As we were visiting Paris over the National Day (14th of July) and the following day, we took a lot of pictures … I selected a few for you. What to say about Paris that hasn’t been said before ? well, not much. I’ll pretty much confirm what people usually feel there : – people […]
Wow, it lasted from 6pm to 10am … we were only 5 people, but that was cool :) too bad one of our friends couldn’t make it …
Europa-Park is an amusement park in Germany, close to the French border, in Rust, basically half way between Freiburg and Strasbourg. I’ve been there only few times but I always have quite a ball. That’s why I thought I’d put a post about it. Entry fees are 30€ per adult, and cheaper for juniors and […]
… and I’ve sorted my photos. It took a while, also because I have guests coming over, and I have a day time job :) After the trip to Savonlinna and Valamo, we went to France see my family near the Alps, especially for my sister’s wedding. Then we spent few days in Alsace where […]
No, it isn’t the name of a fort ;) but that of a monastery. Not just any, actually, Valamo is the only orthodox monastery in the Nordics. You won’t find very old buildings there, because they used to live in that part of Karelia (Karjala) annexed by Russia during WWII, and had to move and […]