May Day Eve
It is the eve of May Day, and I am supposed to be partying, or at least have partying planned for the evening, just like everyone else. May Day eve is one of the numerous days that Finns use as an excuse to do weird and/or crazy things, and more often that not, get drunk. Last year I was in Helsinki centre to watch them put the graduation cap on Havis Amanda, the statue of a mermaid next to Kauppatori, the central market square. It's a yearly tradition, and it's really quite incredible the amount of people that turn up: we couldn't get closer than maybe 300 metres to the statue because of the crowds, and even we were still relatively close to it. It's annoying when you're in the crowd, but for some reason you always want to go. It's the one day of year (apart for graduation day, for the people that are graduating) that you can wear your graduation cap without people staring at you funny. Also, it is ok wear silly masks and throw confetti around. Who wouldn't want to do that?
This year, however, I'm most likely staying home for the evening. I have work tomorrow, and I don't feel like being half asleep for the entire day. But the reason for my post was actually to just post a few pictures I took today. It's gorgeous and sunny, and there are finally some budding leaves on the trees! Yay! Doesn't stop it being freezing though; it's about +6 degrees (Celcius), but the wind is incredibly strong, and incredibly cold. But anyway, the pictures:
This year, however, I'm most likely staying home for the evening. I have work tomorrow, and I don't feel like being half asleep for the entire day. But the reason for my post was actually to just post a few pictures I took today. It's gorgeous and sunny, and there are finally some budding leaves on the trees! Yay! Doesn't stop it being freezing though; it's about +6 degrees (Celcius), but the wind is incredibly strong, and incredibly cold. But anyway, the pictures: