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    GHOST CASTLE OF RÖYKKÄ

    In Nurmijärvi southern Finland we found an old hospital building named Röykkä.
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    This old hospital has served as pulmonary sanatorium but the previous owner town of Helsinki has wanted to ret rid of it. Look how beautiful architecture it has! 
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    This building has been used as the home of the hospital doctor. Desigh by Helen Schjerfbeck's brother Magnus Schjerfbeck!
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    We have heard rumours that in this tower wanders an old white-drobed ghost lady, searching for something that we do not know
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    This old hospital building is located beside chrystal clear water lake
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    Portugal and spain lighthouses

    Finland's Lighthouse Society members planned to have a 2 weeks tour into the Atlantic coastline of Portugal and Spain.
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    In Lisbon, Portugal they have a tram which can climb up the hills by tilting the cabin
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    Tram service had an accident and we had to take a Tuk-Tuk to see some sights of Lissabon - driver droved like he lived there...
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    Portuguese Bögö
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    Portugal is a sea-farer country. They have built a lot of lighthouses on the coastline, here is the first we saw, the Santa Marta Lighthouse.
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    Atlantic cost has completely different kind of flora than in Finland
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    Lighthouse lamps
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    Vigo harbour in Spain
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    Vigo airport car rent office gave us a car that had scratches in the sides. Take always photos of the car when you receive it!
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    After leaving Vigo, it was time to have some lunch in Santiago de Compostella
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    Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
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    The organs of Santiago de Compostella Cathedral had "Spanish horns"
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    We wanted to log the geocache in the church wall, but this older man was muggling around. Finally I just took the container and logged the cache...
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    This is the place whre the Santiago de Compostela walkers are ending their walk: FinisTerra beside the sea shore
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    One German geocacher was found
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    Icecream time!
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    In Spain we saw food storage constructions standing on legs and stone plates
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    Next lighthouse...
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    Nice sunset
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    Seawater farm for oysters or other mollusks
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    Sea Fennel (merifenkoli, Crithmum)
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    The oldest lighthouse in Spain was built by the Romans a couple thousand years ago
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    Kaija and Arja at the Hercule park
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    European Pea (Ulex europaeus), Euroopanpiikkiherne
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    Here should be a geocache? Pretty hot to walk down and up
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    Oh Yes!
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    This site had also been a military cannon bunker
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    And then, back to the basics!
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    Many kind of seafood available
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    Kiiltokielopuu 
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    Roof paintings in a cave
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    Modern way of lighting a candle: place the donation and the candle will spread the light!
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    Jesus Christ!
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    One hour of walking down and 2 hours back...
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    Canfranc railway station converted to a hotel
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    Malesian group in nuuksio

    I was lucky enough to be the gude for one Malesian traveller group in Helsinki.
    ​They wanted to go to Nuuksio, but as it was midsummer, I had to tell them that all services, including the restaurant in Haltia would be closed. So I proposed them that we go to Salmi area.
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    Our bus driver was a member of Etelälahti caravan area club, so we drove there and had a nice walk in the Northern Nuuksio park.
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    Team leader in Pikku-Parikas lake
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    Summer tour to tallinn

    Summer 2023 had better travelling opportunities and gave also more guided tour opportunities after the Covid 19 pandemic.
    We had travelers from several areas of USA, and mostly often the weather was also brilliant.
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    Old houses in Tallinn's evening
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    Medieval old town walls and guarding towers
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    Town wal gate beside "Fat Margaret"-tower
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    During the soviet occupation many Estonians were arrested by the soviet secret police KGB and disappeared. Tallinn has a special museum to remind people of the russian way of security
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    During one tour to Tallinn we were lucky to meet local old church Pyha Vaimu (Holy Ghost / Spirit) priest and also one of the bishops from Finland, mr. Matti Repo (brother of the author, by the way...)
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    There is always room for a good beefsteak!
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    Kruunuhaka tour in helsinki

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    Russian emperor Aleksander 1st has incorrectly been marked here to 100 years wrong year - writer is a Helsinki Guide...
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    Oikokatu in Kruununhaka area
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    I have seen the writing on the wall
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    This Jugend style house in Helsinki was a site where secret jaegers were collected and guided to Germany to get military education
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    Maurinkatu 4 street gate has a nice story - the name of the building is not Suomela!
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    hms albion visiting helsinki

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    Hms Albion is a British ship supporting groups to land
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    Equipment required to let the troops to land
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    Vessel is equipped with self defencing barrel gun
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    Please do not use Google translator. In stead of that, British Dictionary can help...