Posts in Category: Christopher

When You Need a Drink

In Finland alcohol distribution is quite regulated. Wine and spirits need to be purchased at …

Last Mad Rush Around

The flight was leaving quite late ….

Nature Culture

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The Journey continues: Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle

Helsinki Autumnal Bliss

We has a lot of fun!

Dance Dance Dance

It was so cold outside we had to prepare … and Mei had a new pair of tights to stretch up and give rise to some fun.

Meiduo has been showing some Resistance

The trottinette’s we picked up in Paris have made the whole European side of this trip possible: Xavier and Meiduo have scootered everywhere, while their parents have walked and walked. But getting Mei into galleries has been a little tough recently – she will often find a quite corner and do her animal installations. This photo is from the Finnish Architecture Museum, where Meiduo sat it out dressed in her tradition Ladakhi dress.

World Design Capital Helsinki 2012

VW Transporter: an enduring design masterpiece. Very much appreciated by the cool Finns.

Helsinki

We arrived in Helsinki having left an item at security check in Barca, then things got worse when the rest of our baggage failed to appear. Finnair were nice enough to give us 4 very neat ‘survival kits and 300 Euros. We were expecting to wait 24hrs … then got a call that it was found and it was delivered to our very smart apartment in the ‘Design District’.

Snow had fallen the day before … a very crisp northern latitudinal world … but the next dau we went out with our 300 Euros into a beautiful blue 2 degree day … very nice!

Celt Invaders

From our First Summer Day in Barca

These don’t do the beach justice … a great promenade.