Signs of summer 2011

It's starting to look (and feel) quite a lot like summer around here. :)

Business in Stockholm

For once, it was nice to take a relaxed trip to Stockholm with the big boat. Waking up early in the morning to catch a climpse of the beautiful archipelago, as well as staying up late enough in the evening to catch the sunset. Gave energy to stay inside at the office for the whole of a warm spring day.

The ship was nicely decorated with a New York theme.

Vesiliikennepäivä @ Pihlajasaari

Today Helsinki had the "Water Transit Day". It was a bit badly advertised though, as Google would give more hits for the past 2009 or 2010 events than the current 2011 one!

Anyway, Vesiliikennepäivä is arranged somewhat at the start of the "Water transit season", with travel discounts to many interesting places - City of Helsinki's recreational islands. We chose Pihlajasaari. It was a bit unfortunate that the weather had turned colder, and more cloudy. And when the wind blows from the sea, brrr, you feel it all the way to the bones..

On the way back we stopped at Vanhankaupunginlahti (I though my son would like to see it, and I was right ;).

PS. Now it's time to follow anxiously how Paradise Oskar will do in the Eurovision Song Contest - and tomorrow it would be time for the Hockey World Championship finals.. Go Finland go!!!

Classic Motorshow 2011

It was fun checkin' out the old motors. Though, I think the event was a little bit better last year. Maybe it was a certain lack of "surprise elements", or because one of the main themes was American classics and it has been just two weeks from the American Car Show in Helsinki. Or maybe I'm just not that much into old cars after all.. Anyway, my son liked it (as much as a four-year old can concentrate to looking at static objects)..

On the way back we took the usual detour via Vesijärvi harbour, which was naturally crowded on a sunny spring day, looking as beautiful as ever. :)