Porvoo, Finland - 1st May 2009
By: Delenna
Yesterday's party was also a goodbye party for Roo and Ewan. E. Ewok. They'll be going to Germany! Vladimir took the goodbye a bit hard as he had grown to love travelling in Roo's "tummy pocket". I wish Roo and Ewan all the best & hope they'll have fun in Germany
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Posted May 1, 2009, 10:41 am
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Porvoo, Finland - 4th May 2009
By: Delenna
Voyagers keep disappearing here! Well ok, not disappearing actually but leaving. Vladimir will go to Germany too. Now it's just me and Alfie. At least for a while. My mentor said there is a few guys heading our way but she couldn't tell when exactly. Oh well, I'm sure Alfie & I will enjoy this quieter time too.
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Posted May 4, 2009, 5:10 pm
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Porvoo, Finland - 10th May 2009
By: Delenna
As it's the second Sunday in May it's also the Mothers' Day here. The sun was shining so we went for a walk. It's a flagging day so we saw many Finnish flags flapping in the wind. We also picked some wood anemones for the mother of the house - that's a tradition.
We also walked to the beach to see the unfrozen Baltic Sea. That's the same spot where we walked on in January! I climbed on the life-buoy to check if it was ok after the winter. Maybe my new profession could be lifesaving...
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Posted May 10, 2009, 12:09 pm
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Porvoo, Finland - 15th May 2009
By: Delenna
This's my mentor's favourite view on the city - perhaps because she got engaged on the side of this hill This place is called Castle Hill and there used to be a castle hundreds of years ago. You can only see the castle moats anymore. This's where the settlement started in this area. This's really cool place to think of Robin Hood etc.
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Posted May 15, 2009, 6:00 pm
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Porvoo, Finland - 15th May 2009
By: Delenna
In the evening we had a small "party" as it's now officially Alfie's 2nd birthday. The real party was held way beforehand like the Anniversary of his arrival. Tonight we had Nacho Cheese Balls and watched Kung Fu Panda! It was also a good way to get to know our new visitors TobiHH (the seal) and Leonard (the bird). Savannah (the leopard), my mentor's new tv, was there too of course. We did have fun
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Posted May 15, 2009, 8:59 pm
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World Village Festival, Helsinki, Finland - 23rd May 2009
By: Delenna
Today we got to experience the World Village Festival which is held annually in Helsinki! This year, which is the 10th time this festival is held, it starts from the Railway Square and continues as usual to a park further away (Kaisaniemi Park). There was many performers (music, dance, art etc) from Finland and abroad, food from Africa and Asia etc, charity/volunteer work organizations, craftsmen selling their stuff, UN, Greenpeace, politics, world books, animal protection organizations... etc etc! The main theme of the year was the climate.
We took pics when we first arrived, before there was public - as you can see the pics that were taken after the public arrived it's very crowded. The weather was horrible! It rained so much we had a pond on our feet most of the time (the roof didn't hold). I helped my host at "her stand" (a small organization that does charity for children). I sold some lottery tickets with TobiHH, Alfie and Leonard. My host had made some of the prizes! Everyone won something
We were there the whole day. Fortunately we didn't have to stand at one place the whole time, The stand was in one huge tent called the "market of possibilities tent" and there were exhibitors from child sponsorship, volunteer work, development cooperation plus a "general section". We also saw Signmark perform! He's a deaf (yes deaf!) rapper! He raps with a few other guys who do the same rap in Finnish and/or English and then there's the dj. Signmark himself raps in Finnish sign language. It was cool! They had so much fun on stage!
When we left we saw the same car inside a wall as when we came. Only this time it was painted along with the walls.
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Posted May 24, 2009, 3:39 pm
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Porvoo, Finland - 24th May 2009
By: Delenna
We went to the Art Factory again, only this time to check out Old Mobiles exhibition (Wanhat Mobiilit in Finnish). They arranged it for charity cause - not for saving old cards but giving money to children's sports and anti-drug work etc. The building was probably full of the vehicles but we didn't have enough cash to go in so we just looked at the oldies on the yard. We even went inside an old buss (the blue one seen in the 3rd photo)! It's called "Siipi-Wiima" and this one is from 1960. Then there were two old firedepartment's mobiles; Willys and Bedford! There were newer cars too - like that police car
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Posted May 25, 2009, 12:56 pm
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Porvoo, Finland - 25th May 2009
By: Delenna
In the hot weather we walked down to the beach to get even hotter: by barbequeing! That's us: me, Alfie, TobiHH and Leonard. It was fun and delicious but way too hot for bbq!
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Posted May 26, 2009, 11:54 am
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Porvoo, Finland - 28th May 2009
By: Delenna
My mentor is famous!
Ok, I "might" be exaggerating it a bit... One of the pics she took with Roo is published in a Chinese magazine - among with lots of others in a story about ToyVoyagers Alfie is there too in one of the photos!
I just might have to ask my mentor's autograph
Link to the story on this site:
http://www.toyvoyagers.com/forum/index.php?a=topic&t=2316
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Posted May 28, 2009, 9:59 am Last edited May 28, 2009, 10:00 am by Delenna
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Porvoo, Finland - 13th June 2009
By: Delenna
My mentor graduated! Again! Now she's also a Practical Nurse. That's her school where they had the graduation. My mentor and her class sang. It was ok, I'd love to put it on YouTube She also got some flowers and gifts although she didn't invite many people to celebrate in her home.
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Posted Jun 16, 2009, 3:41 pm
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Porvoo, Finland - 14th June 2009
By: Delenna
Next we went to the river shore, between the red shore houses. That street sign (Elvis Presley Boulevard!) was on a house next to the one where a local rock legend lives.
When we had had enough of the sights we wanted something to eat. The place we went was Bar & Café Porvoo Coffee Roastery. It's located in an old brick magazine on the riverbank, right next to the main bridge. We ate indoors (with the the solid brick walls, logs, and candles - and warmth!) but went to the terrace and the barge afterwards to see the view.
Next we sent the tens of postcards we had written
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Posted Jun 19, 2009, 11:04 am
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Porvoo, Finland - 14th June 2009
By: Delenna
Last but not least we walked to the Small Chocolate Factory by the church. It was so tiny we couldn't take any pics indoors We found that little toy doggie sitting there all alone. We had a talk with him and realised he had been sitting there for quite a long time. My mentor felt sorry for him and decided to rescue him. Her eyes hinted me that the doggie would probably end up a tv
Notice the cool car? We did too and couldn't resist taking a pic.
That bench was further away but the text written on it pleased me somehow
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Posted Jun 19, 2009, 11:10 am
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