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    Tour to kemi town

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    We had rented a nice cabin at Viitasaari, near Huopanankoski.
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    The nearest neighbours were on decent distance
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    The lake view was beautiful, although the water was so cold in October that no swimming was even thought of
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    But then, in the kitchen: what is this? Black rice?
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    Wanna have some coffee?
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    Town of Tornio has a nice salmon statue on the riverbank. This river is completely open, so salmon can migrate up to the little brooks 
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    This statue is made of Tornio's stainless steel
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    Tour to riga in latvia

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    Restored clock dating to 1924, serving as local landmark & popular meeting spot.
    ​Good starting point for geocaching in the town.
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    Meeting local geocachers in the center of Riga
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    In the center park of Riga they have a statue that has nearly as good figures as Havis Amanda in Helsinki
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    We had an opportunity to visit a high tower based bar in the center of Riga
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    View to the center of Riga
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    Not Rin-Tin-Tin, in stead of that here is Mr Poo-Tin-Tin
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    Slava Ukraini!
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    Riga is known as a great example of Jugend-style (Art Nouveau) houses
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    Jugend-style statue in front of the building
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    Jugend-style house
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    Jugend-style water closet
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    Jugend-style vegetable slicer
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    Jugend-style soup
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    Jugend-style older house in Jurmala village
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    Jugend-style Onyx
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    Jurmala beach
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    Old train from Riga to Jurmala: a noisy, banging and mourning type of steel box
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    Riga has frienship with Bremen