| A postcard of the city. This card does not do the place justice, but it was the only one I found. | |
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We finally located a hotel, after deciding to pay a little bit more to be downtown, rather than finding a cheap hostel farther out. Here we are playing with the timers on our cameras. Left to right are me, Lindsey, and Juana. |
| Though it was nearly December by the time we went, Tampere still had no snow. In fact, it rained all weekend. But downtown Tampere is pretty even without snow. Lights adorn the streets year-round, but especially at Christmas time. |  |
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We woke up early Sunday morning to go take pictures of the city. This is the Tampere cathedral. |
| We found a lot of funny translations in Tampere. This one is not a translation, we think. But it described Lindsey rather well. Our favorite translations in Tampere were a restaurant called "Indian Part" (which should have been "Part of India," we think) and a fire safety card in our hotel room which instructed us, "In case of fire, open window and expose yourself in it." |  |
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We were very excited by the prospect of museums in Tampere. This is the Spy Museum. However, it was closed on Sundays. We were rather disappointed. |
| We waved a sad good-bye to Tampere just as the sun came out for the first time in what seemed like months. We paused for a train station shot in front of the children's car, featuring the Mummis, popular Finnish cartoon characters. We also missed the Mummi Museum while in Tampere. |  |