Pyhäjärvi
Friday 29th February
On the shore of the frozen lake Pyhäjärvi. We found this route back to our hotel from the city at the end of our first full day in Tampere. We couldn’t have hoped for a better location to stay - close enough (2 miles) to the centre to walk, but far enough that we were basically in the ‘countryside’…
Well, you could have chosen our place to stay… only about hundred meters further from the centre. More free of charge. Way more. Two friendly cats. Pyhäjärvi view.
On the other hand, you had already booked your hotel. And you chose to arrive on our 7th anniversary weekend. And we have this miserable never ending renovation work going on inside our apartment. And no buffet breakfast… Uh, you’re right, you couldn’t have hoped for a better location to stay.
Divine
29 Feb 08 at 10:41 pm
Gorgeous. Shouldnt it be iced over?
lordhutton
1 Mar 08 at 5:25 pm
That is ice, Hutters.
stu
1 Mar 08 at 5:44 pm
Very nice shot Stu!
DoGGa
3 Mar 08 at 8:08 pm
I crossed the Pyhäjärvi lake on a boat a month ago
People from the conference I was at went on a trip to the Vikinsaari recreation island where we were greeted by a man playing an accordion. There was some very nice outdoor grilled salmon to eat and some “outdoor finnish games” (no nakedness though, thankfully, I don’t think I could have coped giving my talk the day after…) which involved throwing a stick at other sticks. Apparently it’s called Mölkky and there’s a world championship and everything!
Sarah
19 Sep 08 at 10:46 am
Ah yes… I have been to Viikinsaari. Nice little island!
Did you like Tampere? Divine who comments here sometimes lives there!
stu
19 Sep 08 at 10:48 am