I left Monday afternoon (I think the local time in Vancouver is midnight Tuesday/wednesday). It’s 10 am Wednesday and I am in Finland. I spent yesterday at the Paris and Stockholm airports. I saw a tiny bit of Stockholm yesterday. Only enough to know that I want to return and explore. And took an overnight ferry from Stockholm to Turku – and arrived 7:30 this morning (local time).
What a beautiful ferry trip. Too bad it was dark – but it was lovely looking at all the lights. It must be extraordinary to take that trip during daylight hours to see all the islands and archipelagos.
I am staying the night in Turku, and taking the bus to Korpo tomorrow afternoon.
And based on what has already happened on this trip – my time at the AARK will be filled to the brim with stories.
I have already met some people who will show up in my book (all identities will be disguised to protect the guilty )
Today I am going to walk along the Aurajoki, and go to the Sibelius museum, and maybe check out some markets. There is a concert tonight at the museum – but sleep might have to come first.
Below are the only 2 photos I took in Stockholm. I don’t know who the statue is a tribute to -but if I was him, I would be a little annoyed to know a seagull has taken up residence on my head.
I didn’t get a chance to visit S:ta Clara kyrka, but when I get back to Stockholm for an extended visit, I intend to spend some time there. I am a little obsessed. And while the photo doesn’t show how magnificent the building looks with the shadows from the clouds moving over the facade – just being in its presence is quite inspiring.
Oh there is also a win of the day. For the very first time, I successfully drank a cup of coffee without milk in it. Only because I couldn’t find milk at the restaurant – and no one at the other tables was drinking milk in their coffees. And I didn’t want to be shamed for being oh, I don’t know – irregular/strange/have bad taste in coffee.
*no tea today. Just delicious black coffee
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