Day 9...started with packing up from our hotel and heading out of Jyvaskyla. Rauno and Arto decided to join us on one last leg of our journey as we drove to Tampere. There is an old warehouse there that has been converted to shops and restaurants. We spent some time walking around downtown looking at the old buildings and visiting the dam. Then we had lunch at a very American style restaurant called the Speak Easy. It had a train running around the ceiling, and Aden loved it. It was the best burger I've had since we came to Finland.
Then it was time to say goodbye to Arto and Rauno. We were very sad to leave them, and thanked them profusely for showing us around Finland for the past week. They helped plan our activities, waited patiently when we spent more time than expected at certain locations, kept us from getting lost (mostly!), fed us, interpreted for us, and were fabulous companions. We will miss them, and hope they find their way to the United States for a visit before too many years pass.
We completed our day with a drive back to Helsinki. We are now hanging our in our hotel, watching some Disney Channel and hoping to go to bed early. Can't wait to get some sightseeing done in Helsinki over the next couple days.
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| Finlayson & Co. Warehouse |
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| An Art Exhibit on the side of the warehouse. Interesting, but a little creepy. |
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| Making a wish at the dam. |
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| The Speak Easy Restaurant inside the warehouse. |
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| The Train. |
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