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Time to move
I started using LiveJournal in January 2001, but after 16 years, I am going to start using Dreamwidth: http://squirmelia.dreamwidth.org
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Riga - Vilnius
I travelled by coach from Riga to Vilnius and on the coach was a device that allowed you to choose music to listen to, as if you were on a plane! There was a rock section and it felt great to be travelling through Latvia and Lithuania, staring at the unfamiliar countryside, with System of a Down's Chop Suey! playing, followed by Disturbed's Down ( Read more... ) -
Vilnius TV Tower
Drinking coffee in a revolving restaurant at the top of the Vilnius TV Tower, listening to the creaking and admiring the scenery. The sun is shining and the sky is blue and I am happy at this moment. -
Ferry
I took the ferry across from Helsinki to Tallinn and spent the time staring at the sea, listening to a bingo game that took place in Finnish, and also to the music that was played there. I watched people dance and wondered then why I didn't have someone to dance with. "Whatever will be, will be," they sung. Yes ( Read more... ) -
Cathedrals and the rapture
That afternoon, she mostly visited places of worship in Helsinki ( Read more... ) -
Suomenlinna
She took a ferry to Suomenlinna, a sea fortress in Finland ( Read more... ) -
Helsinki
She arrived in Helsinki, took a tram and then she met a parade of concrete turtles, near to the docks. The sky was blue that day.
She stared up at the statues and buildings, as she wandered around the city.
She visited a department store and then that evening, ate pulled oats, cinnamon buns and marzipan covered cakes that she had purchased there -
Snowshoeing across frozen lakes
She wore snowshoes while she hiked across frozen lakes and through snowy forests, where lichen and juniper berries grew ( Read more... ) -
Hietaranta
She sat on a bench in the middle of a sandy beach, and stared at the sea, but it was frozen. When she walked by it, she could hear it creaking, crackling, the ice melting. She looked into the distance and saw blue pylons, on tiny islands, and crows, standing on the ice.
