGitse
Do you like the views? I do!
Let’s leave our bikes and walk behind the Tarvaspää Café and Restaurant…
walking behind Tarvaspää Café and Restaurant Photos by BLOGitse
Somebody’s painting Akseli’s landscape…
and the smoke sauna looks so charming…
Now a few steps up and we’re in the courtyard…
up to the Akseli Gallen-Kallela’s Museum’s courtyard Photos by BLOGitse
Down right is the museum…
When you’re standing in front of the museum you see the café/restaurant…
Tarvaspää Cafe and Restaurant Photos by BLOGitse
Top picture is a shot behind the building.
There are places to sit outside too.
And now we go in to the museum…
Akseli Gallen-Kallela’s studio at Tarvaspää Photos by BLOGitse
I’d love to have a window like this…
Akseli Gallen-Kallela’s bathroom and suitcase at Tarvaspää Photos by BLOGitse
Akseli traveled a lot.
Downstairs is the bathroom…
Floor mosaic designed by Akseli Gallen-Kallela Photos by BLOGitse
Left: a plan for the floor mosaic designed by Gallen-Kallela – with his footprints
Akseli Gallen-Kallela’s tools at his studio Photos by BLOGitse
Akseli’s tools at his studio…
Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865–1931), Finland’s national artist,
designed and built his studio and home at Tarvaspää near Helsinki in 1911–1913.
Tarvaspää was opened to the public as the Gallen-Kallela Museum in 1961.
Akseli Gallen-Kallela Self-portrait on a Green Background 1908 Photo by BLOGitse
Akseli Gallen-Kallela Self-portrait on a Green Background
1908
Akseli Gallen-Kallela Self-portrait for the Uffizi Gallery, Florence 1916 Photo by BLOGitse
Akseli Gallen-Kallela Self-portrait for Uffizi Gallery, Florence
1916
Boy with a Crow from 1884 is one of my favorites.
Rustic Life, 1867 was sold for 400.000 euros in 2010.
Virtual tour in Gallen-Kallela Museum here
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This is my Shadow Shot Sunday2entry
Shadow Shot Sunday2 Photo by BLOGitse
I participate with this post also to
Have a relaxing weekend!
Next couple of weeks I’ll post from SPAIN!
