Saturday, September 6, 2014

Postcrossing #484 - Finland


Postcrossing #484 - Finland



Floortje naar Amsterdam in haar laatste 3 op Reis-seizoen


Met een dubbel gevoel start de jongerenomroep BNN vanavond aan het nieuwe seizoen van 3 op Reis. Want naast de mooie en unieke bestemmingen die weer worden aangedaan, is het ook het seizoen waarin we afscheid moeten nemen van Floortje Dessing. Ze pakt voor de laatste keer haar backpack voor het prog ...


FINLAND


Lempisanani espanjaksi: Esperanza, c ariñosa, la luna, otravez. Myös corazonsito tai esimerkiksi chiquita on ihania. /Favourite words in spanish are Esperanza, c ariñosa, la luna, otravez. Also words like corazonsito and chiquita are kind a sweet. Lempipaikkani Palmassa: Santa Catalinan kadut on kau ...


air camera, air life, ...being air Daedalus is over


Some synchronicity whisper to me that there is new light waiting to be measured. The trial separation with Leitz Summilux lens is over. Sticking to it is my answer. As I was taking a late night shower, I came to a conclusion that 135mm film photography is what I'm mastering. My style is somewhere be ...


This Week I Love... #6


Another Friday, another weekly favourites post! Slightly later than usual, since I've been battling with absolutely crippling headache since coming from work (I actually thought I might pass out when I got out of work, it was that bad) . It's slightly better now, so I thought I'd finish this while i ...


1960's Large Signed Arabia Fish Shaped Platter by Gunvor Olin-Gronqvist 37 cms


Large 1960's Arabia Finland fish-shaped platter by Gunvor Olin-Gronqvist measuring 37 cms in length and 19.5 cms wide, there is the tiniest chip on the underside of the tail which I have taken into account when pricing at R420.00, postage R50.00, contact bspencer@cybersmart.co.za to purchase or for ...


Tallinn, Estonia; August 7


Finland is quick trip across the Baltic from Estonia, so of course we had to take advantage of the opportunity to check another country off our list and possibly get another passport stamp (which they seem to give out sparingly in the EU!) Getting there was half the fun. We took a high speed ferry f ...


Helsinki, Finland; August 6-9


Flag of Finland So, one of the most important things we learned about Finland before arriving is that Angry Birds was invented there! When Michael found this out, he quickly put a pilgrimage to the Angry Birds store in Helsinki as a must on our list of activities there! Dining with an Angry Bird at ...


Hello


Heissan bloggen... Som jag skrev sist kände jag mig lite flunssig och det blev jag också! Inte kul... så jag har inte haft riktigt årk till att blogga eller göra nått annat. Har inte varit på gym häller på en vecka.. lönar sig inte att vara sjuk och träna, är inte bra kombination. Ska försöka se om ...


Lihapulla /Meatballs (sans the meat )Finnish way


For alphabet F I choose Finland!! Somehow it’s always fascinated me. Why because Santa lives here officially, yes really I am not kidding check it here. The land of midnight sun, northern lights, and saunas. I wish can live there… I knew almost immediately I was making meatballs!! Aw! Come-on you ar ...


Finland fight back to draw with Wales


A late Tim Väyrynen equaliser salvaged a draw for Finland at home to Wales in front of more than 5,000 spectators in Turku, keeping alive their hopes of finishing second in Group 1. The home side had started strongly although the visitors were the first ...


2015 Euro U21 qualifier: Wales hopes end in Finland draw


Geraint Williams' Wales Under-21 drew 2-2 in Finland, ending their chances of qualifying for the Euro 2015 finals. Wales had to win to have any chance of progressing as a runner-up, but remain fourth in Group One with one game left. Robin Lod put Finland ...


Yet another study: Finland has world’s most cost-efficient education system


A new study has ranked Finnish schools the number one most efficient education system among 30 OECD countries in terms of their return on expenses. The study says Finland won the top spot because of its large class sizes and reasonable teacher wages.



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