Travelog for: Bisma

Happy Mothers Day!!!

Bisma

I like the flowers...

Spring time is so wonderful, new flowers appear all the time 

Bisma

I CYCLE JYVÄSKYLÄ

Yesterday a cycling week begun here. I also wanted to join and my host found a bicycle of my size. I cycled around and here are some pictures of me in Church Park, in front of the city hall, near the bridge (the man swinging under the bridge is actually a statue  ), in the harbour, near a fairy tale castle and by the channel. Traveling Teddy joined me. It was so fun to cycle! 

Bisma

I was cycling among the flowers!

Bisma

Naissaaren kahvila / Cafe Naissaari

I went to the cafe with my friend Traveling Teddy. The cafe is very cute, old building. And look how delicious our cakes look 

Bisma

Local newspaper

I begin my days by reading the local newspaper, Keskisuomalainen.

Here you can watch and listen The European Song Contest songs. Finland, of course, and my favorite, Denmark: http://www.eurovision.tv/page/malmo-2013/about/shows/grand-final

They like ice hockey a lot here in Finland. Look here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_IIHF_World_Championship

I normally read only the good news, cartoons and the weather forecast 

Bisma

A walk in a forest

Today in the afternoon we took a walk in a forest. Spring is the time of growing and blossoming... I saw lots of trees, flowers, caves and a stream. I heard lots of birds singing and got stung by a mosquito 

Bisma

Toivolan vanha piha -The old Quad of Toivola

This area is like a museum with boutiques and cafes. I had a cup of coffee with a macaroon and looked around the lovely quad.

Bisma

Kissankello -Story of the bluebells

In Toivolan Vanha Piha I went to a exhibition of patchwork. One lady has made some touch books for blind. Here is the story of bluebells, which is in Finnish a fairy tale of clever mice who decided to hang a bell around cat's neck... And how cats and mice became enemies...

More about this exhibition later...

Bisma

Patchwork Art Exhibition

I saw lots of beautiful patchworks in an exhibition and I also met the artist. And guess what? She has been living in Bali for 3 years  What a nice surprise!

Bisma

Around the town

As we walked around the town we saw many interesting places and happenings...

Restaurant Day means that whoever can put up a restaurant where ever for one day. We saw many restaurants and ate Fruit Candies in one of them 

We looked at a couple of statues. Uno Cygnaeus (1810- 1888- ) was a Finnish clergyman, educator, and chief inspector of the country's school system. He is considered the father of the Finnish public school system.

Minna Canth (1844-1897) was a Finnish writer and social activist. Canth began to write while managing her family draper's shop and living as a widow raising seven children. Minna Canth is the first woman to receive her own flag day in Finland, starting on 19 March 2007. It is also the day of social equality in Finland.

On the way we also saw The Old Vicarage of Jyväskylä (built 1927), the Town Hall (1899) and the City Church (1880) and there was also a wedding at that moment. After that we went to see the Pekka Ervast -temple (1927).

And that was not all...

Bisma

Skateboarding, lions and meet-up

...and that was not all!

Next I went to see skateboarding and got a chance to also try it. After that I went to a postcrossing meet-up and met some lions.

What a day!

Bisma

Cycling around the lake

Some more cycling because I love it! This time I was cycling around the lake and saw many wonderful places...

I crossed some beautiful bridges, I met lots of sheep, I looked my hometown over the lake and met a bear!

Bisma

Speaking stones

This is what the stones are saying:
1. Hear me
2. Free your mind
3. Balance
4. I would always love you gently
5. Live your dream
6. Possibility for the future would remain

I really like these speaking stones!

Bisma

Viherlandia Garden Center and a Fairytale Castle

I have been many times before in this garden center, this time I'm lucky to have some photos there. And just next to it is the Fairytale Castle I once saw from distance. This time I went to see the castle. Look at me with all the flowers again!!! 

Bisma