That’s interesting, Nathan. I can only imagine the temperature, since we’re
not really getting too chilly in the UK yet.
Do you speak any Finnish? I had a Norwegian boss once who told me how
different it is from the Scandinavian languages.
Chris
> On 30 Oct 19, at 06:13, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I am in Helsinki right now, a short business trip before flying on to
> Copenhagen and a few days’ vacation later today. I arrived in Finland on
> Wednesday night, and rather than having dinner with my colleagues (we are 5
> people from the office here), I spent the evening walking around,
> re-discovering the city I used to visit very frequently in the late 1990s but
> had not visited since 2001. I felt a certain pleasure recognising the
> familiar places, despite the bitterly cold temperature—it was below freezing
> even though we are only in October. For that reason, the streets were
> virtually deserted after 9 p.m. Four images from my walk.
>
> Stockmann is a grand old department store in the centre. I remember that
> there was a nice bar in the basement where I sometimes sought escape from the
> cold:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-4kvVKNs/A
> <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-4kvVKNs/A>
>
> The main Esplanade connecting the centre with the harbour. I used to stay in
> Hotel Kämp, one of the buildings on the left:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-hpWz7xd/A
> <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-hpWz7xd/A>
>
> Helsinki City Hall:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-vqd3ZQz/A
> <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-vqd3ZQz/A>
>
> Sofia Street with the Lutheran cathedral in the background:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-RVMqpXs/A
> <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-RVMqpXs/A>
>
> Of all the cities I have visited, Helsinki is the one that changes the most
> from winter to summer. On a July day when the sun barely sets, these streets
> look like a Mediterranean town.
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