Euan realised we hadn't posted any pictures of the house..so here are a couple from the outside...on the first day that we've had proper rain!
Saturday, 13 August 2016
Just Time To Squeeze One In
Hi for the last time, today we depart at 4 o'clock from Helsinki airport hopefully me and Dad can squeeze in a game of DiscGolf before we leave but we may not as we are both shattered from staying up last night to watch the Team pursuit in the Olympics.
Yesterday we did go up to the national park and cook sausages and burgers over the fire. Which meant we needed wood and that was my job. I sawed the wood to get smaller pieces before chopping it into smaller pieces with the axe, which was amazing fun! We actually managed to buy frankfurters and frankfurter meat burgers much to Dads annoyance who doesn't like frankfurters!
Thanks for reading the blog and all the comments.
See you next holiday
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Yesterday we did go up to the national park and cook sausages and burgers over the fire. Which meant we needed wood and that was my job. I sawed the wood to get smaller pieces before chopping it into smaller pieces with the axe, which was amazing fun! We actually managed to buy frankfurters and frankfurter meat burgers much to Dads annoyance who doesn't like frankfurters!
Thanks for reading the blog and all the comments.
See you next holiday
Friday, 12 August 2016
And on the 10th Day they Rested
Last full day today :( but hopefully we should be making the most of it. Going of to the national park where we got lost a few days ago and building a fire to cook on might not have time to blog so I thought I'd fill you in.
Yesterday was a bit of a rest day with us going for a short walk through a nearby national park. We scrambling up some big rocks and Mum asked Dad for a hand down but instead shoved him down the rock! We finished the day watching the Olympics until 1 am our time!
Thanks for the comments on the blog I'll see you next holiday!
Yesterday was a bit of a rest day with us going for a short walk through a nearby national park. We scrambling up some big rocks and Mum asked Dad for a hand down but instead shoved him down the rock! We finished the day watching the Olympics until 1 am our time!
Thanks for the comments on the blog I'll see you next holiday!
Thursday, 11 August 2016
Walshes Take Gold in Helsinki Triathlon
Hello again!
Yesterday we went to Helsinki it was great fun and we even swam in an Olympic pool. We drove to our local train station and arrived at Helsinki at about 9:30, got on the city bikes and rode over to a coffee shop by the orthodox church. Two small cappuccinos and a hot chocolate for £11! We then rode over to the Lutheran Church had a photo and rode over to a market where we had lunch.We all ended up having Korean food! Next we cycled to the 1952 Olympic Park where we swam in the OUTDOOR pool! Although it was heated getting out wasn't pleasant in fact was unpleasant enough for me to have a naked sauna! When we went in the man by the water bucket began throwing water on this resulted in about a third of the people in the sauna having to leave because of the heat. Dad thinks it was because we were English and he wanted to see if we could take the heat! However eventually I had to get out because of how hot it got in there. Finally we rode back over to where we had the drinks at the start of the day and had a drink before heading back here.
PS It was a triathlon as we cycled around, swam in the Olympic pool and walked about 4k round and about!
Yesterday we went to Helsinki it was great fun and we even swam in an Olympic pool. We drove to our local train station and arrived at Helsinki at about 9:30, got on the city bikes and rode over to a coffee shop by the orthodox church. Two small cappuccinos and a hot chocolate for £11! We then rode over to the Lutheran Church had a photo and rode over to a market where we had lunch.We all ended up having Korean food! Next we cycled to the 1952 Olympic Park where we swam in the OUTDOOR pool! Although it was heated getting out wasn't pleasant in fact was unpleasant enough for me to have a naked sauna! When we went in the man by the water bucket began throwing water on this resulted in about a third of the people in the sauna having to leave because of the heat. Dad thinks it was because we were English and he wanted to see if we could take the heat! However eventually I had to get out because of how hot it got in there. Finally we rode back over to where we had the drinks at the start of the day and had a drink before heading back here.
PS It was a triathlon as we cycled around, swam in the Olympic pool and walked about 4k round and about!
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| A Quick Video from yesterday. |
Biking the Archipelago.
Hello again,
I've finally had the time to do another blog so I guess this one might be a touch bulky.
The day we set of was the 7th and we woke up with no idea what we were doing that day but in two hours time we, well I say we (Mum), had planed the next 3 days of the holiday we were going to the Archipelago! We set off at roughly nine, and when we got there we checked into the hotel, ate the complimentary sweets and went downstairs to hire the bikes. Having had a horrible bite Mum became addicted to bite spray so needles to say we stank as we cycled to the recommended view (pictured in Dads photo post.) We finished the night with a meal on a moored ship, which even had a mini disco! Although we didn't use it in the end.
The next day we set off on another bike ride this time to a ferry Dad had found. Getting there became a bit of a rush as the ferry time table changed every day. However, we made it in the end and we were a bit surprised when he told us where he was dropping us off rather than asking where we were going! Although no where near as surprised as I was when Dad told me not to put out the deck chairs. Bumpy, was a touch of an understatement! We then cycled back to the hotel and drove down to a place where we had a really nice meal by the sea and I took some photos of Kids jumping of a peer.
The next day we drove to a port and caught a ferry to another island with another great place to eat on it we didn't do much but it was quite nice to have a rest before driving home.
I've finally had the time to do another blog so I guess this one might be a touch bulky.
The day we set of was the 7th and we woke up with no idea what we were doing that day but in two hours time we, well I say we (Mum), had planed the next 3 days of the holiday we were going to the Archipelago! We set off at roughly nine, and when we got there we checked into the hotel, ate the complimentary sweets and went downstairs to hire the bikes. Having had a horrible bite Mum became addicted to bite spray so needles to say we stank as we cycled to the recommended view (pictured in Dads photo post.) We finished the night with a meal on a moored ship, which even had a mini disco! Although we didn't use it in the end.
The next day we set off on another bike ride this time to a ferry Dad had found. Getting there became a bit of a rush as the ferry time table changed every day. However, we made it in the end and we were a bit surprised when he told us where he was dropping us off rather than asking where we were going! Although no where near as surprised as I was when Dad told me not to put out the deck chairs. Bumpy, was a touch of an understatement! We then cycled back to the hotel and drove down to a place where we had a really nice meal by the sea and I took some photos of Kids jumping of a peer.
The next day we drove to a port and caught a ferry to another island with another great place to eat on it we didn't do much but it was quite nice to have a rest before driving home.
Sunday, 7 August 2016
From Russia With Love!
Well not really from Russia, we're back now but never mind. Feels along time ago but I'll start at the beginning.
We arrived at Finland station in St. Petersburg (the same place Lenin arrived in 1917) at about 1 pm due to vigorous passport and visa checks taking about an hour on the train. When we arrived we decided it best to go on a boat tour around the beautiful city of St. Petersburg it was very dangerous at some points with live wires hanging from bridges and a chance to be knocked out if you stood up.
The next morning we got up and after a not great Marriott breakfast and went on a great walking tour the guide adjusted the tour to the audience and we had great fun seeing all the back alleys and learning about everything from communal flats to the murder of Rasputin. This really gave us an inside view on St. Petersberg and we ended the day doing a bit of a cafe crawl in which I mistakenly asked for a glass of lemon juice!
On our final day in St. Petersburg we went to the Peter and Paul fortress and climbed the spire as high as allowed. We also visited the Winter palace/Hermitage which was quite interesting we even spotted a Van Gogh of the place we stayed in France (first picture bellow.) As a reward for all the museumy stuff mum payed for me to have a go on a swegway outside The Hermitage. However me and mum were more interested in the state rooms and the history of the Tzars involved with the place. Although possibly the most interesting part of the day was when I almost mistakenly bought a Russian doll for 15,000 rubles which i thought was £15 but was actually £150.
We are off again for the next few days cycling around the archipelago!
We arrived at Finland station in St. Petersburg (the same place Lenin arrived in 1917) at about 1 pm due to vigorous passport and visa checks taking about an hour on the train. When we arrived we decided it best to go on a boat tour around the beautiful city of St. Petersburg it was very dangerous at some points with live wires hanging from bridges and a chance to be knocked out if you stood up.
The next morning we got up and after a not great Marriott breakfast and went on a great walking tour the guide adjusted the tour to the audience and we had great fun seeing all the back alleys and learning about everything from communal flats to the murder of Rasputin. This really gave us an inside view on St. Petersberg and we ended the day doing a bit of a cafe crawl in which I mistakenly asked for a glass of lemon juice!
On our final day in St. Petersburg we went to the Peter and Paul fortress and climbed the spire as high as allowed. We also visited the Winter palace/Hermitage which was quite interesting we even spotted a Van Gogh of the place we stayed in France (first picture bellow.) As a reward for all the museumy stuff mum payed for me to have a go on a swegway outside The Hermitage. However me and mum were more interested in the state rooms and the history of the Tzars involved with the place. Although possibly the most interesting part of the day was when I almost mistakenly bought a Russian doll for 15,000 rubles which i thought was £15 but was actually £150.
We are off again for the next few days cycling around the archipelago!
Tuesday, 2 August 2016
Just When You Thought There Wasn't Going To Be One
Hello from Finland!
Been very busy and tired on our first couple of days so didn't get round to doing the blog but from now on (excluding the next three days when I probably won't be able to) I will try to be consistent.
I will start at the beginning we flew out on the 30th and landed at about 10 o'clock their time (8 o'clock English time) and after a quick look round the house went for a walk in our local park. We discovered a DiscGolf Park which was free! DiscGolf is like golf but you throw Frisbees instead and you play it on rough terrain. Luckily the people we exchanged with had a couple of Frisbees and so me and Dad had a go. When we came back we had a nice sauna and went to bed. I slept well, Mum and Dad however woke up at 2 am as their curtains couldn't close and their windows faced the sun!
Yesterday we went out and did what our exchangees described as a must do it was a beautiful lake with some rowing boats you could use. For free! so naturally we had a go and avoided capsizing so it was better than I expected. When we got back to dry land we asked the life guard if the was a walk we could do she said yes we asked how long it was she said short but we did it anyway. The walk was probably 400m long so we went home and me and Dad played DiscGolf again which was fun. Oh and I discovered how to sort out Mum and Dads sun problem.
Today we went to a national park and did a beautiful walk around the lake we got a bit lost but luckily we got back on track and i took some nice photos we are going to be having a sauna to night before packing for St. Petersberg which we leave for early tomorrow.
The pictures below are in a random order:
Been very busy and tired on our first couple of days so didn't get round to doing the blog but from now on (excluding the next three days when I probably won't be able to) I will try to be consistent.
I will start at the beginning we flew out on the 30th and landed at about 10 o'clock their time (8 o'clock English time) and after a quick look round the house went for a walk in our local park. We discovered a DiscGolf Park which was free! DiscGolf is like golf but you throw Frisbees instead and you play it on rough terrain. Luckily the people we exchanged with had a couple of Frisbees and so me and Dad had a go. When we came back we had a nice sauna and went to bed. I slept well, Mum and Dad however woke up at 2 am as their curtains couldn't close and their windows faced the sun!
Yesterday we went out and did what our exchangees described as a must do it was a beautiful lake with some rowing boats you could use. For free! so naturally we had a go and avoided capsizing so it was better than I expected. When we got back to dry land we asked the life guard if the was a walk we could do she said yes we asked how long it was she said short but we did it anyway. The walk was probably 400m long so we went home and me and Dad played DiscGolf again which was fun. Oh and I discovered how to sort out Mum and Dads sun problem.
Today we went to a national park and did a beautiful walk around the lake we got a bit lost but luckily we got back on track and i took some nice photos we are going to be having a sauna to night before packing for St. Petersberg which we leave for early tomorrow.
The pictures below are in a random order:
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