Freitag, 24. Oktober 2008
Aussicht - view
Freitag, 3. Oktober 2008
Montag, 22. September 2008
Pilz-Lektion - mushroom lesson
We found mostly "milk caps" which we identified in the internet as being non-poisonous and therefore worked up to a mushroom dish for dinner. Unfortunately though we collected FALSE saffron milk caps which are - in contrast to the "true" one - very bitter so that our dinner was almost inedible...You live and learn!
On the plus side the self-picked blueberries were very delicious for dessert!
Dienstag, 16. September 2008
Wochenendausflüge - weekend trips
Ein paar Tage später haben wir uns dann auf einem Bild in einer Lokalzeitung entdeckt. A few days later we found ourselves on a picture in a local newspaper :)


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Zu Ehren einer ganz besonderen Person hat sich John den 12. September frei genommen und wir haben den Tag in Naantali, einer hübschen kleinen Stadt am Meer, verbracht und im "Naantali Spa Hotel" die Seele baumeln lassen...
In honor of a very special person, John took a day off on September 12th. We spent the day in Naantali - a neat little town on the sea - and took a break from every day life in the "Naantali Spa Hotel"...
Dienstag, 9. September 2008
1 Jahr/year Suomi
A year ago to the day we arrived here in Finland! In retrospect we can say, that it was a year full of ups and downs, with more rainy than sunny days and that it went by quickly...
We have learned that the Finns are friendly, but also very shy and a little bit weird, that you can only learn the Finnish language if you have heard it already as a baby, that the extreme daylight changes can throw you out of your rhythm, that there are definitely more trees than people here in Finland and that hot sauna nights make the long and grey winter more bearable.
Wir fühlen uns wohl in unserem Zuhause in der Valtakatu 17, versuchen weiterhin das Beste zu machen aus unserem Finnland-Aufenthalt und sind gespannt, was das kommende Jahr an Überraschungen für uns bereit hält. Our apartment finally feels like home. We will continue to make the best out of our stay in Finland and are excited to see what surprises the coming year has in store.
Hier einige Herbst-Impressionen aus Finnland:
Here are some impressions of the beginning fall:
Freitag, 5. September 2008
Quality time
At the end of August we went to Germany for a week to attend the wedding of our friends Heike & Erwin (August 23rd) and to finally see Tonia´s family again.Sonnenschein, Bierchen in Andechs und im Augustiner Biergarten, Grillen im Garten, Kurz-Besuch in München, Rutschen im "Plantsch", Kinobesuch mit süßem Popcorn (gibt´s in Finnland nicht), Kanutour auf der Altmühl und "quality time" mit Familie und Freunden - schee war´s dahoam!
Sunshine, beergardens, bbq in the backyard, visit in Munich, sliding in the public pool, going to the movies, canoe tour on the river "Altmühl" and quality time with family and friends - it was nice to be "dahoam" (Bavarian word for at home).
Freitag, 15. August 2008
Special guests
This week we had two very special guests in the house: Tonia´s beloved little sister Marlies and her boyfriend Stefan.
Bei Sonnenschein haben wir im Hof gegrillt, sind durch die Stadt spaziert oder haben am Meer ge-chillt.
When the sun was shining we barbequed in the backyard, went for a walk downtown or chilled out on the beach.
Bei Regen haben wir die Läden von Rauma und Turku´s Einkaufszentrum "Mylly" unsicher gemacht, mit den Katzen gespielt oder Olympiade geglotzt. Und bei Dunkelheit haben wir fleißig Wii und Playstation gespielt oder waren im Nachtclub "Onella" unterwegs.
When it was raining we went shopping downtown or in Turku´s shopping mall "Mylly", played with the cats or watched the Olympics. And at night we enjoyed playing Wii and Playstation or went out to the night club "Onella".
Schade, dass die beiden viel zu weit weg wohnen und wir nicht mehr Zeit mit ihnen verbringen können...Bee & King, ihr fehlt uns hier in Finnland!!! It´s too bad that Marlies & Stefan live too far away and that we can´t spend more time with them...We miss them here in Finland!!!