Monthly Archives: September 2006

Mooncake

I found out that you can actually get the traditional Chinese confection in Tampere also. According to Wikipedia, Mooncakes are traditionally eaten during Mid-Autumn Festival. I tasted quite many different mooncakes today and I found out that I certainly like … Continue reading

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Music

Nokia on the Rocks happening in the local pub. Bands formed by Nokia employees perform once in a while in the local pubs together.

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Ice Hockey in Tampere

Local ice hockey game in Tampere between two local teams. Always an exciting event I guess.

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Oriental beauty

Oriental beauty in details – flowers floating in the water. Those were brought to the room while it was empty. So they didn’t just bring chocolate to the room but also flowers. Very nice from them. I think this describes … Continue reading

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City view

A view from Cloud 9, a cafe on top of the Grand Hyatt.

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Subway

Subway approaching the station.

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Swans

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Boulevard

Boulevard next to the lake in the Century Park.

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Sculpturing

There was upcoming international sculpturing and gardening competition coming up pretty soon. As you can see some of those works were already ready for the competition. And some of those were almost ready.

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Cycling

Cycling during the Sunday in the Century Park. Okay, we Westerners always think that China is full of bicycles but it isn’t like that. Not at least in Shanghai. But there was plenty of bicycles for rent in Century Park … Continue reading

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