While out on our bike ride last night we came across this new piece of art. It’s giant, and made completely of carved wood. Part of an ongoing outdoor art exhibit that has to do with Turku on Fire 2011, this is joins many other pieces of art that have popped up around the city. … More Mighty Big Flower
Even at 10:30 at night, the bike roads seemed busier than the car roads tonight. Usually our fellow cyclers are fairly good drivers, making it easy to ride in a “pack.” Tonight, however, was the end of Ruisrock (Turku’s biggest rock music festival), so after a long weekend of dancing and drinking, there were several … More Drinking + Cycling = Crashing
Imagine walking into the grocery store to see 2 people playing an intense game of charades. One of which is a woman who works for the store yelling (YELLing) in the local language while the other is miming out someone vigorously mopping the floor, followed by several seconds of silent staring (and judging: “learn the … More 3 words. 1st word, 1 syllable.
Stopped at the market for a couple of things, and we kept crossing paths with this gentleman. The market is in the basement of the mall, so there must have been some slick skills involved with his getting down there. We’ve been on segways once and we liked it, but we were flying down Michigan … More A Trip to the Market
Random acts of kindness? Sure. But random acts of knitting? Yeah, apparently it’s a thing (google it if you don’t believe me), and it’s arrived in Finland. A knitter got ahold of the railing at Turku’s public library… This scarf, or whatever you want to call it, is actually knitted to the railing. Someone will … More Random acts of… what??
The Wild Rose 