Day 1 - Sunday
Arrival
day. Some of the people came already on Saturday, the rest came until 5 a
clock pm on Sunday.
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Dawning of the first Rally day...;-)
A small group of early arrivers on a sunny tour at Finnish country side...
View from the terrace of Cafe Silta, close the Sääksmäki Bridge.
Day 2 - Monday
Relaxing
day. Most of the people had to ride long way to this Rally. There fore
this day was spent without any bikes.
Just to enjoy the Finnish summer day - following local customs...
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Matti and Anna-Maija waiting for others to start our relaxing day.
The group gathering for GCE-Charter to take us out.
On top of the Pyynikki Tower - Lake Pyhäjärvi in horizon. Bernd, Richard and Harry looking around.
Having a cup of coffee...
...down on the small Cafe...
...in Pyynikki Tower.
Climbing up stairs of Pispala...
...to look at the scenery.
In the heart of the City of Tampere - Tammerkoski Rapid.
Going to a lake cruise at Lake Pyhäjärvi.
Sun was shining and people enjoyed...
...and relaxed a bit. Specially Harry ;-)
In the Finnish smoke sauna (yes, there is several peoples in there).
Wolfgang, Hans-Peter, Ad, Timo, Lars and Matti having a refreshment.
Directly from smoke sauna to swim in the lake. Back to sauna - swim again, back to sauna... Aaahh.
After sauna some snack on the lake shore.
Time for some excitement...
...and a game of "Mölkky".
Day 3 - Tuesday
Great
men from Finland, vol.1 - Jean
Sibelius. Destination for day was Ainola, the
home of Jean Sibelius - world famous Finnish composer. Our route took us first to Aulanko national park. In the afternoon, on the
way back home, rain forced us to seek shelter for a while.
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First stop in Hämeenlinna...
...to see the Aulanko tower. Bruno and Walter in front.
Pius, Richard and Sigfried in the afternoon visiting Ainola.
The place was verdant and beautiful.
Sibelius and his wife Aino is buried in the garden of Ainola..
Group was keeping the rain on the way back. Bernd stayed outside... ;-))
Day 4 - Wednesday
Finnish
industrial tradition was the theme of the day. Our destination was the Verla
Mill Museum - old unique paper mill.
Day dawned rainy and our small group started the trip while others stayed
in hotel for other activities...
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Hans, Jaana and Bruno waiting for a guide in beautiful yard of Verla.
Massive facade of an old mill building.
Learning some facts of old days.
Bernd and Marcus going in to the drying building - several storeys high.
Hearing a story of female workers in the drying building - "paper monkeys".
Bernd in front os the mills office - everything stays as it was when the place was closed at year 1964.
Day 5 - Thuersday
Great
men from Finland, vol.2 - C.G.E.
Mannerheim. Destination for this day was Louhisaari
Manor - a childhood home of Mannerheim. First coffee stop on the route
was made in Alastaro Circuit.
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Coffee brake at Alastaro Motor Sport Centre.
While girls having their brake outside...
...guys was relaxing on the terrace of the Paddock Cafe.
On the verdant road to Louhisaari Manor.
The miniature of the Manor was interesting people...
On the yard waiting for our guided tour to begin.
Inside following the guide and listening the interesting history of Louhisaari...
Bernd exited from the atmosphere.
Ad thinking - "Could I play this one..."
Walter and Matti going to lunch after the tour.
Our lunch place was close by the manors yard.
Light lunch before our return trip...
Day 6 - Friday
This
day we was visiting the largest
unified wooden town in the Nordic countries - Old
Rauma. Our route there took us on various roads - even trough the old
Leineperi Ruukki.
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Break at the yard of Leineperi Ruukki.
Walking in Old Rauma.
Our guide meet us in front of an old church.
On the yard of an typical old house of the area.
Ria, Hans-Peter and Bruno looking around.
Wolfgang,
Marcus, Matti and Richard
moving on.
Streets was narrow...
Two yellows meeting - Wolfgang and Beatle.
One of the nice gates in front of the yard.
Final look around and the tour is over...
...and it was time for lunch in one of those cosy old yards.
On the way back to the hotel...
