https://www.juhaberglund.com/photos daily 1.0 2025-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1445634130033-FKC2UXRTOCAVWNKQS7XF/Untitled-12.jpg Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1445286522212-3IZJ6WZF1UL8M2DQUZJ2/Otori+Jinja+170.jpg Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1445719813064-CY6EOY6DY9EMRRA94BGF/Untitled-64.jpg Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1446394841873-PG23OHS1NNLAACQS5AT9/image004.JPG Photos - Angkor Wat Cambodia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1628668559236-5KLB6FVYBUDFX8HT0KM7/image-asset.jpeg Photos - Rainbow Bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1447018935251-V73VHYDEBD2ZTE70CUC2/USA+2014+2937-1.JPG Photos - Grand Canyon Arizona, USA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1447007353922-47CTWNPFP86238QTE1IA/USA+2014+1702.JPG Photos - Badwater Basin California, USA https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-01-06 https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/japan2025 monthly 0.5 2026-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/dba28549-f4a7-4b9c-af30-947515e2109d/PC170498.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Mister Donut or just ミスド (“misudo”) sells Pokemon donuts. Gotta catch ‘em all! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/df794e91-42e9-4bce-b5c5-e5af86bd4037/PC180509.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Thinking that this little piece of Heaven costs less than Mega-ateria in Hesburger makes me cry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/7c0c1a46-b88d-4fc6-8cf0-33438e18a0e3/PC284432.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/da9e3c30-f904-408b-bd18-b9270b6de29b/PC150077-3.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out I still cannot visit Japan without stopping in Akihabara. Few things in life are as endlessly captivating as wandering electronics stores for hours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/ba2c372c-bc6b-41f9-ada5-2008f1f7de43/PC160290.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Daywalk in Shinjuku. There’s a lot of new development going on there, including rebuild of the station. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/2c0af979-fd5d-4db2-8b18-a4fa95f86336/PC160257_2.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out I still remember getting desperately lost at Shinjuku station, fresh off the boat, in 2005. Perhaps I’ll get to repeat the experience once the rebuild is complete. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/98d417ca-f8fa-449a-b3ae-93c395a361e4/PC150126-2_2.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out As usual, I spent a lot of time just walking around the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/cf4e458c-0df3-4948-bf9f-f9acafcdd9c9/PC180667_2.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out At Chinzanso Garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/b234201c-c015-4599-b9d0-f79c1c8643ec/PC160350-2_2.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out I went to see a Christmas market in Shiba park in Tokyo. It cost 1000¥ to enter and all you got was the right to buy overpriced German imports. I prefer my local Lidl instead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/d342d0fc-ae37-4148-b34d-cad4771ba2b1/PC160321_2.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/620bf888-c3b7-42c2-8182-83891c0763df/PC160356-2.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/634d8c88-51d0-472e-a5af-7837c8f5688f/PC160391.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Walking around in Shiba, Tokyo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/669ee18e-7134-4d7c-ab12-7b13c62e17f8/PC160438-2.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Merry Christmas 2025! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/0f51dbd8-f8b7-468e-8633-94d247fe6ed8/PC160376-2.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out And no, it’s not Eiffel Tower. Tokyo Tower was built in 1950’s primarily as a broadcast antenna. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/41e0412f-fc4c-4fd6-9f6b-6f2cc0e1be9d/PC201266.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Visiting Bonsai Art Museum in Omiya. When I moved to Japan, I thought everyone had their own bonsai tree. I was educated by the Karate Kid franchise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/f2213f50-f11a-4d09-8041-89d6aafb0b7f/PC201328.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out A bonsai merely 40 years old is a baby. The oldest tree in the museum, ezo-matsu called Todoroki, is estimated to be 1000 years old. A thousand years! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/c613961c-f175-42ad-996e-9e4d8977c883/PC201405.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out I ended up enjoying the museum much more than I expected. There’s something really fascinating about the art. My own skills are not sufficient to keep even our house plants alive while my wife’s away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/89db2cce-41d3-4a13-b8f4-3e37dd15fd99/PC201574.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out The Railway Museum in Omiya, Saitama, is impressive! It’s a heaven for train enthusiasts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/a23bc263-6f9e-40c0-accc-7f3c0014d052/PC201575.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out I love the design of these engines. Beautiful machines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/5d71c719-004c-4ea8-8a49-1fb8909ddb8d/PC201611.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out The design task was given to a gaming PC overclocker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/169fd03d-eaa0-4de8-84ad-f231dff69507/Chinzanso+Tokyo+Garden Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Visiting the garden of Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/429a4044-3e12-44f4-a1cf-2d9c6fb5ff6e/Sea+of+Clouds Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Sea of Clouds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/3d939896-56f3-40b4-859f-aea8cc98ec48/PC264087.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Next stop: international Tsushima Yamaneko Airport. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/02b3a7ba-a419-4183-92fa-b41f372dcaa7/PC243044.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Yagura-mon of the Kaneishi castle and Ghost of Tsushima in disguise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/02b6fbab-6c51-41a7-86e4-588f139ecc08/PC253376.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Master manipulator at work. This little charmer was running a hustle at the hotel we stayed in. She befriended gullible tourists like me just to sneak inside the hotel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/26d9073a-d833-4878-a8dc-d295be5a0fbf/PC253374.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Not so happy anymore after I called her out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/0193f1b5-9b51-468d-8f46-67f8b3cf1e16/PC243093-2.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Banshoin temple in Tsushima. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/970e54f6-09c1-4902-8030-6822ad269930/PC232759.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out The hyakugangi steps lead up to the Sō clan’s cemetery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/d0c6f911-f3db-4a0e-94a5-48e9e571c1bf/PC232763.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/5577f91d-2227-4dc2-9757-a1adb28380f9/PC243064.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Garden of the Kaneishi Castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/c3ff8057-343b-4f54-a932-4aba7535a334/PC243164.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out This is Komoda beach. Kublai Khan intended to conquer Japan in 1274. About 8000 Mongol warriors were met here by 80 samurai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/793437f5-5f55-4d00-8a41-0552c3122eea/PC243196.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out A samurai called Sukesada killed 25 enemies in individual combat. He, along with the others remaining, was slain in the final cavalry charge of the defenders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/79036cd7-b15c-495c-9753-541f6968ab0d/PC253583-2.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/c5a19cda-3a21-4af4-9c0d-831bdc0a7193/PC243204.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/c9fc19f6-6c7c-4371-88b8-e211d6635043/PC253411.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Tsushima is also famous for the Battle of Tsushima, the final naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. Admiral Tōgō and his fleet decimated the Russian Baltic Fleet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/4ef8babf-ba00-4ff0-91b2-8147929fd132/PC242981.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/18cec14b-d685-4ea2-872e-00b0b8bf6edf/PC243149.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Ruins of Ofunae. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/f0217570-f3d0-4509-94dd-18d4f57782e8/PC253595.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Tsushima is very mountainous and actually quite different than how it is depicted in Ghost of Tsushima video game. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/b3241802-b99d-4ff0-a758-02e182c7ffdb/PC253556.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Watatsumi Shrine was one of the prettier places I’ve been to. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/fe9d0cd9-71f0-4282-ab1d-2eea4d67dde2/PC253540_2.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Watazumi Shrine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/88849faa-6375-4f26-9650-f89c49f1c4f3/PC253545.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/e10921da-2c61-4425-bf06-36e250f3c2da/PC253709.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Lighting up the Saozaki Lighthouse was one of the quests in Ghost of Tsushima. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/e98ff8b0-5d6b-4bda-966f-ef8eb716b9f2/PC253826.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out South Korea is on the other shore, only 50km away. This observation deck is built in Korean style to, well, observe Korea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/0c940c9f-a79f-4a18-b41b-061226cb64eb/PC264054.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/acd2dfd3-84dc-4ee8-93cd-f76a9b5ccabc/Yamaneko Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out This little ball of fur is a Tsushima Yamaneko (Tsushima Leopard Cat). They are critically endangered. We waited for at least 20 minutes while he was sleeping, hoping for a photo. Then I missed his only short glimpse towards us. What a bummer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/25f61cec-6c07-4321-b3eb-64bc4f86a7c7/PC253916.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out We stayed one night in a regular Toyoko Inn business hotel in the northern tip of Tsushima. Who would’ve known that the view from our room would be so beautiful! I spent an hour just sitting and enjoying the sunset. Yeah, maybe I am getting a bit old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/45730328-b53e-4fbf-be70-98c32b167694/PC263996.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Then in the morning, I spent another hour enjoying the sunrise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/f8ce223b-2dc8-4c72-b888-64ef3804bcea/PC264024.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out The hotel was in a quiet, remote spot, so the morning was wonderfully still. Since there were no restaurants nearby, the staff served free curry for dinner. Needless to say I loved my stay! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/c84615fc-41e2-479f-9952-694e206a6756/Kawagoe Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Back in Kanto region. Kawagoe is close to where my in-laws live. Known as 'Little Edo' for its well-preserved historic charm, it’s one of my favorite places for day walks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/f4d17a85-b8e2-4a00-8db8-4a3670660f56/PC191083.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out The Edo-period warehouses have thick walls and sealed doors to protect goods from fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/f499cb9b-e77e-49b1-a418-c585ad2426fc/PC191178.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Kawagoe local. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/ee76156f-8090-4439-b94a-a71956ddd855/PC284345.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Honmaru palace of the Kawagoe castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/4df01933-97dc-4de2-8ec1-65cda241e118/PC284334.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/4fc60e91-a935-4811-a5f2-ffb1f696913e/PC212173.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Now something else: sumo wrestling! We went to see a jungyō exhibition tournament in Saitama. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1096cf3f-2aed-4da0-8403-5f8415b17106/PC211833.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Sports photographers are criticised for taking crotch shots of female athletes. In all seriousness, sumo is extremely demanding on the body, and long-term wear and tear limit training and shorten wrestlers’ careers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/17406738-c420-4649-abe7-d118202a0d3d/PC212190.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out There was show wrestling in the intermission before the top Makuuchi division. Genuinely hilarious! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/7e2bff15-ab2b-4cc7-853f-f3fcdfb4e471/PC212544.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out I’m beginner level when it comes to understanding sumo. Perhaps that’s why I find the bouts that last long the most entertaining. A typical sumo bout is over in an eyeblink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/ef559ea5-ee98-4c08-954c-7a72e7d3f756/PC212580.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out After a couple of minutes, a bout starts looking more like a grill kiosk line on early Saturday morning in Hervanta, Tampere, Finland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/0d3dff8c-2ab1-4a9b-859e-ffb117903830/PC212625.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out This is ōzeki Kotozakura. I got lucky and caught a cold during the trip. I don’t think he would have noticed me without all my sneezing and coughing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/b985f563-2f5d-476b-b8e9-1c6acdefe5b1/PC212634.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Final match of the day: yokozuna Hōshōryū against ōzeki Kotozakura. I love Hōshōryū’s blank stare: he looks like a guy who is just about to face a 1,9m tall 180kg giant and he knows exactly what to do about it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/87284c4a-cb8e-437c-be1c-60c9d1a4770d/PC294691.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Last sunset of the trip was pretty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/4182faf6-1c8f-4931-bd1c-37bb2eec5a8a/PC294700.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Japan Unseen - Make it stand out Bye bye Fuji-san and thanks for reading. Until the next time! https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/portugal2025 monthly 0.5 2025-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/4bc65409-30aa-4137-a825-4c616e4303c0/Pastel+de+nata Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Pastel de nata are Portuguese pastries. They hit me like a drug! The conservative estimate is that I consumed at least three of these every day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/32c75ee5-386e-4bc1-950d-66248fe05f89/PA043883.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out The Portuguese are a deeply religious people. From what I saw, there are two main faiths: Catholicism and football. Both come with their own Holy Trinity: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit… and Benfica, Sporting, and Porto. Then there’s Cristiano Ronaldo, apparently the Holy Son (of Portugal), and conveniently a former Sporting disciple. It’s all very theological. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/f2ddb571-0078-41f8-847b-09b0fbaf2f26/Francesinha Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Francesinha, “a heart attack on a plate”, is a Porto speciality. Tasted good, but even I couldn’t eat these every day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/a1efba44-fd89-4af7-9b30-8b7c88da6223/PA012266.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Entry point for the trip: Lisboa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1f7f1bed-a191-47d1-83fe-70cc0829d1aa/PA011919.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Like Rome, Lisbon is built around seven hills (sete colinas). This is Miradouro da Senhora do Monte, arguably (i.e. according to the tuk tuk driver) the prettiest viewpoint of the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/2cc1b760-a035-449e-9bcb-7c7509d0c219/PA012152.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Same city, opposite side: Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1b8a194b-a109-4d09-bcac-dd07b017f397/PA023074.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out A funicular derailed in Lisbon a month before our visit, resulting in 16 deaths and 23 injuries. It’s one of the biggest tragedies in Portugal in recent years. Rest in peace, everyone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/d8de9ef3-fb2d-44f0-b8be-ac5541f5b893/P9301780.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Restauradores Square is in the heart of Lisbon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/c6c56ade-feb4-4363-bfcb-767e80483621/PA012362.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out We took a ride to Belém, Lisbon’s “museum district“, to enjoy the sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/70656582-5cc4-4fcb-8de2-6fed9bf7cd1c/PA012467.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Belém Tower was wrapped up for renovation so a picture of the monument shall do. Belém served as a point of embarkation and disembarkation for Portuguese explorers and the tower served as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/d395da83-497b-4b40-b2a5-449153679459/PA012458.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Monument to the Discoveries. Portugal has a remarkable history from the Age of Discovery; they even started it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/813a2456-668f-473d-af17-77c4decca47c/PA011854.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out National Pantheon in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/f1175e00-79a8-47aa-9fe2-9939b791c932/PA011931.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Backyard of the monastery of São Vicente de Fora. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/2d17d355-9063-4189-a2cc-65f435091cf8/PA012196.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Busy day at work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/f0fbe1e7-378f-44a2-8a91-364c01259b17/PA012103.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Herding tourists seems more relaxing than protecting the parliament. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/3ac55d93-4655-4f1f-9e20-2c67d64a46d0/PA012232.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Portugal has thousands of churches, chapels, and shrines. Consequently, I have hundreds of similar looking pictures. This one is Basílica da Estrela. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/4556140f-fb91-48c6-84da-5bb2f614a2cc/PA012171.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Lisbon and San Fransisco have more in common than just the hilly terrain: Lisbon bridge was built by the same company as the Golden Gate. It’s even painted in the same colour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/e1ee564a-4b47-42f5-af0d-e9651df8ba17/PA012281.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/f42a4d5d-b0d6-4e60-9ad7-791ea4535b1a/PA022478.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out A sardine shop. They look cute, but the same canned fish costs a fraction in a regular super market. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/fe884b54-25bd-4f04-b4b7-3d8ab19bae3f/PA022528_2.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Praça do Comércio, allegedly (i.e. again according to our tuk tuk guy) the largest market square in Europe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/4fbc5233-b771-4954-a845-2e1f2c31ec70/PA022559-Pano.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Leaving Lisbon, this is Cascais. Rich people live here. Christiano Ronaldo is building his 20+ m€ residence in the Cascais area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/406a7cf8-13cf-46ff-b351-dd9d202f9106/PA022637.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Cabo da Roca is the westernmost point of continental Europe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/df300d0c-1c2f-4410-a382-8cfbe48b84c0/PA022742.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Sintra is a resort town in the foothills of Portugal’s Sintra Mountains and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/116bc36e-8de9-4d40-8b75-a8749e0c8a4c/PA022724.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Sintra was full of tourists even though it wasn’t the peak season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/e7fccb3b-c962-4bb1-904e-550b849f88e5/PA022892_2.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Pena Palace is a castle built on a hilltop in the Sintra Mountains. It’s a mishmash of different architectural styles. I perhaps would’ve not chosen the same colours, but then again, what do I know. Perhaps the designer ran out of same colour Lego? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/e8597e96-d349-4a9e-8662-987a032ca88a/PA022950.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out View from the Pena Palace. If you zoom in and squint, you can see the flag of Finland on the Moorish ramparts. Thiefs! Copycats! Apparently, it’s actually the original flag of Portugal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1650bf4c-5ae9-4509-a805-a07fc2a44e6b/PA022819.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/02760313-ab17-462f-9ce8-7eaa5f0237c1/PA022808.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/137fa8a0-30f2-4c13-bcc0-dfd69a954861/PA022988.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Back in Lisbon. Church of Saint Dominic. Fortunately, churches don’t all look exactly like another. This one burned badly in 1959 and restoration left many signs of the fire in place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/013d2f22-e31b-48e2-a4f7-df5c86a9985b/PA033115-Pano_2.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Leaving Lisboa again, driving towards Porto. This is a panorama of Nazaré. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1b4fca0f-11f7-4613-b1dc-deb1c28eb565/PA033159.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Nazaré is a popular surfing location because of the high waves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/00b0b342-afa8-427c-8708-e42e0062183d/PA033188.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out The elegance of Nazaré on display in the latest beach fashion. Nazaré women are famous for wearing seven skirts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/837ecfaf-6200-4279-8db4-a8611e719b1c/PA033123.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out According to Wikipedia, due to the height of the waves, numerous surfing records have been set at Nazaré. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/a66965f8-9810-461d-b040-1d4cfeaaeb04/PA033223.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/14a08e1a-6b10-40a1-9bc3-ade9c337e8a8/PA033294.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Next stop on the journey: Fátima. It’s a popular destination for religious tourists, attracting 6-8 million pilgrims every year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/da004b17-b84c-4e8b-9f09-dceb62bd5c17/PA033251.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out We took a bathroom break in a place that is manufacturing religious souvenirs. I was surprised to learn that there’s still manufacturing in Europe. This Virgin Mary can even move her eyes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/23e54480-9245-4e2c-b81d-ba9cf964369d/PA033283.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/d464e881-a239-4c0a-adee-e93dedc1b3f8/PA033353.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Moving on, yet another UNESCO World Heritage: University of Coimbra. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/57e0d98b-a5eb-41a9-a03c-cd08ecd9e7f2/PA033386.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out We had a driver named Ana who took us from Lisbon to Porto. I wish I had her kind of cool behind the wheel. She just smiled, waved at people, and kept on pushing through the traffic. She also squeezed through the gap in the picture. There were barely two centimeters on each side, and that was after folding the mirrors in! Ana is my hero and role model. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/6119671c-9f2c-47a5-9365-97bce16102c0/PA033417.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Unfortunately we didn’t get to see the famous Library of Coimbra; it was already fully booked. We stopped at Old Cathedral of Saint Mary of Coimbra instead. More churches! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/a1c7a65b-2fe2-4e2e-94c8-8ca95cbf2f57/PA033407.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/123f97be-ca6b-4fa8-ab86-8f10d868f15d/PA054024.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Pigeons! I love photographing them. There was a hipster in Porto who arrived in a café riding a motorcycle, together with his pet pigeon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/95c5658e-1dc8-494c-ac1c-c9006e6227d1/PA033323.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Attention all extroverts: a motorcycle may not guarantee you the unwavering attention of strangers, but a pet pigeon most definitely does! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/d0dab155-ca54-4d67-80fb-2d25b6efa120/PA054129.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Finally in Porto, the “Capital of the North”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/509a9932-1911-4234-982d-c44cd9ce2f04/PA043631.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Porto is split by the winding Douro River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/a610a401-49f8-48f6-b354-9bbbf1b8c6a6/PA043586.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out These are rabelo boats, the workhorses of the Douro river. Rabelos were used to transport Port wine barrels from the vineyards in the valley downriver to the wine cellars in Porto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/0b3597ea-1033-4814-bbb4-f772f72cde1a/PA043748.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/3f75173c-4ae2-4d4e-aa26-7a803c0562eb/PA053976.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/3c103852-1dfb-4aef-ad38-5e1e76c7b47a/PA043604.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out The old houses are really, really narrow, sometimes seemingly no wider than a doorway. Back in the day, the city tax was calculated according to the width of a building’s front facing the street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/af6f00a4-f14d-42d9-a798-d81b3aa5f6e4/PA043781-2.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Blue-eyed hunter, one heartbeat from flight. The leap is ready; the moment already gone. I’m not much of a poet, but of all the pictures I’ve taken, this is perhaps my favourite! Obrigado, senhor siamês! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/ad388bd3-0983-456a-afe3-f476916dddf3/PA043837.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Port in Porto. I didn’t really know the difference between types like tawny or ruby, so some experimental science was required. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/2aec4ee2-342d-4bb1-af46-ec68607bd538/PA054162-2_3.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Porto is a pretty town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/839c1563-8164-4e98-be42-dd04f3335636/PA043622.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out “Half Rabbit” is in Porto. Art can be more than just borrowing and reusing other people’s ideas: you can always upgrade to recycling their trash too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/d26da77e-440d-44ba-b9c2-db34f993fa5e/PA074480.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Iberian Lynx in Lisbon. Both by a street artist called Bordalo II. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/68ea85b3-666a-404e-8a5b-1c6078fe333d/PA023023.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Bye bye Porto, back in Lisbon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/ec00f56a-6e8f-4616-8f2b-1cc11c254a4d/PA064441.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out We spent the last day of the trip in Parque das Nações area, which is the most modern part of Lisbon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/45d6ecc3-6e54-4ffa-8dfa-bd62fe783e25/PA074487.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out The area was built for Expo ’98 World Fair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/14041dd8-84af-43e2-8807-5b55e61abcd6/PA064453.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Exploring Portugal, One Pastry at a Time - Make it stand out Such a great trip! Obrigado, Portugal. https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2025/8/03/switzerland-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/00f809d7-8bea-4c47-8161-ae10830221aa/P7220102.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out We stayed in a village called Ulrichen in the Goms district in the canton of Valais. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/03b58806-7eec-4208-87c8-c483c5e19d59/P7220114.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out First dinner of the trip was in Restaurant Baschi. Absolutely delicious filet! Excellent! One of the more memorable culinary experiences I’ve had. Unfortunately, we could only afford cup noodles after this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/8dd049ba-a974-4cd5-a90a-054c27c50c87/P7220067.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Geschinersee may not be the most picturesque Alpine lake, but swimming in the glacier-cold water was refreshing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1ba1e2e4-d1fe-4e27-a5fb-3d3fcc207fd8/P7230171.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Our first hike was down from Nufenen Pass, “the second highest mountain pass with a paved road in Switzerland, with an elevation of 2478 meters“. It connects the cantons of Valais and Ticino, and Italy is just a couple of kilometers away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/61682a14-5632-4155-af64-0b0829764070/Nufenenpass Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Hike from Nufenen Pass bus stop back to our place of stay was about 15km, with over 1200m of descent. The path followed an old mule trail connecting the Rhône valley to Italy. People really love cheese; not enough to move mountains, but enough to cross them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/0e56acaf-db20-4968-b3db-1ed1598543fe/P7230217.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Our hike was cut short by about 5km because part of the path was blocked by a landslide. At the time I was bummed, but in retrospect, it was probably a divine intervention. They would’ve needed to send a pack mule to rescue after my calves went in a strike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1288e38b-082c-463a-a88f-1f70d43c3f86/P7250935.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out We saw marmots on the hike, cute but elusive little fellows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/74a128dc-b607-439b-9a53-eefc54bb56f4/P7230245.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out It’s a long, steep way down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/2b9f9efd-a2bc-4a92-8aa8-d8a1cbe58ead/P7230384.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/eefe6f3a-8097-4c34-a7c9-593fbbcf09e4/P7230173-Pano.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Panorama from the Nufenen Pass trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/cdeeabd8-0661-4ac7-8e0d-3bf2ac37210c/PostBus Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Mountains, a dam and a PostBus; very Swiss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/c658e195-0091-4c5c-8d85-f746ca51fa89/P7240571.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Back in the valley. This is Pfarrkirche Himmelfahrt Mariens in Münster, Valais. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/72072957-b555-4aef-aaa7-669dae94bfbf/P7240630.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/095b5d57-f712-4ac7-be21-27487867920e/P7240604.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/d0ef391f-7dd4-42b9-a108-80b6253757de/P7240617.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Münster hotel Croix d’Or & Poste, “hospitality since 1620“. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/7f123d59-95a0-4f21-a3f2-2e74a668f7ec/P7230536.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out The old houses and barns look pretty. It’s really nice that the Swiss have kept the traditional look of the villages. The style is so different from old Nordic wooden houses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/c3080c54-fb6d-42ed-a98e-e1966d39cb07/P7230533.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/490a59c3-34bb-42cf-838d-fca92853637e/P7230525.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/43429a1a-34a6-49a2-b569-f8bb29d7e1eb/Rhone Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out According to Wikipedia, The Rhône is a major river and with the Po and the Nile, one of the three Mediterranean rivers with the largest water discharge. Come on, it doesn’t look that big. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/dc966d91-1c3e-46b1-a824-d69ea7780139/P7250724.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out We were not super lucky with the weather. We decided to ascend to Grimsel Pass, following again an ancient mule trail. That way, we could see at least something before entering the clouds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/8f04d622-ec8a-4628-a40b-bcbbcd9c5fee/P7250737.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/facddbdb-d7b3-41fb-9bf9-48be1c458beb/P7250818.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Most of the cows are friendly, but some of them are creepy, and a few are even aggressive. This old lady gave us an intimidating stare the whole time we walked by. The classical “go ahead punk, make my day” face. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/0ac70c72-add0-45e9-ae59-6dbe8f85654b/P7250853.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out There’s a sneaky cow hiding in this picture. Can you find her? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/3462fcca-268f-4ef5-a2eb-5047a32b27b5/P7250779.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Plenty of bilberries higher on the mountain. Fortunately we didn’t have a bucket. Otherwise my wife would’ve spent the rest of the day just picking berries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/999a847d-b6ca-42eb-b108-94de291f291d/P7250877.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/351e12b6-abed-44f6-9700-9ebc3d654ddb/P7250859.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/51e8d196-c014-4f7e-a314-09153c45b54e/P7250838.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Hiking gets nicer after you’re above the forest and start actually seeing where you’re going. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/50ed7c7c-daa6-4786-99c1-e3508775d1d2/P7250869.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Legendary Hotel Belvédère and the Furka Pass in the distance. Location for one of the most iconic James Bond scenes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/d21a25b9-d1d3-4907-9b31-467f473ee007/P7250900.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Finally at Grimsel Pass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/5b2f7dc3-9113-43f7-9863-debf8e35b571/P7250931.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Mountain climbing requires lots of motivation. This is how my motivation looks like: Kalbsbratwurst mit Pommes. Perhaps one day my tombstone will read: “died to motivation problems”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/ebf80328-9566-4391-9677-15f591dcd14d/Ulrichen+Rainbow Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Rainbow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/2d270063-c5f4-4683-805d-ccda8bcfc778/P7271219.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Bye bye mountains, jumping to the capital of Switzerland, Bern. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/bf6596b7-406b-4ada-8d5a-6b0e7f15a3c0/P7271111.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out This is actually modern art by a French artist known by pseudonym Invader. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/42dd45ae-9cc8-449c-92db-ccba62dd7d06/P7271061.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Blueberry wine? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/f3d70b46-12a2-4cba-9b3f-f0cc90c615e1/P7271075.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Dude with a fancy codpiece in front of Bern Zytglogge medieval clock tower. That cute little bear should not fire it’s musket holding it like that though, or there’s going to be a big ouchie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/75a5219d-010a-4a11-962e-e5fef33e0836/P7271172.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Nydeggbrügge over river Aare. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/90f4d18a-e715-458e-82b0-70d1c044ca8b/P7271227.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Jumping to rainy Zürich, our last stop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/70c64806-1fa7-4839-95c8-ba27a52e4357/P7271244.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Crostini al tartufo nero, bread with fresh truffle, or as in my case would be adequate to say, pearls for a relatively well-fattened swine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/2d279774-0d9d-41c5-98cc-daea48e2410d/P7271248.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Filetto di vitello al limone con tagliolini. I need to apply for another loan to keep eating like this. Or to rob a bank. Or even worse, to become a banker. Anyway, at least I’m learning Italian. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/47072d04-9c4f-491a-953e-aeddeb22e6c0/P7281294.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out My wife has a natural talent of taking photos at the most awkward moments. I’m learning from her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/22871603-e354-4a5c-83e3-f2a626576a0c/P7271256.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/e3d74de5-2ebf-427c-be05-4a0c5d31a6ba/P7281395.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/9a63dec1-3e5d-4fae-9b04-00684cb61e86/P7281349.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out River Limmat and rain rain rain… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/378b1c50-9f7a-4b5b-86e7-9260576ec875/P7281413.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Swiss Heights to Aching Thighs - Make it stand out Tha’ts it, thanks for watching. https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/andalucia2024 monthly 0.5 2024-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/787d6cda-814e-4013-bbf5-851e610d3250/Malaga Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out View of Malaga from Castillo de Gibralfaro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/beae56d2-4cce-46dc-bf5c-490fced8adbd/P9232878.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/5f15c061-8f69-44f5-975b-5430d77fbf8e/Estrella+Galicia Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Granada in the back, Galician Star shining in the front. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/e72e9818-d51c-409a-904c-a49678702ebe/Granada Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Catedral de Granada from the outside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/f7593e78-289a-4b48-8c32-27b65303f4b4/Catedral+de+Granada Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/4832630c-416a-435a-897f-e8cc2b8abbb1/Catedral+de+Granada Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Catedral de Granada from the inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/d2413ce3-50f3-4dc1-8475-d7a07d4fdddb/Granada+Streets Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out "Hola, gatos!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/96127eb5-efb5-4a9d-9448-3f260c96f6af/Al+Hambra Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/dd391639-d9de-4f3c-8c4c-e1df052e976e/P9180153-Enhanced-NR.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Calle de las Teterias in Granada. There's definitely a Moroccan vibe to some areas, and we even ended up eating Moroccan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/b71c65d1-1d2c-4676-9dfc-14099ecac8c8/Granada+Night Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Granada at dusk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1d55cc8c-9f51-4bfc-8b25-bce8efed1341/P9190782.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Visiting Alhambra. This kitty was on top of the security. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/89cc76c0-a90f-4cd5-a780-8d7799f0e71e/P9190538-Enhanced-NR.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Tidying up before the tourists arrive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/e7da32d8-845c-41f2-8533-e8f9a377ad58/P9190824.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/ee97d192-2f1d-4ddd-852c-02041fd4b0ea/P9180182.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/d8da4852-f4f1-481c-a331-6b4e5d09e43c/P9190547-Pano-3.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out So peaceful and quiet! I wonder where all the people are? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/d34127bd-41e0-46b1-9e34-d58875cd74a1/Al+Hambra Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Getting serene pictures requires quite a bit of rushing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/ecc1b6ef-b4b3-4e99-ad19-b03bb809f655/P9190596-2.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out One requirement is to be amongst the first in line in the morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/468085b1-274b-44de-8e8a-eade21c372b2/P9190649.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Behind every shot there's a wife rolling her eyes... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/28053c1d-a79f-4f5d-8784-fe606faf5ce8/P9190692-Enhanced-NR.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out ...when I'm erratically hurrying back and forth the "best spots". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/881f939b-a56d-492e-b8e5-d2d5aaf94256/P9190556.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Nasrid Palaces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/f372b5b4-e898-4fcb-ad79-a33a05728763/Generalife Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Generalife gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/b2f075bb-aee6-4d4d-964b-97c9a9b87219/Generalife Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/f8230071-ca61-4a47-9063-a3aea6323b6a/Generalife Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/15cfa0c3-744a-426d-8113-455dd61334ee/Generalife Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/06e994d3-d652-43d0-810f-a7913f7939a1/P9191122-Enhanced-NR.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Flamenco at Casa Ana. Unfortunately filming was not allowed during the show itself. We got front row seats, which was very frightening. Somehow a lady stomping intense dance moves on a stage two meters away is way more intimidating than e.g. playing ice hockey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/f81f79c9-8566-49ec-a79a-377385167880/Alhambra Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Last sight of Granada: Alhambra again in sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/3c7aea08-be1f-41a3-b641-20f6bf0f9f1c/Ronda Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Next stop: Ronda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/42a303f0-a873-4197-af35-5bfb41d07756/Puente+Nuevo Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Puente Nuevo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/997f59b4-42dc-4425-aa4e-75801de0f1b2/San+Francisco Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/9ada36be-55af-4f84-b54a-72ae052723fe/Buddy+Cops Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Buddy cops on patrol. Varying work ethics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/5f736640-ac74-4041-b0ed-36dff22100b7/Plaza+de+Toros+de+la+Real+Maestranza+de+Caballer%C3%ADa+de+Ronda Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out “Plaza de Toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Ronda”. Ronda bullring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/9e5e1f68-e4be-4eb8-b7b2-cd9e71030b44/Andalucia Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Andalucian landscape is quite barren but beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1d90caca-f0f5-415c-ab98-ba3c33e976ef/San+Francisco Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out The Streets of San Francisco. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/2c818373-a383-4b2b-b280-7969e23a96f1/P9211739.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/0466af27-7dc2-44c7-9b9c-2d82d62aee1b/La+Casa+del+Rey+Moro Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out In the garden of La Casa del Rey Moro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1ff41c0d-7b99-455a-9352-9b5bd446a3e5/The+Guadalev%C3%ADn+River Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out The Guadalevín River, photo from the bottom of the water mine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/3cfea9d9-5002-4a10-8f70-910a6c81e477/Puente+Nuevo Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Another view of the Puente Nuevo of Ronda. We did a lot of walking and hiking during the trip, the daily average was 16km. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/648b6851-d48f-47cd-99a0-ee81663cda5b/P9222350.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Byebye Ronda, hello Caminito del Rey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/72a623e1-69cc-414f-99ab-dbe7661fb01c/P9222190.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out They claim it's the world's most dangerous hike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/63ab2f07-dfc0-432b-8a18-86337725891d/Caminito+del+Rey Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out I wonder why. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/5345c40c-02d7-4525-8d3f-347a12bee9c0/Caminito+del+Rey Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out The Caminito del Rey bridge is a fun experience for those with acrophobia. It's hanging 120m over the river. Remember to look down! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/dd7ff002-dc34-461b-9ccb-ada3f80d4fec/Caminito+del+Rey Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out By the way, I just love heights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/fef6429a-711d-473d-91de-38e80ef02519/Caminito+del+Rey Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Having the time of my life, swinging on a hanging bridge. I ran the numbers, it'd take 5 seconds plus the air resistance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/6a6e9928-d877-4bb3-8199-07e5f75842f7/Gibraltar+Rock Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Leaving Spain, and the whole EU. Hello Gibraltar, aka. the Rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/db8a4afb-2b3e-49e0-a92b-766ad85888c0/Gibraltar+Waterfront Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Gibraltar is a small exclave, 6.8 km2 and 34000 people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/6baf9967-d057-4104-ae31-123330bd414e/Gibraltar+Main+Street Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Main street of Gibraltar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/0bcaf648-98af-4b78-9e89-303a1ac46243/Gibraltar+Mail+box Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Rey y la dama. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/f0171fb8-02e2-4a1c-b30d-547b54b2d961/Saint+Michael%27s+Cave Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out St. Michael's Cave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/8a97212d-0a42-4e75-a67c-e52973928b7b/P9232696.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out I really liked the Gibraltar locals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1881e63e-2799-4db2-b242-7317beca25c9/Gibraltar+monkeys Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out It was like meeting my relatives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/cf78fa21-ad93-48b0-a2c5-3c34d0a2b424/Gibraltar+monkey Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out "Juha go do your homework!" - this geezer reminds me of someone. Hmm... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/06c540c5-f7ed-41d6-9e67-48393eb9cf96/Alcazaba Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Back in Europe. Visiting Alcazaba in Malaga. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/957cf107-498e-40b6-8fda-dc6cb0d0b2ce/Pigeons Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out These guys were establishing the pecking order. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/0661618f-53d3-4914-8622-dc55462b1402/Alcazaba Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/853f500c-6403-42b8-9357-376f9d7b53c1/P9232835.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out "Mother, I want to be Finnish." This advertisement is about improving children's leukemia treatment in Spain. Apparently, kids in Finland have the highest survival rate in the world. To be honest, that's quite surprising, given how abysmal the public healthcare here nowadays is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/f5fc5929-34a8-43a9-a617-8ba4a50fe819/P9242972-Enhanced-SR.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out Beach life on Playa la Malagueta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/ad3a9421-1bba-477b-bdb7-44940de9be02/Malaga Juha Berglund's Blog - Sun, Siesta and Synchronicities - Make it stand out That's it again, thanks! https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/japan2023 monthly 0.5 2024-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/c464c025-2306-48b9-9663-74e56db3eecc/sushi Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out An easy way to make real sushi taste absolutely delicious is to eat Finnish supermarket sushi for a whole year before trying it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/721d6692-a26d-4e20-bd04-e9d2406a4742/meat Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Not many people order beef in a unagi restaurant. Taking the road less traveled sometimes rewards delightfully. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/525d460a-3f48-4ea6-ab61-4ca3bed1a7bc/PC200042.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out A typical Japanese pastry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/e12585ff-0821-4426-8514-d06fc35c68b9/P1013516.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out My in-laws live in Saitama in a town called “Fujimino”, which translates as a “field from where you can see Mount Fuji”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/bfa5dc73-2f43-463d-aca6-f39481aff2e6/Kyoto+Tower Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Jumping to Kyoto. Kyoto Tower r̶u̶i̶n̶i̶n̶g̶ shining like a beacon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/8ae2b7dd-9525-43a7-9633-820171b4791e/PC220369.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Kamo-gawa, “Duck River”, in Kyoto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/29ed75ce-4e31-47ed-a907-f3dde8f769bd/PC220069.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Fushimi Inari-Taisha. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/0702eccf-0c82-455f-96a6-7f4ed7317fe1/PC220136.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out The shrine is famous for thousands of torii gates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/5af15708-f4b2-465c-bde2-36705720db10/Fushimi+Inari+Taisha Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/23e557a7-13fd-48e5-be96-2639dab5280d/Inari+jinja Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/9f4a1849-d713-4ffb-a3a7-8c57ec220e86/PC220180.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out My wife claims that I always like to take same kind of pictures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/66de2842-7b8e-4f1c-9085-5b511deb1f6f/PC230670.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out I have no idea what she is talking about. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/63e6f5ca-3455-4301-98e2-92e4437afeca/Tofuku-ji Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Tōfuku-ji. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/62d82d47-c634-4fae-8958-1231f0dcd2b8/2024+Toyota+Crown Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out A spanking new Toyota Crown was parked in front of the temple. It looked like a scene from the Grand Turismo photo mode. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/a3a50149-a74e-4ec7-8155-876e79c63d2d/Zen+Garden Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out A Zen garden at Tofuku-ji. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/ded84ae6-8f1e-49a7-8ab2-e09fa5e7b7b4/PC200038.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/336f0113-ddde-4f68-a7de-93b4f0151d44/Super+Mario Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Takashiyama Kyoto department store had an Italian plumber pole dancing on their roof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/722d9a22-c74e-4ade-8c7e-16ab144689ae/PC220412.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Walking towards Kiyomizu-dera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/f7bf5403-10af-430d-8fff-3e07e98afe51/At+Kiyomizu-dera Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Waiting for the sun to set. Kiyomizu-dera is an ancient Buddhist temple and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/276a8da5-5311-403b-8b19-bec2e1622ca7/PC220524.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Best shot of Kiyomizu-dera I got this time. Heart of the winter is not the best season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/447c3664-285c-4ed7-9e58-8e3275556420/PC220555-2.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/5269c615-710a-419d-b6ed-b1cafa0cbf59/PC220609-Enhanced-NR-3.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/117fdec0-bc2c-4c98-954f-687e8dc482a6/Nijo+Castle Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Main gate to the Shogun’s residence at Nijo Castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/cc62e105-9958-4f9e-9aa5-d79d5bd1b812/PC230755.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out A tea house in the shogun’s garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/085cb541-12a5-42c0-a835-216655f8c438/Ninomaru+Palace Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Ninomaru Palace was the residence of the shogun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/6eb8011f-bb7c-4339-b638-5e8fb3aaab01/Sekigahara Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out After Kyoto, we travelled in the lake Biwa area. This is Sekigahara, one of the most famous battlegrounds in the world. It’s hard to imagine that 400 years ago, over 150 000 men clashed on this field. It was the end of the Sengoku period (130 years of constant war) and the beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/0efa2b00-a5ce-4616-9a9f-71bc7cad0322/PC230884-Enhanced-NR.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Tokugawa Ieyasu’s armor at the Sekigahara Battlefield Memorial Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/cf877193-eaea-4fbd-9834-0b209e5f3d68/Samurai+Helmets Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out The museum was definitely worth a visit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1d442430-2190-4286-a9f6-9a2362e2be08/PC241093.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Next stop: on the way to Hikone castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/a6e0da34-78ac-494b-8afa-2262c6adab95/Hikone-jo Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Hikone Castle is one of the few remaining original castles in Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/e3995700-a16a-4852-9722-3c9f37466c97/PC241079.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out It’s a… fox? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/7a3c1ffd-fb8c-4c80-83fb-46d6827118d2/PC241413.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/9bc30f6e-d8bf-4e30-9b1f-24d683591c8b/Noh+Mask Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Hikone castle museum had an interesting collection that included for example Noh masks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/78742895-6763-43dc-a1f4-21b93041aae3/PC241257.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/00119728-e82a-478b-a319-865e74854a49/PC241716.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/424a20e9-3233-41cc-a838-32abbf0125a6/PC241291.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/0e9c02d5-dd5e-4fdf-b962-4c367b1aaec2/PC241188.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/be147a0d-281e-491e-832d-654e9a583a3d/PC241640.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/941aaf71-4464-44ab-96a3-42ab2408e4fc/PC251895.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Next stop: Kinshoku-ji. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/c3e35da7-0588-41bc-84d5-e0f0431cca71/Kinshoku-ji Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Kinshoku-ji https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/9e2b7922-167a-45df-bed7-97d72771eae7/Azuchi+Castle Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out View from the ruins of Azuchi Castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/d449bbaa-55ee-416e-a90a-d69f2a4da7aa/Fujimino Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Back in Kanto region. This is a view from the in-laws apartment towards north over sub-urban Saitama. It’s just fascinating how different the view is compared to where we live in Espoo, Finland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/a0111e3c-9c3c-4765-bed3-13c93b964e9c/Yokohama+Waterfront Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out I haven’t visited Yokohama since I left Continental Japan in 2013, so I did a solo day trip there. It was a factory visit (of sorts). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/acf61304-5faa-4cf5-a744-a3b1cc9a1916/Yokohama Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/46ba517d-6a54-40c9-9cc4-3dc7ae3909a0/PC272511.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/276d4be0-3b5e-47c6-b6f4-076de6ae0db2/Gundam Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out The factory I visited was of course Gundam Factory . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/df3cc16f-b3b0-46fb-ab7f-f9ef8671c769/Gundam Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out It’s a “life size” RX-78! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/bc8b054e-855d-440d-b9ec-b523ace18eff/Gundam Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out …and it moves like the real thing! Absolutely amazing! I might not be ニュータイプ, but wish I had my own giant battle robot nevertheless! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/d5d325de-ad2d-4f45-8da2-f25fc9a64afe/PC303270.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out As usual, I had plenty of time to stroll around the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/df0c8932-2199-4dd5-ab91-8c0be33287cb/PC303214.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/db9a86c1-f904-4988-828d-258ddeb8d8df/Akihabara Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out I visited Akiba just twice… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/6c7b6268-f757-4989-b688-34afdb6e2593/Akihabara Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out …I guess I really am getting old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/44a6000e-224c-4c06-82a2-fc60508107a6/Imperial+Palace+Moat Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/46660c99-04d3-4ed9-b0a1-ff740177dc14/P1023647.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Inō Tadataka memorial at Katori City. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/24521bad-88d6-431f-b584-a5197ac7fd46/P1023657.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out “Take a picture of it. You always take photos like that.” Bah! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/0bc944c6-0182-4b7f-b888-4b420bfa1dd5/Katori-Jingu+Shrine Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out New year’s visit to a shrine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/3d1fb26a-cb20-4744-a1e3-d07b4032bce4/Katori-Jingu+Shrine Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out We visited Katori-Jingu Shrine in Chiba. My in-laws kindly chose the temple so that I could easily get dropped off to the airport. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/d1eb4f8d-6b14-4817-8da1-1b8223ede0bb/Sunrise+2024 Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Panorama of the first sunrise of 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/2931896a-94d2-425b-8b11-d922d0572af6/Fuji-san Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Fuji-san in sunset… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/fd55cdc9-eeeb-460a-96d3-2c6805da77af/PC313449-Enhanced-NR.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out …and Fuji-san in morning colours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/556f9739-4909-4e3f-8f85-a806565e825e/Tokyo+Sunrise+2024 Juha Berglund's Blog - Zen and the Art of Architecture - Make it stand out Even wider panorama of Tokyo. https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/france2023 monthly 0.5 2023-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/b197d5c5-7ee0-4356-9727-0b17b84c46fd/P9120085.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out We visited Claude Monet’s house and garden in Giverny. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/30d38537-6e24-4f0f-89e6-5be6bba25d90/P9173079.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Water Lily Pond by Claude Monet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/990112f8-11dc-4524-b8fc-2b99ff4643b9/Cath%C3%A9drale+Notre-Dame+de+Rouen Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Rouen Cathedral. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/d3bab3bb-9169-44ec-a6af-c79051aa6495/P9173057.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Rouen Cathedral by Claude Monet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1e06e4e4-023a-4874-ae62-2c15f108ac9c/P9183223.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Seine river. We booked and paid a river cruise online, only to be told upon arrival that the cruise was cancelled. An apology would’ve apparently cost extra. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/0035fe31-26a1-4782-b871-971d77fcf860/H%C3%B4tel+des+Invalides Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Hôtel des Invalides houses the tomb of Napoleon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/6466e7f4-d48a-44ad-8539-7d129be28b09/Bastille Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Bastille. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/e192762f-ca85-4db5-9811-29e6105943ef/Louvre Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out We spent a full day in Louvre and managed to cover, well, parts of it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/356d3ce8-c03a-4740-be38-5dbab513b9af/P9162488.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Parisian pigeons exude elegant savoir-faire that stands in contrast to the rural countryside peckers of Finland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/9deee9bd-79c9-4d63-9eed-2db887aa829e/Louvre Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Louvre’s collection is absolutely mind blowing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/554fd644-8665-4cf7-bd9b-4573d11e791c/P9162320.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out We were particularly impressed by the collection of Egyptian art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/e0fa2507-2441-4192-b75b-e66e3e801d3b/P9162455.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Trrou Körrou, the “Blue Man”, is a wooden statue from island of Malo, Vanuatu. The statue looks like a sad Putin. Perhaps there aren’t enough nazis in Louvre to keep him entertained. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/a66c106c-f38c-4c1d-9824-d6637a58e6a8/P9162515.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Angle is an important part of art. I worked hard on it but the statue just doesn’t seem happy to see me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/2e3f14ab-efa7-4fb1-951b-0f2e2616b1a5/Liberty+Leading+the+People Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Liberty Leading the People. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/ec44f091-e364-41aa-9e1e-98593262f6e6/Mona+Lisa Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out There was also some Italian art on display. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1c7818d6-2856-4a4f-81db-1ca1d59d9e30/P9162546.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Really surprising to see a Finnish movie being advertised in Paris. According to the reviews, Fallen Leaves is apparently even a good one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/ee356bbf-0bce-4080-9e71-65a9bceaf247/P9162693.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out It’s difficult to get a pretty photo of Notre-Dame de Paris, since it’s covered in holy scaffolding and surrounded by holy cranes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/10f81f74-b694-431e-997b-dfa33aa90fe8/The+Basilica+of+Sacr%C3%A9+Coeur+de+Montmartre Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out The Basilica of Sacré Coeur de Montmartre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/0d5461bd-678e-4f3c-ae48-351b23cffd54/P9162637-Enhanced-NR.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out I also have a tendency of burning food even when I’m just trying to heat it up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/88c8da35-6907-44d5-a872-bba329e8c71c/P9162827-Enhanced-NR.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Seine at night. I didn’t bother with Eiffel Tower photos, since photons emitted by it at night are copyright protected. Nuts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/3ec78fdd-8a3c-4797-925b-eda7b509d69c/P9172871.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Another view along the Seine river. I think that none of these photons carried copyright limitations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/544cc7ba-68bd-4485-9c97-0f37dbfd0101/Mus%C3%A9e+d%27Orsay Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Musée d'Orsay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1f3adc44-0980-47a8-b337-767ee3768440/P9173099.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Starry Night Over the Rhône by Vincent van Gogh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/de7a195e-7e87-464d-8bfb-c213c4b41104/P9172965-Enhanced-NR.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out We ate at a local ramenya. The food was Japanese, but the service was French. Mon Dieu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/fea2646b-ae24-4547-9bc9-7bec6f75079f/P9172918.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Yours truly and a crotch shot of some Parisian pussy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/57fe33b7-4bda-4b56-97a3-fae889206fa7/P9172929.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Bonjour Mademoiselle ❤️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/5a72fccf-a7d0-45bc-94c5-ce138254da52/P9120247.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Bye bye Paris. Jumping to the coast: Honfleur. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/63aabd6c-608c-4038-b9c8-078b031002ee/P9120316-Enhanced-NR.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out We really liked Honfleur, it’s a really pretty little seaside town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/fc37bc07-b102-46c4-9601-759290cc89f6/P9120275-Pano.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Honfleur panorama. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/c491c067-1a74-46d0-8210-ff7004ad6cc1/P9120361-Enhanced-NR.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/bd6241cf-034b-4973-8a52-4f3b6da73f01/P9130407.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Moving on: Caen Memorial Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/9c727807-dfdc-47ae-b825-fb898f93e849/Omaha+Beach Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Omaha Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/f84a4280-0427-4cc7-84b1-38bf310a976e/Les+Braves Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Les Braves sculpture on Omaha Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/5b7df9f9-9828-4c5a-9556-196b75fb64e1/Omaha+Seagull Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/c7789ac8-33c8-4f49-ace1-09398df933f0/P9130535.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/d67d712c-15c9-4451-bfe1-86ec5b823f26/P9130560.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Thousands of young men half my age lost their lives storming this beach in order to free Europe. It’s heartbreaking to think that on the other side of the continent, young people are dying again fighting against fascism. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/a757c95b-1695-4d2f-9c9c-6fbea98ef4d4/P9130608.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Finnish flags flying on Omaha Beach? Pourquoi que? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/7c764090-6480-4174-a95e-59e50cc3b33f/P9130565-Enhanced-NR.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Lokin päällä lokki. War is over but the fight continues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/b1604a88-6c40-4a2b-85c6-fabc30cfbd78/P9130627.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out View from Pointe du Hoc. US Army Rangers scaled the cliffs on D-Day in an incredibly daring assault. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/0f12bf19-47df-4f65-97a6-6960ba953e78/P9130723.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out “Easy Eight” - a M4A1 (76)W Sherman tank on the Utah Beach. This is historically inaccurate, because these upped-gunned variants weren’t available until late 1944. Being a nerd totally pays off, my head is full of useful information. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/71350a5f-ff06-4a39-820c-0ad436e8d10f/Utah+Beach Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Path down to the Utah Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/16b3593f-e911-4052-b47c-e05f896994cf/P9130794.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Sainte-Mère-Église was one of the first towns liberated. That’s private John Steele stuck on the church tower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/ae8a333c-8eda-4105-b6ba-b55b5ae7f3fb/airborne+museum Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out I insisted on visiting the Airborne Museum in Sainte-Mère-Église. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/37f8a925-bbca-473c-bb15-d73997dd3bb5/P9130758-Enhanced-NR.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Then I made my wife watch Band of Brothers with me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/fd115529-0d99-4228-b14f-829467defd7f/Mont+Saint-Michel Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Jumping to Mont-Saint-Michel, the highlight of our trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1d73d2b8-4443-44b0-8aff-9759cb22d637/P9141163-Enhanced-SR.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out There were many tourists, and one of them was a top Youtuber in Japan. 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The atmosphere on the empty streets is just eerie. I absolutely loved it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/38b97b5b-9c8c-4ab3-91dc-9b1009bbfc64/P9141652-Enhanced-NR.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/92239b6a-7ce4-4ec8-858d-4c537cab8c8c/P9141703-Enhanced-NR-2_2.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out There was some kind of a practice for a light show the next weekend. It’s a shame, because I couldn’t get a decent photo of the island in natural evening lights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/3e49a4b9-1a26-4edf-83fa-121a03c39bd5/P9141694-Enhanced-NR-2.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/73f19363-f828-4b7e-af9d-d6b617fe0366/P9151749-Enhanced-NR.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Oh Coq - Make it stand out Sunrise at Mont Saint-Michel. https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/estonialatvia2023 monthly 0.5 2023-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/52e8fa58-161b-491b-8c18-ca76fe60b2ae/P5120066.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Leaving Helsinki: passing by the tip of Kustaanmiekka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/30da775c-1b6c-4ba1-9eaa-d3f8965d33b0/Gulf+of+Finland Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/579e7be1-c3a5-45f8-b3b3-01bb34a858cd/Estonia Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Ahoy! Estonia on the horizon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1f0abc0f-e004-497e-8877-0ee3ce7afd8b/P5120210.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out First stop of the trip: an alpaca farm in Southwest Estonia. Nope, they are not native to the region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/c8899628-b0cb-4246-a7a5-798a9c412e35/P5120128.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out These guys are super friendly… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/b19857b3-8dc0-4e1d-9b35-c036191a31cc/P5120152.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out …as long as you bribe them with carrots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/7e94d38a-ce49-4260-855d-4d60663de7e1/P%C3%A4rnu Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out It was a Friday night in Pärnu and based on the honking and the shouts, the local youth seemed to be amused about a chubby middle aged Finn showcasing his butt crack in their flower bench. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/ee3e304b-a44f-4e96-aef9-c1ca51d626a4/P%C3%A4rnu Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Pärnu has a beautiful kilometers long sand beach and coastal meadows ideal for bird watching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/f1bf218a-24b1-43d1-bed4-642434aee1a0/Frog Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out A noisy Pärnu local. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/c1b3d614-ddae-42dc-91b8-f6d9f0dd1116/P%C3%A4rnu+bird Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/692507bd-3d92-431c-a152-2bec4773741d/P5130535.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Bye bye Estonia, hello Latvia! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/10a3722e-d4f5-4f61-9752-faa5a5772595/Gutman%27s+Cave Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out We stopped in a town called Sigulda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/ebc56a86-ce69-4623-a6b2-9e6f37179be7/P5130583.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Gutman's Cave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/c3e88af6-cf12-46b9-b4fe-c06d125a5c72/P5130590.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/d61caa37-8396-4cf6-ac4d-8d4c2d646265/Turaida+Castle Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Turaida Medieval Castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/b49e1cef-e9cd-47d1-8e08-91beb127d265/Turaida+Castle Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/49194be1-b00d-4d02-a270-1c03bd72af81/Apple+flower Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Spring had arrived a little bit earlier compared to Finland, and apple trees were in full bloom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/86b7e9a1-3cb4-411c-af96-d00e2bf7174b/Daugava+River Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Next stop: Riga. Panorama of Daugava River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/06c68ddf-e630-4cc6-ba1b-cce09ab60e4d/P5130825-Enhanced-NR.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out As a country bumpkin I’m always a bit unsure about my table manners. Constantly staring at me does not help! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/6fe4b351-75e8-45d6-b0ed-3a98ad49868b/Zunda+Towers Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out According to the Internet, the towers are called Zunda Towers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/34fe2aaa-40c1-45b6-a94c-02646398b2f2/Riga+Singer Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out A singer on the stage. Not the greatest photo, but the performance made me chuckle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/efbcb823-acbe-47e3-93ea-4cf337052eb8/P5130832.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Side streets of Riga have still plenty of that “Soviet charm” left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/9763469e-fbb1-4ea9-ae79-67b95cb9cf93/P5141177-Enhanced-NR.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Again according to the internet, this is “Svētās Trīsvienības Pārdaugavas pareizticīgo baznīca”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/568274c5-14c3-4fba-8a45-a87b10a5c1ac/Riga+Cathedral Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Riga from the Riga Cathedral. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/951bb61e-be1a-4a0b-892e-36e6e19661f4/Rund%C4%81les+pils Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out About 70km from Riga is Rundāle Palace, “Versailles of Latvia“. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/e9bac601-5282-473c-855c-566732ee9348/Throne+room Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Throne room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/badcf1cc-7762-4ea6-8517-8538a0f68e77/P5141055.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/fd40f252-70fd-42d8-b8f7-d047076eb21f/P5141046.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/2a39803f-1708-408a-ae59-04d5cd389540/Rund%C4%81le+Palace Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out The palace gardens were beautiful as well, although I didn’t get a particularly good photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/c4692ec6-b25e-4aa7-9cb7-9817daff3582/Riga+Sunset Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out We got an upgrade thanks to drunk hockey fans. Yay! This is a view from the hotel room balcony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/50499ef7-c266-4b87-9a26-5228b6329a88/Riga+Sunrise Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Same view over Riga in sunrise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/de2957b0-3ab0-4600-b612-4b2aaf4b9b08/P5151415.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Is it just me or does the IIHF 2023 mascot look exactly like a cartoon Jaromir Jagr? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/e1d7de64-e4f3-420d-b05c-5bbe477ff7a2/Riga+pussy Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out My favourite photo of the trip. This Riga kitty put up quite a show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/5d4d28e8-fcaa-4640-abdb-4c27e0064d76/Latvian+kitty Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out “Have you tried turning it off and on again?” - kitty rebooting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/01b02d39-7086-4e05-83f1-a0dbab6610d7/Tartu Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Bye bye Latvia, hello Estonia! This is Emajõgi river in the Southeast corner of the country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/bb39186e-716a-4d0b-a904-d1dd376b9be5/Tartu Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Tartu old town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/5a654b2a-5f5f-4f30-8e99-082b9017c57f/Tartu+University Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Tartu is famous for it’s univeristy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/d61812c0-0547-4a7d-b204-0af0a49149ad/P5171964.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Back in Tallinn. This is Tallinn Vanalinn: the Old Town. In Finnish, vanalinn, “vanha linna”, would mean an old castle. It’s fascinating how the words have changed meaning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/2be66de5-dcfc-42e9-90c5-afeceb2bdf81/P5161653-Enhanced-NR.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out It was the only rainy day of the trip, so we went to see Lennusadam maritime museum in Tallinn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/0b23dc7e-6aef-42e7-81b3-22fde4c584bd/Lembit Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out This submarine is Lembit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/514e7cd3-fd78-4f6d-8f8e-2a429eab4eda/P5171974.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/d38d0352-295c-44d0-bf3a-a150b98dcd2c/Pikk+Hermann Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Pikk Hermann. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/6140ab51-28d1-4cc6-a46d-ced234add418/Russian+Embassy Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out It took me a while to understand what’s happening, but the white, blue and blood coloured flag is the telltale. Russian Embassy in Tallinn is decorated in quite creative protest art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/a13895dc-9130-4f89-863b-4d4d94342220/P5172023-Enhanced-NR.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/3c8ed488-9d4a-44c2-b90a-5b80838a0056/P5172135.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Fat Margaret on the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/cad43914-cfba-4258-82ef-3bf62ce68b6c/P5172109.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Suur Rannavärav - “Great Coastal Gate”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/14ec33d6-8c1e-4e59-8d2b-f7938380031d/Sakura+in+Tallinn Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out There’s a Japanese garden in Talliinn. Sakura was at it’s peak in mid May. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/fbfb76e5-00ff-49f7-842f-3d9ca8f98b77/Kadriorg+Palace Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Kadriorg Palace in Tallinn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/860cb77a-feed-42b0-a135-14b406946217/Three+Sisters Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Three Sisters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/96b9b3da-24f8-4838-96af-febc716c81bf/P5172180.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Tere jälle ja sveiki - Make it stand out Time to go home. The view is from Pirita Beach in Tallinn, and the ferry is Viking XPRS. I chose to travel with Viking Line, which was a huge mistake. Their pier in Helsinki is located in Katajanokka, which is painful to access by car because of the absolutely bonkers changes to street planning in the city center. Thanks to the hippies & hipsters of Helsinki, it took an hour just to get out of the damn town. I guess the idea is to stop the climate change and make the city center livelier, but I don’t understand how that is achieved by me being stuck in a car that is running idle. https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2023/1/8/japan-2022 monthly 0.5 2023-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/a6b258a8-6a07-4b41-9eea-d3932e91b70b/Tsukubasan+Shrine Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Tsukubasan Shrine in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/bdb1c2e7-3bfa-461e-969c-4b27537d6f54/Saitama+Sunset Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out I’ve taken the same photo probably hundreds of times. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/5d7a17fa-a763-499c-a704-857c6489dfe3/Fuji-san Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out If they kindly removed the power pylons, I could finally take the perfect photo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/d8cfd20f-698b-4687-9f78-30d638ef7462/sushi Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out You can’t get stuff like this in Finland. Absolutely delicious! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/61d2ebbd-0cb0-474b-8318-eecb5cf493e7/JAXA+Tsukuba+Space+Center Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out H-II rocket. My friend took me to see the JAXA Space Center in Tsukuba. It’s quite a fascinating place and it’s even free of charge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/7775c606-81e1-4bd8-bdff-af7698c34d42/Rikugien+Garden Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Rikugien Gardens in Bunkyō ward. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/4347d746-805a-4ef8-89ab-0daf6476e5ab/Rikugien+Gardens Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/377a51c1-a3f8-4dc9-9ae7-39312f558ea0/Rikugien+Gardens Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/7c0b4bf7-c8b1-4d41-9d43-37e22fab65ab/PC200218.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/3e9a7a29-978e-4380-9a6e-8679ad7f4d04/Hiroshima+Castle Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Jumping to Hiroshima. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/9da39fd8-188c-4c71-aa69-9856d6b4f2a1/Hiroshima+Castle Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out This is the Hiroshima Castle, before the snowfall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/799f3573-2a6a-4b3c-9c05-c927aa7eec89/Hiroshima+Castle Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Hiroshima Castle during the snowfall… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/4f373212-2022-45c1-ae66-6a1ff7d3a86c/Hiroshima+Castle Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out …and Hiroshima Castle, after the snowfall. Quantity over quality: the philosophy of my photography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/73c9d05e-096b-449d-9ab8-ac8d03a53a8a/Okonomiyaki Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out The staple of Hiroshima: okonomiyaki. I think my wife ate it for every lunch and dinner during our stay in the city. I personally cannot handle quite the same amount of cabbage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/a0adbe3f-ec5a-4f6d-bdf8-0130b000944d/Hofu+Tenmangu+Shrine Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out My wife’s uncle took us on a road trip to Yamaguchi Prefecture. This is Hōfu Tenman-gū Shinto shrine in Hōfu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/e94c58f6-8ba5-400f-904f-10c5119f7683/Hofu+Tenmangu+Shrine Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Steps to the shrine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/2438a1ed-03d4-4a7f-b4ef-842d7c42d550/Year+of+the+Rabbit Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out 2023 is the year of the rabbit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/8df6f977-79eb-44ca-b619-723a3e067301/Hofu+Tenmangu+Shrine Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out The shrine’s getting ready for New Year’s festivities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/84ff80ee-16e0-4d03-b4d9-beeae7393613/%E8%8C%B6%E5%AE%A4+%E8%8A%B3%E6%9D%BE%E5%BA%B5 Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out A tea room next to the Hofu shrine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/2a1f5841-1968-493b-bfb9-cb1af5af9d68/palju Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Palju?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/d810285d-c4c3-4329-b83f-537c70c6c707/PC220753.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out We stopped at the house where my wife’s uncle’s wife grew up, located on the countryside of Yamaguchi prefecture. I’ve obviously seen these traditional, beautiful houses from outside on my bike trips, but I had never been inside before. I was awestruck: unbelievable it’s actually a residence! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/417632a6-053a-4ad6-857d-a0048904d700/Kintai+Bridge Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Another stop on the road trip was Kintai Bridge in Iwakuni of the Yamaguchi Prefecture. It’s a national treasure and has quite a fascinating history spanning over several centuries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/dd9e53f5-6f50-458f-bb3f-bfcc87c78fbc/Iwakuni Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out A shinto shrine. Iwakuni Castle is on the top of the hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/016114ae-6dd1-4a1b-907e-3bfd688c3ee8/Itsukushima+Torii Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Back in Hiroshima, visiting Itsukushima Shrine. Mother nature truly blessed us! It very rarely snows in Hiroshima, yet we got a proper blizzard! As a consequence, there were barely no other tourists. Visiting a UNESCO world heritage site without countless hordes of tourists? How lucky can one get! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/a3e5fd4d-81e6-4a5d-9906-ab2164cf0d7f/PC231255.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out No one else here. Unbelieveable! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/b70890da-4f47-47a6-8c0a-74077c64e5ce/Itsukushima Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out The rough weather spooked most of the tourists. Weaklings! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/6c1af012-0e9f-41ca-93bb-2171f80a21a5/Itsukushima+Torii Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out I personally don’t mind slogging knee deep through sleet. In Finland, it’s just another Monday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/25c7fac0-968f-4732-b0ed-2547428357af/Itsukushima+Shrine Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out What’s the fun in tourist photography if you don’t get to use your elbows? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/3f386248-0fc8-4936-b8ac-7a30b4403f7c/Miyajima+deer Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Miyajima is famous for their tame sika, Japanese deer. They were once considered sacred messengers from the gods. This guy’s message is: “dude where’s my snack?”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/99016b86-c172-47b2-a21d-be0ddae9dd74/Itsukushima+Shrine Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/28a8933f-51e5-4fb6-8e8f-0e2e5c7cfbfa/Miyajima Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out The irony is that the last time I walked these streets, it was so hot that I needed a bottle of water every couple of hundred meters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/eef4da45-b987-4c3b-be6f-c748b23131b4/Atomic+Bomb+Dome Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Back in Hiroshima: the Atomic Bomb Dome. Hiroshima Peace Memorial is one of the most gut-wrenching places I’ve ever been to. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/424ae7e8-e195-4931-9258-7678e05d46a5/Shozenji Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Visiting a family grave in Ōtake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/d48bc65e-8eac-4896-9b0e-919f165e84fe/Atomic+Bomb+Dome Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out We had a little bit of time the next morning before the flight back. I made my wife to run around the city to get this photo, so I better publish it as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/77bfc4f0-9db8-448f-b842-f0f3ee8b45ef/Fuji-san Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Hokusai is famous for his One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji. I think I can already beat that number. As said, quantity over quality. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/ea7ae92c-15bb-43aa-bcc9-6c31feaa58ad/Nezu+Shrine Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Daywalk in Tokyo, Nezu-jinja Shrine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/0aeecf14-50e6-4d2b-b86b-685184c74dd8/Nezu-jinja+Shrine Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/3eb05266-f546-419d-829f-3502b4caffe6/Nezu-jinja+Shrine Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/5cca65c3-3971-4388-9a79-c1deffad703f/Nezu+Shrine Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Torii gates of Nezu-jinja. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/2f04326a-2541-456d-a377-26ce18c7e32d/Akihabara Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Akihabara is a heaven for an electronics geek like me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/91f12d3b-50d7-4d7a-b2fc-dbb64e3051c7/Shinjuku Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Yamanote line platform in Shinjuku. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/d41aa370-d230-49ec-b8d8-6669c9cb8264/Pokemon+Center+Mega-Tokyo Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Pokemon Center Mega Tokyo in Ikebukuro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/44f6d838-a2fb-4fd1-8352-8bd4c624af96/Kawagoe Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out A day walk in Kawagoe, although I didn’t get any particularly good photos this time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/b38e7c72-583a-4907-b5e1-1b35032f256e/PC272144.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Trespassers on someone’s back yard. The other one was curious and the other one was frightened. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/024b70fc-7ffc-4bc3-ac66-f7abac8a0660/Kawagoe+Castle+Honmaru+Palace Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out This is Kawagoe Castle’s Honmaru Goten - the residence of the feudal lords. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/733295ab-cef5-41fd-836f-dff142b1ce8a/Kawagoe+Castle+Honmaru+Palace Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/ebd05a77-452d-4f0e-9ed0-82eff736af76/Tokyo+Station Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Tokyo Station. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/3c4d4fd4-8fee-48ca-8e47-df914e7e8746/Tokyo+Station Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/0cf56e2e-b66c-4b6b-a502-3cf9ec57b68b/Tokyo+Station Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/22cba8f5-f625-4010-aad9-2e2714c5b994/P1013040.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Hatsumōde is the first temple or shrine visit of the New Year. You usually do it during the holidays. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/eba15558-116d-4f96-9079-ceb28ba4d787/Tokyo+Sunrise Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Tokyo sunrise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/31c3fbe2-c9fa-4d0a-9c52-cbf652932593/Fuji+Sunrise Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/51375aa6-e86d-4932-9ce1-f522dfc49f6e/Tokyo+Sunrise Juha Berglund's Blog - ただいま - Make it stand out First sunrise of 2023I I made my wife to wake up early to catch the view with me. https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2022/7/15/bigapple monthly 0.5 2022-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/ecb2c74d-f3a8-4ebd-ac96-aae4d592a06e/P6250769_2.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out View from our hotel close to Times Square. A bit different scenery than back home! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/6f4c6cfc-1aa1-4faa-98f3-251ca1455597/Yellow+Cab Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Times Square is also known as The Center of the Universe. This, of course, is false, if you ask the Savonians: the actual center of the world is Mualiman Napa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/30aab87b-f0bd-436e-886c-e9b319928426/NHL Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out NHL headquarters are in the building on the left. NHL Shop in NYC was one of the places I insisted to see. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/efdd3dd7-c92b-441b-b4fe-448cb8c9b147/P6240073.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Around Times Square. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/0517459b-8086-441b-af15-4a4c7021ef49/P6240081.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Breakfast at Krispy Kreme. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/2604108a-bda3-4c42-b2bb-a5ca17e70040/Manhattan Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out View from the One World Observatory. It’s difficult to take photos through tinted glass, though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/59eb5d7b-7ae2-4fda-802c-fb263f19ff57/P6240410_2.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Visiting the Liberty Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/c228d1d7-bc12-4983-9fd5-77adf9174484/P6240491_2.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out View of Manhattan from the Liberty Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/222e5574-c5fd-447b-8ecb-0581626810ba/P6240448.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out A seagull posing pompously in front of a French statue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/8a7c507c-3ef7-4151-82c2-f495a82ef360/P6250730.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Mother Nature provided a nice lightning for this one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/0181f544-7444-4503-84d2-52780396ddcd/P6240180.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out South Tower Pool is part of the National September 11 Memorial. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/eea29c7b-dfdc-464d-b795-4936d6c97424/P6240183.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out “Nine Eleven” is one of those events that are forever ingrained in my memory. I remember coming home from playing sports and turning on the TV just when the North Tower was falling. Surreal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/f21938ce-3b97-4904-a366-61a470ba3633/Rockerfeller+Center Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out At Rockefeller Plaza. I loved this kid’s style and I wish I had some fashion taste as well. My wife describes my style as “German Tourist”. I take that as a compliment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/31e14ab3-f7e8-44ee-8f46-b9ef00865bcb/P6250755_2.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out 51st Street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/7676bd76-9721-4bbc-ba80-7f02a872f02c/P6240322.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Bye bye bull: it’s been a Russian Bear market this year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1b4604dd-d02b-4c56-b6c1-e2dea68e7fdb/P6250739.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/0dc0ed7e-2496-4f20-bd1e-c4a64e21d4a5/Radio+City Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out 6th Avenue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/9b3f3442-b662-4aad-a705-f399fa0df6c6/P6250974.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is aired from the Ed Sullivan Theater on the Broadway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/d410f042-6423-4b45-a2ba-7fb8eec4888d/NYPD Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out I’m a huge fan of the NYPD mostly thanks to the briliant “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/7afd1f1a-9bd2-49d2-b1f6-60c990da9b4f/Central+Park Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Central Park of New York City is huge: 3.41 km²! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/ece4c093-0d32-4af9-8e8f-ea810f0601fa/P6291564.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Leaving NYC and moving to the Garden State: New Jersey. Oh no, there are Jewish nazis here too? Russophobia! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/2fb5ea54-2e42-4b93-b57c-de8094f76dc7/P6271208-2.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out I had never seen a chipmunk before, yet they’re just everywhere in New Jersey. Lovely little lively fellows. Same with fireflys. There were also tame squirrels, bunnies, deers and even a groundhog called Charlie in the neighbourhood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/3dd061a1-d955-4792-9f40-765d77855367/Bear+Mountain Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out A view from Bear Mountain. Perhaps not the greatest photo, but I was surprised that most of the state of New York actually looks like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/a3d09b1f-5207-42a7-8612-3fe6ee6004fe/New+Yorker Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Crickets! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/705d49a8-5894-4401-97b6-fb962c9c828f/Mario+Cuomo+Bridge Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Walking on the Piermont Pier. Mario Cuomo Bridge on the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/4f47a6ae-a146-4510-b113-b3e00e3f74b4/P6291447.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Panorama from Liberty State Park, NJ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/0563a796-ecd6-490e-8bcb-a7a3761012e7/Manhattan Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Manhattan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/db3ad778-3c21-42bf-8ee3-a382ee02b58d/P6291493.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Brooklyn with Staten Island Ferry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/b5d8ae75-e0b2-493e-9ab1-ba580bf106e3/P6291512.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/b8aefc33-c3bc-4c7f-b4d9-c61da03f639f/Hamilton+Park Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out View from Hamilton Park, NJ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/c198cd83-f0c3-4a3b-a1fa-a37304426252/P6271252-2.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out A day walk in Tenafly Nature Center. There were tons of frogs croaking in the ponds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/4bc93b1b-f9db-40da-ae5b-6679a2804e29/P6271260.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Instead of enjoying the hustle and bustle of city life, we seem to be constantly drawn to the nature. Have four years in Finland finally corrupted us? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/58c1f3cd-4f51-470b-9b8b-582dfac6b059/P6291576.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out American breakfast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/69b75837-41de-4b19-a253-75bc2f7de685/P6301611.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out We did a family road trip to Washington DC. On the way, we stopped for a lunch in Nick’s Fish House in Baltimore, MD. I recon these mussels would’ve been delicious had I been capable of eating them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/0fc94d42-3194-4e09-8e98-68b9c948ee3b/P6301627.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out This fish’s right down my alley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/37a1ea90-bb92-4335-9033-a49751c10ee4/White+House Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out The contrast between the rich and the poor is just staggering in USA. Some people live in castles while others reside under Sunday newspaper. This guy, for instance, has a nice property right in the heart of Washington DC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/966d90d3-0630-46ae-b7ea-f9e3f805ec10/Get+Climate+Done Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Temperature was constantly over 30°C during the trip. Hurry up, Biden! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/865ab1b8-4211-44ec-a7a3-62ecc89b31fd/Washington+Monument Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Washington Monument. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/108e28f1-8f8c-4ece-8921-fad3e3141731/Commies Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Anti-CCP protest in Washington DC. There’s one good commie amongst all the evil imperialists. Can you spot our comrade? This hero of labour is working tirelessly for the working class! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/b8bcd76e-ba82-4207-9ba4-9617b934f435/P7012042.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Lincoln Memorial. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/8b22422d-db36-47c8-869d-04e871a8e34a/Lincoln+Memorial+Reflecting+Pool Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/67d62175-a383-4cad-80a9-b0aae564c8c4/Coffee+Cola Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out USA truly is a nation of great innovation. Not in a thousand years would I have been able to come up with this brilliant idea! I'm lovin' it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/aadcb91e-914e-4cb3-b1b6-0311e6e8a9c9/Smithsonian+National+Museum+of+American+History Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out It’s a real bummer that the National Air and Space Museum was closed. I did get to fly an F-4 Phantom II in the Museum of American History, though. My wife (callsign: “Screamer”) as the weapons officer, we scratched six hostiles. Yay, we’re aces now! “It’s not the plane, it’s the pilot!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/f608a325-ed9e-4dc1-9f0e-45d66fbf2962/International+Spy+Museum Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out International Spy Museum was kid-friendly fun too. During the visit, my cover was Reese Chipo, an archaeologist from Rio de Janeiro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/41fcc452-03bf-43a8-b2f0-f42d246d789f/P7012473.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out If a stranger speaks to you in Finland, he’s either a drunk or a foreigner. Meanwhile in USA, even the squirrels are super jovial. ️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/d8b59f95-7544-444f-bb85-0dc1067084be/Jefferson+Memorial Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Jefferson Memorial. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/87ba18de-c58a-4a35-90b4-82a5b801b439/Jefferson+Memorial Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out A view from the Jefferson Memorial. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/51424445-debf-448c-866d-f75e84790e33/P7012077.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out I enjoyed watching the sunset over Washington DC on the Watergate Steps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/ddd3dcf1-cfae-490d-801b-42139fb1f20c/P7012064.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Constant chain of landing airplanes and buzzing military helicopters was quite a show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/295c7936-b45e-4bba-baa4-f6757dc455a8/Easy+Rider Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Americans love their Harleys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/b70df346-19e0-4058-8b62-2bdba48bfd00/P7012425.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out A bit different tool than what the Finnish Fuzz use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/e19fb717-2504-4296-a6e3-967abb043939/P7022713.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Jumping to the City of Brotherly Love: Philadelphia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/f272c407-c384-4766-8595-8dbee9e4c643/P7022693.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Biggest sight of Philly is naturally the statue of Rocky Balboa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/ec293368-6833-4e2a-8592-691d6f91b094/Rocky+Steps Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Philadelphia Museum of Art - my wife did the Rocky Steps for a little training montage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/40db35e7-31de-4675-881e-2ebbb657df7d/P7022743.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Liberty Bell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/94487d99-ddf9-491f-9a1a-e661a0718117/Independence+Hall Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Independence Hall in Philadelphia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/defb4d22-6f34-4a87-b517-5ab8df7a8650/P7022762.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/35c19ff3-95fe-4c3c-999d-695bf834d89f/P7022764.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Culinary staple: Philly cheesesteak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/ee476af1-b6e8-4f82-9213-b0c9f3cfa183/Cheesecake+Factory Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Another highlight of the trip: Cheesecake Factory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/01dd7999-5813-45fa-955a-897ceef14031/P7032806.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Driving back to the Big Apple. I admit that navigating these roads was somewhat more challenging than driving in Finnish “traffic”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/0657dd48-058b-45ec-8cb9-205a7be3f3f4/4th+of+July Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Back in New Jersey for Fourth of July. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/72b06821-cc20-48a5-99cf-0599b3bfacb1/4th+of+July Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Happy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/9ec9310a-e60c-46c0-95d5-3183d236d7f0/4th+of+July Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Independence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1b437554-8d23-4429-abbd-ee922c764ccb/4th+of+July Juha Berglund's Blog - The Big Apple - Make it stand out Day! https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2021/4/6/covid-19-autumn-and-winter monthly 0.5 2021-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1616355519230-V8ZK2CPQ7A7G55JAUGRZ/P9030232.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter Autumn is in the air. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1616355842840-ATYFIXQDGGL2NBHWXMQI/P9050910.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter Another forest walk with the Montbell lady. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1615996037131-B0Q6L3G2LQ8WACD3N0FJ/Olavinlinna Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter St. Olaf’s Castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1610835927323-N9CQNAY4H3V3747V13BF/Koli Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter We did only one trip the whole year, to the eastern parts of the Finland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1610835993168-HXVK5QRAEQEQFDQOYNKH/Koli+Pano Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter Lake Pielinen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1610898590371-NXJVJRMNEVHHH053YMKR/Hannusmets%C3%A4 Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter First snow of the winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1610898731637-800YGLVSV09KBS76MIYE/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter This year the winter actually arrived! Having plenty of snow is quite uplifting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1610898780109-HJUWYHZLV06YSI9SCAGT/Frozen+pond Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1610898814327-BUDT2SLSN51L8SD3MN07/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter Our new home is next to a small forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1610898843633-V6Z24SU6L7HUBNV5BSHU/Snow Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter I made it a lunch break habit to take a walk in the forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1610898942853-SVSWI3LEWBFU77QQTXYW/P1162231.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter More of our “backyard”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1610899010498-I81MUA485THE49288ZY8/Hannusj%C3%A4rvi Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter There’s also a little lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1610899109456-NUSDW2G0RGKUN7DIN6XW/Forest Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1616358000367-CEJ7MT3CAKH5JIIJDE3G/P2032742.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1610899146277-J9MYUAYDX19TAENKUWS4/Hannusmets%C3%A4 Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1610899223600-0TI48H2NFVLCJM2W6YZ8/Finnair Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter Sunday walk on the ice off the Espoo coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1610899282151-WNCUJKM36CU1NTZ9DM7J/Matinlahti Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter Tallinn, Estonia, would be a 90km walk away on the other shore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1610899404296-E3ZXH5JRAQTENASM57X6/Pitk%C3%A4saari Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1610913571659-IPSQNEE228VYTL8PMPO5/P1162411.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1613924911471-7TGE09GHZL37TA048RDS/P1202496.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter For once, we had a sufficient amount of snow even here on the “sunny” South Coast of Finland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1614932748237-66S18Q6DERTHEDJENDVZ/Takapiha Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter …another day walk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1613925366282-ZVWFCN6J4VWZYC9DWXSH/P1212528.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter Home street. We bought our new home in December. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1613925431046-Y60LFE49MJTHMW16EPL0/P1212536.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter Typical night skyline from the second largest city of Finland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1614117214040-4ADO19ZZ2ZWWBR1L552J/Helsinki Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter Hello Helsinki! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1614117558061-UTUP7RPI5BBZFOPIPLP7/Amos+Rex Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter Amos Rex art museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1614117365748-I1B0Q4JSOXTAPV30U4KN/Amos+Rex Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter We spent a day in the city just walking around. It’s eerie to see the it without tourists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1614117780012-QU7BMGSKH63NH2DNFU6X/Suomenlinna+Ferry Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter Suomenlinna ferry operates in every weather. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1615883430782-AT8OBGGOE2JMYS5RKRGT/Helsinki+City+Hall Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter Helsinki City Hall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1614117849548-JC0T4P2MZSWBFGFOZ6K5/P2143083.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1614931514981-DPXH5OO2CZ58HI35LKB3/Tuomiokirkko Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter Kids were having fun on the steps of Helsinki Cathedral. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1614931658739-K45IA5ERZFEZNRCQENVF/Senaatintori Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter …and of course my wife had to slide down the steps too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1615393237067-YJ1VIUR0OAPXWY0WB7IO/Blue+Tit Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter The yard outside of my new home office is full of little birds. Blackbirds, great tits, sparrows, etc. I’ve been shooting the birds hand-held through the window while getting bored in meetings, therefore the image quality is not great. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1617301753606-KE9Q9QBC56ZP25UI1ZNK/tree+sparrow Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter Little sparrow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1615392829517-XMX4ZWQDUFPTJCZD2F15/Sinitiainen Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter Despite the Team Sweden colours, this little guy (all puffed up due to the cold weather) is my favourite: the Eurasian blue tit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1616357330517-O5SG4IGP3TDFAFPNV10I/P3104230.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1616412795255-CQISB9ED7Y4FJ09UTOQY/P3224435.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter So much sunlight! The spring is almost here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1617306164349-3X7ARVOCCBED7FAZ6OSV/P3224366-7.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Autumn and Winter Perhaps the last sunrise of the winter. That’s it, thanks! https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2021/3/24/covid-19-spring-and-summer monthly 0.5 2021-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1593446654682-DZLKEIHGSZ2279J5T6CA/Tammerkoski Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer Tammerkoski rapids in Tampere: my last normal business trip before the COVID-19 crisis. Soon my airline miles will expire and I fall from the gold class back to basic. O, woe is me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1593447125883-SLPEE0SH66947J0ZTCSX/Tampella Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer I got to visit Tampere just before the lockdown started to participate in a training: the trainer came from Italy who definitely showed flu-like symptoms. At that time, it was very scary stuff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1593459631937-EE51OLIPCEIAFBWKAFVY/Snow+Flower Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer Winter of 2020 was special: it never came. I’m not a fan of the global warning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1593459648667-PUNQ8ZNNPURU630TJFK7/Snow+Flower Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer Some flowers were already blooming in April. Then the snow arrived. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1593459733116-6C1BBNDGTI61DPZNMYW3/Easter Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer My friend lent us his summer cottage, which was conveniently located in Uusimaa region. Uusimaa was in lockdown during the first wave since most of the Covid-19 cases were here, and travel outside was restricted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1593459801988-YKYU5PI1II07K3QBCWLS/P4104339.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1593459990777-AN30G8NDO3GHL7JH0TJ0/Lake Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1593460015929-HXSDGET1HA7U1FQZ3T1H/Lake Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer Far away from our apartment building and noisy neighbours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1593461618270-82DTFIXU227MC3G4DYAC/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer Spring is here! The forests near our apartment were covered in wood anemones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1593460116819-RC50IJR19PS3RAHQP08D/Cherie Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer Who’s a good girl? Who’s a good girl? Chérie is a good girl! She’s my auntie’s Irish Setter and an absolutely adorable goofball. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1593460196284-1BQD737QDE6ENG1UOIEA/Valkovuokko Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1593461719454-TBN52V2NHCFJV69Y6IOE/Hautakumpu Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer Daywalk in the neighbourhood: this is an ancient Bronze Age barrow on top of Sundsberget, Espoo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1593462694806-4O7O3QXNE1RNIWR2CCJ7/Maple Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1593462654553-6EVH9RIJWFDTUA3M06GG/Mansikka Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer Wild strawberry flower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1593462711479-LF6IWDCQBZEV7H3L3MHW/Dandelion Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1593462730805-UV4P9Z5EY058297HAFU9/Kielo Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1593462774656-1NZ31BYXCQXPJP3MAXRS/Maiko Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer Another day walk: lake Meiko in Kirkkonummi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1593852488410-8M4T0JZRHTYTVTORHAZM/Cara+Mia Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer This is Caramia, my auntie’s other Irish Setter. She’s a beauty queen: Caramia has done very well in dog shows despite her young age. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1615884401464-7MRGGRR2VNWYJUX1OO1L/Caramia Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer Caramia is a great swimmer… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1593852967925-HSKAE76XZIGF5R4P2M5B/Caramia Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer …while Cherie is more like me, and likes to just rest in the shade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1593851752360-Y4GMGWWCCVDCZ5STSXTE/Sauvon+silta Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer We did again a midsummer night drive across Kemiö/Kimito Island. The photo is taken from Rungonsalmi Bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1593853150838-SBYQBFG8J47G3MIJU4C6/Kissankello Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer Kissankello (bluebell) basking in the (almost) midnight sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1593852391347-5UP0O6B4A64DQYAUMS3B/Str%C3%B6mma Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer Midnight of the midsummer at Strömma Canal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1593851215053-2PKDN4WGBA5W0OBVQ20S/Daisy Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1595826789115-8FEIJYHY5PKN3WPAE9GN/Ohdake Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1615995540608-GAL8DHPT6FD5B7I3AMVA/Tiira Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer F-F-F-Falling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1595826863561-I0Z8VC7PW8WOD6XATXJR/Mushroom Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1595826923214-4EY7O9VGXBS735Y3IO4W/Porkkalanniemi Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer We went blueberry picking in Porkkala Peninsula. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1595826978954-O7CSFGBHRDETXFHOR188/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer My wife did all the berry picking… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1595827036156-IV6Y2P12NCM4L99569W7/Swan Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer …while I sat on the rocks, drank beer, and took photos of the birdies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1610834955524-XV4GSDLKKR5G6V3T0S8Y/P8090707.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer The summer of 2020 was excellent for berries. We picked a bucketload of raspberries from a local farm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1610836060612-RL684FKDKLXSQ3WV3G8E/Espoo+Central+Park Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer Day walk in Espoo Central Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1610836045347-N5GWOPFUWTXLSDI671Z8/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Covid-19: Year One - Spring and Summer https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2020/9/14/kuusamo-koli monthly 0.5 2020-09-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1599769361475-RZ43XKXEPDGZUHRIMOOZ/Longdrink Juha Berglund's Blog - Lockdown Travels: Hinterlands of Finland Very (Northern) Finnish specialty: a lonkku (longdrink) made of hilla (cloudberries). Delicious! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1599767926725-NIQLFMW6SS59L2XYVL5T/Seitenj%C3%A4rvi Juha Berglund's Blog - Lockdown Travels: Hinterlands of Finland It was a 850km drive from home to Kuusamo. I stopped for a nap along this lake somewhere outside Kajaani. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1599767978288-8FPFKCR4C85LU7X59JG0/Cutlet Juha Berglund's Blog - Lockdown Travels: Hinterlands of Finland You are what you eat. oink I’m a pig. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1599768119131-6RBW20BP2FXA75RW03IB/Rukaj%C3%A4rvi Juha Berglund's Blog - Lockdown Travels: Hinterlands of Finland We borrowed a rowing boat and went for a spin on Rukajärvi (Lake Ruka). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1599850627905-8YURDL7CQDMERFEMUZJX/Karhunkierros Juha Berglund's Blog - Lockdown Travels: Hinterlands of Finland First hike of the trip: Pieni karhunkierros. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1599768196242-GU2DSE2OJC0D8WP7MC56/Karhunkierros Juha Berglund's Blog - Lockdown Travels: Hinterlands of Finland We also went white water rafting in Oulanka national park. This is Myllykoski (Mill Rapids), one of the rapids we paddled through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1599805932440-811K62DG2XWYL2DMWPGX/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Lockdown Travels: Hinterlands of Finland I would like to do the full Karhunkierros hike some day: it’s 60km long. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1599803989922-6Y25DQKPJJJFE10YLEJD/P9030342.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Lockdown Travels: Hinterlands of Finland We did just a short rafting trip, but it would be possible to ride the river all the way to the Russian border: I hope I get to do that some day as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1599849184247-Z189OYLUZ2UOTFIHDKI2/Oulanka Juha Berglund's Blog - Lockdown Travels: Hinterlands of Finland We visited several national parks during the trip and they were all in top notch condition. Interesting to see where the tax money is disappearing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1599805595194-YOKWNFIKF3MQ5E84HUFG/Jyr%C3%A4v%C3%A4 Juha Berglund's Blog - Lockdown Travels: Hinterlands of Finland This is Jyrävä: unfortunately too big for tourist rafting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1599802951588-VHY4UHHXPVX846N7180J/Yumi Juha Berglund's Blog - Lockdown Travels: Hinterlands of Finland My wife is a walking mont-bell advertisement and a true believer of their "Light & Fast® philosophy”. How’bout a sponsorship deal, onegaishimasu? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1599851348339-EIAKB471YI6Z0202EHH7/Ruka Juha Berglund's Blog - Lockdown Travels: Hinterlands of Finland Hiking on top of Ruka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1599803442847-OYGMS7MF3OQATT4CLF3T/Nalle Juha Berglund's Blog - Lockdown Travels: Hinterlands of Finland While in Kuusamo, we visited a local large beast sanctuary. For instance, if a cub loses its mother, it would be brought here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1599802705486-MXWHDUG2YX3RLGKYVVP7/Bear Juha Berglund's Blog - Lockdown Travels: Hinterlands of Finland The bears look scary, but they are absolutely adorable! They love snacks like grapes, oranges or even pulla. The largest inhabitant in the park is called Juuso, weighting over 480kg. He is kind of a big deal: he is a TV celebrity, an accomplished painter and a member of the local arts society. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1599804367520-KU1E8OX7STBW0PM89TMC/Raateen+Portti Juha Berglund's Blog - Lockdown Travels: Hinterlands of Finland We drove south along the eastern border. We stopped by in Raatteen Portti (Raate Gate), which is a museum and a memorial for the Battle of Raate Road. Each rock represents a life lost. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1599804139489-WB5LHTYV9XRRT4S8ZA30/T-26 Juha Berglund's Blog - Lockdown Travels: Hinterlands of Finland Battle of Raate Road took place in January 1940 when Russia had attacked Finland. Although Finns were outnumbered 1:100 in the beginning of the battle, due to extreme winter conditions, clever tactics, better mobility, and a little bit of sisu, the defending Finnish army succeeded in destroying the entire elite 44th Rifle Division. About 400 Finns and almost 10 000 Soviets lost their lives. I think the tank is a T-26. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1599803860741-ZT4PGASSQD2L6LMAJW1I/V%C3%A4rikallio Juha Berglund's Blog - Lockdown Travels: Hinterlands of Finland Next stop was Hossa National Park. This is Värikallio, famous for its stone age drawings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1599803921570-S57BRNR83QNTUXK1TFGY/V%C3%A4rikallio Juha Berglund's Blog - Lockdown Travels: Hinterlands of Finland These drawings date back 5000–3200 BCE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1599769328410-LXBM3LUPGZPMO0JL5AFX/frog Juha Berglund's Blog - Lockdown Travels: Hinterlands of Finland It was raining, so we met this fellow hiker along the path. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1599810896228-02Q3PO3PHJFSJZXN3U6P/Koli Juha Berglund's Blog - Lockdown Travels: Hinterlands of Finland Next stop: Koli National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1599848905724-3IP0A4H61G4OEZ2WQ94K/Koli Juha Berglund's Blog - Lockdown Travels: Hinterlands of Finland I wish I could live on that island: far away from noisy neighbours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1599849242010-YQCGBTFT2VO9MOZ0DOD4/P9071207.jpg Juha Berglund's Blog - Lockdown Travels: Hinterlands of Finland We hiked along the Koli ridge. This little guy was going to the opposite direction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1599849071393-YXQXU6AWKBQ6L6RYDVQA/Koli Juha Berglund's Blog - Lockdown Travels: Hinterlands of Finland Koli is considered a “national landscape”, one of the 27 selected to “represent the special environmental and cultural features of Finland”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1599769190817-X9FPQJVJB8HLZ1P58GLJ/Pielinen Juha Berglund's Blog - Lockdown Travels: Hinterlands of Finland The lake, by the way, is called Pielinen, fourth largest in Finland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1599769229702-72J7C1BSMO7QXM4Y4CYJ/Lingonberries Juha Berglund's Blog - Lockdown Travels: Hinterlands of Finland It’s was the start of the lingonberry season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1599769261088-98ZV2MAN2Z2YI8BT1TLE/Meatballs Juha Berglund's Blog - Lockdown Travels: Hinterlands of Finland Lingonberries taste great with meatballs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1599808933765-9SMYJINQZFYR1Z024CMJ/Punkaharju Juha Berglund's Blog - Lockdown Travels: Hinterlands of Finland After Koli, we drove to Punkaharju. It’s an esker ridge across Lake Saimaa. My drone has a crappy camera (hence the heavy editing), so I usually leave it home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1599849800058-N91ZMQVPZ3NTD030BYA4/Savonlinna Juha Berglund's Blog - Lockdown Travels: Hinterlands of Finland Last stop: visiting Savonlinna. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1599803657164-T7DAJ6BM7OT0IDG82JAT/Savonlinna Juha Berglund's Blog - Lockdown Travels: Hinterlands of Finland This is Olavinlinna (Olaf's Castle), a late-medieval castle built to protect the East border of the Kalmar Union (and later the Kingdom of Sweden). Nowadays it is best known for the annual Savonlinna Opera Festival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1599803586582-AE0GFTCGN5LCGSRGU86U/Saimaa Juha Berglund's Blog - Lockdown Travels: Hinterlands of Finland Enjoying the last night of the trip on the shore of Lake Saimaa. Thanks for watching! https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2020/2/7/tokyo-to-taipei monthly 0.5 2020-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580366296268-Q1BPS3TRP6NMPVHKFZXQ/Year+of+the+mouse Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei 2020 - it’s the year of the mouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580285845688-K15JKLM0IDQ85NO40FUU/Fuji Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei Fuji-san and the last sunset of the decade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580289031248-0AB68KTQZ32AVI399KLQ/Haruna+Jinja Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei We visited a local shrine on new year’s morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580287911054-0PGJQHAE49LXEAZXZC0A/Darumas Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei Retired daruma dolls at Kawagoe Kita-in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580658626979-O7CQAKDDC4EX4S3W922W/Swan Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei My parents-in-law took us for a morning drive to see swans at river Oppe. Unfortunately my photos were quite lackluster. The obvious reason is that I just don’t have expensive enough lenses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580658567976-O8PTKNK43K9K41RTRHIV/Swans Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei Some of the birdwatchers along the riverbank had camera gear worth of a reasonable size car. Therefore their photos must be brilliant.I must visit my bank and request a remedy for my photography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580383287995-J5AYPP2ZUAJDWUFOJYGO/Shimbashi Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei I did a lot of day walks as usual. This is from Shimbashi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580659359204-P8MANN1728EDUUWR2IFS/Shinjuku+Gyoen Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei Shinjuku Gyoen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580287851465-NTVFSWWEUP2BJERYT4SA/Akihabara Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei I love Akihabara even though I hate shopping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580362541768-O51ZR41RXQD5RC6E1Q5L/Imperial+Garden Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei Every year on January 2nd the Emperor of Japan gives his New Year’s greetings at his palace. It is a the only time when ordinary riff-raff are allowed on the palace grounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580326811072-SUX3NP4GBT55MRAGAE4T/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei Turns out my wife and I were not the only ones who wanted to see the Emperor and the Emperor Emeritus. Who would’ve known? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580314528936-T7S5ELOUX95C8NYCGNJT/Emperor Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei The moment when the Emperor of Japan smiles and waves at you, and you take a blurry photo. ARGH! This is the difference between being a pro and an amateur. Anyway, I blame the glass and the camera. More expensive gear is absolutely required. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580288069005-J0E1QTJGP2UOXZ1X2D1G/East+Garden Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei View towards East Garden from the Emperor’s Palace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580450516280-ZLH3JFPJN69NQT2WBWK8/Imperial+Palace Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580362610420-HJD8ASFRNRERP827MZJ4/Yanase-gawa Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei While my wife was meeting her friend, I did a day walk along river Yanase in Saitama. It’s a really beautiful place in spring when the cherry trees are blossoming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580279441964-QILX45V2ZG6QNDKGJECM/Kiyama+Shrine Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580279611041-ZUWVB7I9E3TW5IYYUYMY/Kiyama+Shrine Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580279503842-AN5PV32UDEYNQTPEEL7D/Kiyama+Shrine Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580288213613-JMRZHMNLRCW0X5G5LK9O/Shinrinkoen+Station Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei Another solo day trip while my wife was busy: Shinrin-kōen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580279745643-WXCZFA2UKE2E07W0XPV9/Shinrin+Koen Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei I’m sure that the Shinrin-kōen park is beautiful when all the flowers are blooming. Since it was the middle of the winter, I had to find something else to shoot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580286039162-18WUXI98NP2R9MODHVWQ/Shinji+Pond Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei Yet another day walk: Shinji Pond in Hibiya Kōen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580286001996-1R596737HRAW0RDSO8BS/Kingfisher Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei A kingfisher. I waited, waited and waited to see this little fellow dive. Then my wife sends a text message and I put my camera down just for a second. Splash - he caught a fish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580363009715-54VZJ4THL6T5N0HRPVDC/Taipei Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei Bye bye Tokyo, hello Taipei, Taiwan! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580448317398-F2MUET1P63EF7GX4F13N/Shilin+Night+Market Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei Shilin Night Market is the largest in Taipei. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580448266454-OG14LA52LX6NI3TLP6DP/Shilin+Night+Market Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580362780419-G9B349MZMH4T1C888W08/Taipei Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei We climbed Xiangshan, the Elephant Mountain, to see Taipei skyline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580363255364-GZ78LW2B40PDVE3YFR4Q/Ruifang Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei Then we took the public bus and ventured outside the big city. This is Keelung River at the Ruifang District. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580475213089-X7Z9VZZERU3SVN9RKR50/Jiufen Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei Delivery guys drove a truck through the narrow alleys of Jiufen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580448504464-2G7R9ICKVV0EQGV76D4W/P1082666.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei My wife is a bit like a dog: she loves to eat any and all kinds of weird stuff. These are taro balls; allegedly a local specialty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580287807884-QRFL5T18X336540OPMPP/Jiufen Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580281368779-ZP68RZHS3MIPIGANOEC6/Jiufen+Teahouse Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei Jiufen Teahouse. A cup of coffee cost almost as much as in Finland so the prices were outrageous, but the view was worth it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580448517435-25B2A76RNND93JQBCUA4/Jiufen Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580721061744-GJXR45Y1KB12Y5GVKWV6/Jiufen+Coffee Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580659610789-TM7E1WJHMWN4H45L6M7R/Jiufen Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580448624242-1I17BTMC9O8N7TW3VF58/Jiufen Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580448866389-UQZMHWSGN7CUNF5T2VI0/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei This huge pile of shaved ice is called baobing - a Chinese dessert. My wife insisted on trying it, even though we managed to finish less than half of it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580363207239-NKTQ7VSNKSIIVBY84D20/MSI Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei Taiwan is a major source of computer components, so visiting Guanghua Digital Plaza was a highlight for a geek like me. There’s tons of stores specialising on everything computer related. I have currently an MSI motherboard, hence the photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580658700962-92SWJQ0A2FWM2BL7E6PF/Bubble+Tea Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei Another Taiwanese invention, currently also very popular in Japan: bubble tea. The “pearls” in the tea are tapioca balls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580658802169-VI1JVDSSYBLJO3ZWAP1N/Dumplings Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei We waited an hour in line to get to eat in Din Tai Fung. This restaurant franchise is doing good job attracting tourists; I’m sure every Japanese and Korean travel guide mentions it. Regardless, Din Tai Fung was my favourite eatery in Taiwan. The dumplings were yummy, noodles were great, and the beer was plentiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580363345188-WHGP6ZQAOLJVX7U79SS8/Ming+vase Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei Since my wife and I are highly cultured, we for once actually decided to visit a museum. This is a genuine Ming vase! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580363407790-LTPJAVXY9ZXNFXYGEQRA/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei National Palace Museum has a huge collection of historical artifacts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580363392769-EFYN3FIU5ZYHAI3RKY97/Chinese+gabbage Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei A main attraction of the museum is this: Jadeite Cabbage. My wife loves Chinese cabbage and I definitely don’t, so I was unable to share her excitement when finally meeting this national treasure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580449002170-AQ42Q0AF3EPGE3F1P1IW/Longshan Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei Lungshan Temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580448931893-RKZW3S7TE5U1338WB5O0/Longshan+Temple Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580363607061-SAU1HAWTLTWDWX9PV2X1/Longshan+temple Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580363452432-0X80M1TFW0FWNWGUD0PF/Mausoleum Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei Memorial Hall of Chiang Kai-shek, the leader of the Republic of China between 1928 and 1975. Under Kai-shek’s rule, Taiwan was a military dictatorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580363814600-QPTSV1IWIQ3ON053TVGO/Chiang+Kai-shek+Memorial Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei It’s interesting why people love to build tyrants these monstrosities. I wonder what kind of mausoleum the Russians will build for Putin? A golden wall (paid by the Dems) could protect the final resting place of El Presidente Trump. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580363644359-P7F742A4IMNZIL9BVSUC/Liberty+Square Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei Liberty Square. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580363547538-U3R27EZLU6ZD1CLDXG3M/Chiang+Kai-shek Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei We saw the changing of the guard at the mausoleum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580721135265-H8W6N23M1XS6TNX6ZOMI/Taiwan+honor+guard Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei They only pick big boys for this duty. I think all the soldiers were at least 1,8m tall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580659204771-XH3QRDROD5WHB2ASEJ68/Taipei Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei The side streets of Taipei are very lively. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580475998904-7MQZX0P5HAS06RMPKQ4U/Taipei Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580659476415-SE5JO3ZLIN41M1IOGCLL/Taipei+101 Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei Taipei 101. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580362899191-NYQJAG8PU6SGYDH82JTW/Taipei Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580363938670-JDQLJDNHXSHYX7ZM75S4/Shibuya Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei Back in Japan! There seems to be a Mario Kart race going on at Shibuya Crossing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580363866430-RDNDUVDJL4JN1QVZ7UYZ/Nintendo+Store Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei Nintendo recently opened its own brand store in Shibuya. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580363883532-4YICP4OGVCDSJI0IEFPG/P1103513.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei Hadōken! Like Ryu of Street Fighter fame here is showing, the fan merchandise had very limited selection of sizes. Largest t-shirt size was Japanese L, which would look like a bikini top on me. Bah. Maybe middle-aged albino gorillas with metaborikku shindorōmu are not the target market then. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580708432467-TOWLAN1VM1QWK91WLPKH/Odaiba Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei Odaiba is one of the venues for Tokyo 2020 Olympics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580708455392-9JH8AULOUILS28Q3OESH/Rainbow+Bridge Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei Rainbow Bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580365059152-C1YOGTCH5ITXT88VRSMD/Yoda Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei Advertisements for a Star Wars exhibition I saw. Decided go I must. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580365279951-3INNQTOMZ7X4X80XCP1Q/Darth+Vader Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei The showpieces were original costumes and props from the first 6 movies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580365326398-RXS418BAM7X6C2ML80NY/AT-AT Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei All Terrain Armored Transport, or AT-AT, from The Empire Strikes Back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580365368573-H56CEBK0ZOR5I6X5DBV9/Boba+Fett Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei Boba Fett, my hero! He wore this Mandalorian armour in Return of the Jedi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580365179245-Y760P3GDJ9QCUALDSSVM/Tusken+Raider Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei I also briefly stopped by on Tatooine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580364838573-6BI7IP0F0S4ZUUIH5UE6/Stormtrooper Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580708510201-ONGZ8WIQN4W445ZTTJXN/Shinjuku Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei Kōshū Kaidō seen from Shinjuku station. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580450021527-KF7M9BT3LDIUHNNPGEPO/Shinjuku Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580450037081-8B85M64R3SWDU19025KD/Shinjuku Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1580314037027-P7FU6SON9GXZTF9G66VJ/Shinjuku Juha Berglund's Blog - Tokyo to Taipei The last dinner of the trip was spectacular. Absolutely delicious sukiyaki! The view from the restaurant was stunning as always. Until the next time again! https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2019/11/1/brexit monthly 0.5 2019-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1570427786215-SFG2IY5T3QK5GM6R6OGC/Manchester+Piccadilly Juha Berglund's Blog - Brexit Waiting for a train in Manchester. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1570476160539-9BGZ0PY4NSBI6H1NYWA8/Liverpool Juha Berglund's Blog - Brexit View from the Royal Albert Dock in Liverpool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1570428233683-TQFHQ4RWCU7PVDS43GQ8/Ye+Olde+Trip+to+Jerusalem Juha Berglund's Blog - Brexit Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem in Nottingham - established in 1189! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1572638923870-IABLHID0UIF29V5LOAFQ/Ambleside Juha Berglund's Blog - Brexit Finally in the Lake District: stopping by at Ambleside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1570434725478-QBNDFV5DZK0TRZL28TKF/English+hills Juha Berglund's Blog - Brexit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1570434741028-HXGR8QBIDB02CLWF0LLR/Stone+Circle Juha Berglund's Blog - Brexit Castlerigg Stone Circle in Kendal, from 3000BC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1570428764472-UOXB0DFPKJL9SGIBVQUQ/English+Sheep Juha Berglund's Blog - Brexit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1570434888849-3MM528FHX5AS36SMTVWT/Derwentwater Juha Berglund's Blog - Brexit Derwentwater from Friars Crag. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1570433023006-CAAFJ3JVOK1540R9K0FJ/Ashness+Bridge Juha Berglund's Blog - Brexit Ashness Bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1570438153016-RDFS7NMUE8QURCSTWQ9U/Honister+Pass Juha Berglund's Blog - Brexit Honister Pass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1570438016308-IXOO07STA0OB2HELKYLQ/Gatesgarthdale+Beck Juha Berglund's Blog - Brexit Gatesgarthdale Beck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1570435010062-3BDF2ZBS5OSL1Z2SXCIM/Sheep Juha Berglund's Blog - Brexit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1570428914334-2VMWUC5KR77UJ665T5QT/Buttermere Juha Berglund's Blog - Brexit Lake Buttermere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1570476119331-A0CDA0CK2E2CGUZRH1L0/Buttermere+Cow Juha Berglund's Blog - Brexit My favourite hobby is still cowtography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1570428365551-Q6EZNZ3S97GWIPQKGLSV/Old+Trafford Juha Berglund's Blog - Brexit I had some spare time while waiting for the flight home, so I joined a stadium tour at Old Trafford, the largest club-owned stadium in England. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1570476255136-2TG2MZLKRSUOLQ8Q33BP/Pogba Juha Berglund's Blog - Brexit The stadium is known as the Theatre of Dreams, because that’s where the team is currently enjoying success: in their dreams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1571476330344-ZWDP5P1L6HFMZHOF1OB5/Reigate Juha Berglund's Blog - Brexit Trip number 2 was to a town called Reigate. I really liked the place, it’s a lovely little town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1571476480572-2011DGU4O6UZRBJ92BEC/Blue+Anchor Juha Berglund's Blog - Brexit How can it possibly always rain!? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1572639606307-5BEUOA00204A1B01BYUY/Reigate Juha Berglund's Blog - Brexit Rain rain rain… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1571476000723-WDPUNWAW5DOOJUOWRRD0/Thames Juha Berglund's Blog - Brexit River Thames. My colleague and I took the train to London and tried to cover all the necessities in a couple of hours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1571476206699-J806SHR1S4FNFDK0ZB6V/Palace+of+Westminster Juha Berglund's Blog - Brexit Palace of Westminster. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1571476366336-JR8HECJDBZ68TUX3F3MG/Palace+of+Westminster Juha Berglund's Blog - Brexit I could almost hear John Bercow shouting ooORDERr from here! https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2019/9/24/iceland monthly 0.5 2019-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568473407250-209TFM3ALZVQBT6KQAFV/Reykjavik Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland Reykjavik city center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568473448810-RKE7DTRG4VV75T2NW33M/Hallgr%C3%ADmskirkja Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavik. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568527648874-NDL20ID98VQUA03EUSGK/Icelandic+food Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland Fancier end of the dishes we ate. Regardless of quality, everything costs over 20€. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568482446332-NDY1E8E0W9DD618V9WD4/Sun+Voyager Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland Sun Voyager is a sculpture in Reykjavik. It looks like it’s bought from a Pentik store. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568491766884-U0V99UB5HHSD5WXF2G86/Harpa+Concert+Hall Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland Visiting the beautiful Harpa Concert Hall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568484896353-HJF6LM1ZPBB09BHW7PM9/Seal Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland Icelandic beach lion: a grey seal chillaxing in icy waters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568491510462-JFLTDWKH6Z179PRJJQ1J/Dj%C3%BApal%C3%B3nssandur Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland I found something that’s undeniably an ancient fossil! I’ve now earned a hat and a whip! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568491552519-QR4WRO3SEY2V3VA1W50H/Dj%C3%BApal%C3%B3nssandur Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland Djúpalónssandur beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568740568081-NI27CUK3CRQFFJ9K59OI/P9062897.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568487584384-I0JI9CWVROKNAUFXVF1Z/Hellnar Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland If you do an image search for Gatklettur, you can find some stunning sunset photos. Unfortunately I wasn’t as lucky with the weather. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1569012864306-BLRV6FLRUQ3QYXJ0WOOE/laufsk%C3%A1lavar%C3%B0a Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland Laufskálavarða is a lava ridge covered in stone cairns. “Travelers trekking across the black sands of Mýrdalssandur would leave little stacks of stones for good luck.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568527445872-8WNNNTCDMK2I6W9WBRE4/Thingvellir+National+Park Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland North America left, Europe right: the continental drift can be seen in Þingvellir National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568483377560-UEVQ4U8OUNGONPGIJGB6/Keri%C3%B0 Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland Kerið crater lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568527091591-9NUQ0XSQFAYQU90PHB3H/Reykjadalur+Hot+Spring Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland Hiking to Reykjadalur Hot Springs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568527609275-9652FT72MU4D33V2ZXPV/Icelandic+Food Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland Icelandic food reminded me of my mom’s cooking. Simple, healthy and sometimes even a bit tasty. I ate a lot of fish since I don’t like the other main raw materials of Icelandic food: sheep and horse meat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568530892970-22QKUS31H8AZMJHLCDET/P9020932.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland Hiking on the Southern coast of Iceland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568739704295-X29E47P1VPXW47M4PJGF/DC3 Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland A DC-3 plane wreck on the beach at Sólheimasandur. It is difficult to frame a photo without tourists posing in, on and around it. It's a perfect symbol of Icelandic tourism: a few years ago no one even knew it's there, now it's being bombarded by countless hordes of tourists. The poor plane is covered in tags and graffiti, and soon there's nothing left. Humankind is awesome! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568493427092-79ZF1O3QXVXJKCR5YITO/Solheimasandur+Plane+Wreck Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland Reaching the plane requires roughly two hours of hiking in total (which you can skip by paying 20€). I was quite upset when we got there; it’s just an old piece of aluminium being overwhelmed by a wave of selfie people. Then I realised it’s actually an art installation! Remains of industrial age being devoured by mass consumption and tourism, leading to the oblivion we’re all heading towards. Deep. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568493532779-OKG2JQM3GX87EW8JVGUO/Hvannadalshn%C3%BAkur Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland Hiking in Skaftafell. This is Hvannadalshnúkur, the highest peak of Iceland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568739980694-8NV7IKDE9SFV3Y6AW7SE/Vatnaj%C3%B6kull Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland That’s Breiðamerkurjökull on the back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568531192010-S9Y8M9OQNJF94K9PQJ2V/Ice Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568483599496-W0PBCSYS0JGM30IOHKN8/Diamond+Beach Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568531012160-6L3V32RXD5HWV32NGY9Z/Vatnaj%C3%B6kull Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland We took a ride on an inflatable to Jökulsárlón - a glacial lagoon bordering Vatnajökull National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568739853258-2K1RHGWY0O8WZ66S40PR/Diamond+Beach Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland Diamond Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568531104616-WF6JMWRNUFNT1OU29TAS/Vatnaj%C3%B6kull Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568479425058-IYQS72VRO1HIVFRUMK7Y/Diamond+Beach Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland The final moments of an iceberg. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568529506561-7FGE4H6JY4D2VTNIG5SW/Vatnajokull Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland We joined a guided walk on the glacier. The walk to the edge gets longer each year: the glacier is retreating unprecedentedly fast. The leading opinion is that it’s all because of a Chinese scam to make American manufacturing non-competitive. I wonder how they do it? Blowtorches? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568527911567-VEQ8ED922E3SG940EHT0/Vatnaj%C3%B6kull Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland Our guide Sandra showed us some really beautiful ice caves (the ash on the ice is due to volcanic activity). The other guide Ladislav, a chap from Czechia, turned out to be a fellow photographer and Olympus shooter. Immediate bonding! Check it out, he is brilliant! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568529186461-XV3614GS0AQFIRSEVFN3/Vatnaj%C3%B6kull Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland It’s an incredibly blue world down there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568482641831-FUDEHRZB4UC3RQOW224B/Glacier+Cave Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568473588522-JNXBSJ6HP6OKM8PW7I81/Sheep Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland Icelandic stand-off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568473248871-EGONZS5MU6Z7VFBYOI80/Strokkur Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland Strokkur - The Mighty Geyser. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568475116799-563SA5XY2TGBI11A50OV/Road+1 Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland On the Road Number One! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568482720064-91S51UKF2EQP7SOY0Q1N/Reynisfjara Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland Reynisfjara. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568482788982-E5AGD5GSUY2OUIIXBXOB/Kirkjufjara+Beach Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland Kirkjufjara Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568473200759-H1GFU9DP8PATPTTFVEVD/Icelandic+Horse Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland Icelandic beauty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568473507562-61J1HNN7YVF8DK22VGZO/Gullfoss Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland Gullfoss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568482158559-ZYV6WIYAR1007ZTC1296/Holmur Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland We spent one night at a farmstead called Holmur. It was located in the middle of nowhere, with a glacier and mountains as a backdrop. What a beautiful place to live in! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568740625530-HQODR5QLELAWXC0HD0Q7/P9031905-2.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568484017149-MJRA181SWAQBJBSTQG3X/Icelandic+Pussy Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland One of the friendliest locals we met. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568475053856-500722K6YI9IUMILQAA2/Seljalandsfoss Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland Seljalandsfoss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568484247699-EGJ04NPSX0283SPDL6ZR/Kvernufoss Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland Kvernufoss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568473678239-EC7KB14AGJU1UEFELXF5/Sk%C3%B3gafoss Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland Skógafoss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568475339241-V2QX5TWCPJ094YYAQV5I/Svartifoss Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland Svartifoss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1568473761982-E7RL8UMUQQC6V3F6Y5KL/Fja%C3%B0r%C3%A1rglj%C3%BAfur Juha Berglund's Blog - Iceland Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon. Takk fyrir! https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2019/8/30/1h-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1563996966106-AM81IJAQ6XY9NDSCJ97U/Nuuksio Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… My wife and I visited Nuuksio National Park in January. It’s easy to access since it’s part of the Helsinki metropolitan area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1564559382929-85AIGWO44Y61JO9K1RXT/Reindeer Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… Feed me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1564489526965-RBVKCQLR4L29IV6P2NPG/Thalwil Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… A Züri local. Although I took this just with a pocket camera, I do miss doing cowtography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1563996853009-K5PYA7TDNZY2HXU4PZ0L/Zurisee Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… Lake Zürich. I work for a Swiss company, so I get to visit my former home country often. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1564071692305-ITPT1IOUR15KWWGIEKE1/Lehmij%C3%A4rvi Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… Lehmijärvi is a nice place for taking a dip. My wife still struggles getting into the “sooooooo cold” water, though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1564071714736-DEB2CUSY3D7NDO170VJV/Juhannus+2019 Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… Juhannus is here - officially the best time of the year! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1564560315264-P8WF93VAK7ROB4EVR2II/Teijo Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… We took my dad and went for a midnight drive on Juhannus eve. This photo is taken afer 10pm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1564071744572-6QQ8T9DCLL1K74NREZCF/Juhannus+2019 Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… 11pm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1564489770345-BCKXZA48VBKE5VUAYLAO/Juhannus Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… Juhannus midnight on Kemiö / Kimito island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1564071806397-35GOJEW4K25T2AF0JB6M/Finland Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1564071821912-NWGO25VCN0QS2DIE9184/Korvapuusti Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1564071775168-H6DZCEBOYD6P7KMX9L84/Moominworld Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… My wife had wanted to visit the Moominvalley for a long time, so we knocked it off from her bucket list. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1564071843141-6JKMAT1TT4AWIO4BSPV0/Baby+Seagull Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… Local youth enjoying the summer at Laajalahti. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1563997096452-DYCJDSA78ED9IXZ10L4F/Seurasaari Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… Posing like a pro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1563997423272-V4G6TVKWQL3JZ4WIH7L9/Seurasaari Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… A day trip to Seurasaari. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1563997647879-HRLJF0791S873IR59SUW/Seurasaari Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… Seurasaari has an open air museum, “Rural Finland in miniature”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1563997183961-THTSRTG4XY3ELMDNZ78D/Seurasaari Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… Lunch at Seurasaaren Kruunu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1564489428956-K9M72GHHJJNV6IUA2XC0/Tuska+2019 Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… My wife is not a metal head (I am ) but going to a metal festival was on her bucket list. Tuska Open Air in Helsinki is the biggest heavy metal festival in Northern Europe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1564489447552-9TTQPF7HW8LL6F7CALP2/Tuska+2019 Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… Battle Beast, a local band, on stage. The other bands we ended up enjoying were thrash metal dinosaurs Anthrax, Norwegian crazy guys Dimmu Borgir, and my huge personal favourite Amorphis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1564552847327-OST5RQ2QZYB6VDG2FSAD/OOgasawara-ry%C5%AB Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… Ogasawara-ryū showcased their samurai skills in Helsinki as part of celebrating the 100 years of Finnish-Japanese friendship. I caught the flying arrow as a proof of my own shooting skills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1564071866607-GLYOZR7PPMX2JR2Q0RAO/Seagull Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1564566857379-6DZBU142NJXHUXVJ42W7/Helsinki+distilling+company Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… Visiting Helsinki Distilling Company. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1564566872080-0M5PG6G0OLRLZ20UEOAM/Helsinki+distilling+company Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… The distillery visit was part of my friend’s stag party. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1564565690481-IHA868NNWZWWCJXGCMVU/Lokki Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… We went to enjoy sauna in Löyly and swim in the Baltic Sea as part of the bachelor party. As a drunken idiot that I am, I bumped into a local Hollywood celebrity Jasper Pääkkönen by accidentally venturing into his private sauna. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1564565561975-ULFHA42AA4FK0DM1FKJV/Seppo+Riitta+Wedding Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… Happy marriage! The downhill starts here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1564565647341-NYO7DSCAWOXJCZ72D42W/Oja Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… I cross a small meadow every day. It’s just a landfill, but during the summer it’s blooming with flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1564981478919-85HQ3FI84G81QOO8AHBH/Pentala Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… City of Espoo has turned an old fishing home as a museum in the archipelago. The knot in the front is part of a roundpole fence, typical to the Northernmost Europe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1564981502009-VAWID2ZIVCPFXPOZ62KJ/Pentala Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1564983639895-CZC4M50KWWVQRDA5ZJBW/Crab+toast Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… Islander style toast and free coffee refills: life is good! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1564981526146-5YANYX3CTBSRAWWHORU1/Lake+Pentala Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… Lake Pentala is the southernmost lake of the city of Espoo. An island in a lake on an island in the sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1564981697599-EO0GQWHKHW59ULQS4VV5/Pentala Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1565003746607-0HPGM2GL0NQZK61NXP7L/Pentala Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… The boat shelter had a thatched roof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1565291747435-QSBVMH0NXUU1X9T9WY02/Pentala Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… I’m quite proud about how many times we went to swim this summer. For me, once than a year is already an achievement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1566108432270-OKKQOGG73QJD0R0UGJK1/Eichhof Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… Yep, after all the abstinence, the liquor is finally talking to me again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1566108711351-NDN1ZZXLHOFSM1UG62HK/Bodensee Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… Lake Constance on the background. I used to drive around it every day to work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1566108629840-7OCV5WR1H7OLYTVPKJJH/Sunset+over+Poland Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… Sunset over Poland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1567012633959-WMCQ2VWLK2FCEATH5P8L/Lake+Tuusula Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… We spent one Sunday bicycling around Lake Tuusula. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1566763121146-OEP24QL7B8KP4ERWZFX2/Elokuu Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… It’s harvest moon (elokuu) again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1566762663720-W9XSQLXVLWP1BTMV08PJ/Jean+Sibelius+Grave Juha Berglund's Blog - What doesn’t Kill You… While touring around Lake Tuusula, we stopped at Jean Sibelius’ home Ainola. My mom used to play me his music when I was very little, because it somehow pacified me. This flower was growing next to the maestro’s grave. https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2019/1/14/tadaima monthly 0.5 2019-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546804649434-CCFY0D2404Y755B7RNA4/Fuji-san Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! My in laws live in a place called Fujimino, so a common question I get is: “can you really see Fuji-mountain from there?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546806039342-L1C6B58YDIU1540OMM36/Fuji Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! The view gets even better at the sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546888917423-IKYN8FEWZP2COCA9KQLP/Fuji Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! I could complete my own “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji” quite easily. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546802288501-F6KWBVP6QI4BVD465YXC/Kusatsu+Yubatake Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! Welcome to Kusatsu! This is the famous Yubatake, hot water field. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546888319222-IW9544YK4VH5ZRF5532X/Kusatsu+Yubatake Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546802968238-JSX8Q9LG626QQHDS7OF0/Sainokawara+koen Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! Sainokawara Kōen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546503870032-0CO9ODGE94IYH1283861/Fish+on+a+stick Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546545768732-1V535XM8FO7HP58VGKXT/Sainokawara+koen Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546505134858-0Y1DBZSIKDWCZ84P632J/Ramen Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! I ate so much yummy food in Japan! This rāmen bowl was enjoyed in Kusatsu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546801780450-7P4JF9HYXOV01TERITGX/Kusatsu+Yubatake Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! Kusatsu Yubatake at night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546544721594-F87CFXHXMVA6WFV0E9EB/Kusatsu+Yubatake Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546547943751-HXF08MZ7EON4SQAGQC2C/Yumomi Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! Yumomi (湯もみ) is a centuries old way to lower the temperature of geothermally heated hot spring water. The idea is to cool the water to bathing temperature without mixing it with cold water and thus weakening its special abilities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546803049161-TSIJOK6WNNSGKMDN6QGP/Kusatsu+Tropical+Wonderland Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! I visited Kusatsu Tropical Wonderland to meet some of my family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546803130915-UPCU64O8CDEXZPT1OJKE/Kusatsu+Tropical+Wonderland Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! Motherly love. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546803786080-SJG2EY880OEP6P2V1UJ6/PC190766.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! The local Christmas tree was pretty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546803846928-F2ZFQHBK3PSJMZUVLC9T/Kusatsu+Yubatake+Christmas Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546544464940-1YLBJBQEP3M6XSOAZLXS/Buddhist+temple Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! Kojenji temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546887103073-LHZ2N2U5J8LTOTK83UCK/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546803535617-VG102K79CFROP1INRLUT/Glass+Marble Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! Finnish designers are famous for their glass art... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546633588349-OHQS6F3501HHZ2J2OKLW/Glass+Ball Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! …and I think that I’m ready to join their ranks! Finnish art, designed and made in Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546887636108-J93F407TT9RTVVT5LU2X/Tokyo+Tower Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! Back in Tokyo. I realized I always repeat the same patterns and visit the same places. Repeating always the same doesn’t necessarily make one a good photographer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546453236672-F5LCNFC2AXRTWDYE7YED/Coco+Ichi Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! CoCo Ichibanya is one of the places I’m required to visit every time in Japan. It’s not the best curry I’ve ever had, but CoCo Ichi are a steady performer and they never disappoint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546453077289-GQ8033LE1R137PZDVF4Q/Kumano+Shrine Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! At Kumano shrine. With correct camera angle you can create a peaceful, tranquil feeling while actually being surrounded by hordes of loud tourists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546453296270-A17Q9YKA7Z4ETA2WLEI0/Mister+Donut Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! Mister Donut is another one of my Japan favourites. It’s nice to take a break, coffee and donuts, while strolling around the big city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546804558729-6RKT5UIF392GUS92HZA7/Yurakucho Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! I had finally decided to replace my old trustworthy camera backpack with a new one. That poor thing ended up in the trash bin after visiting at least 30 different countries with me. In this picture I’m probably heading towards Bic Camera in Yurakucho. After some serious research, I ended up with a genuine Japanese camera bag “designed specifically for Japanese back shape”. Somehow it fits me too, go figure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546456208195-YTJOZLOX4V84AO88HY9N/Imperial+Palace+Gate Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! One of the entrances to the East Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546456244497-CUCFS6K8MUSZSZA2GT6D/Imperial+Palace+moat Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! Moats of the Imperial Palace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546453681771-WCM2YR1JF755KNWZEUQE/PC211094.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! There’s probably hundreds of toy stores in Akiba. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546453593626-RRXMDHVUHZAZB1WM2TH3/Akihabara Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! I love Akihabara. I absolutely hate shopping, but gadgets are an exception. Somehow I get pleasure from browsing through electronics stores. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546504108459-NJLWB1LTVTT64RBI48JJ/Christmas+Cake Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! This is a Japanese Christmas cake. We also ate Christmas Fried Chicken (that happens to be a thing in Japan). There’s some Finnish Christmas pastries (à la my wife) and chocolate on the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546456592818-6NSZ8GO0S2CVHZBV1IAH/Ikebukuro Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! Crossroads in Ikebukuro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546634181573-SB33NEIQODEX5TQ4GS8Z/Nikon+Showroom Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! I pretended to be curious about the new overpriced Nikon Z series cameras so that I could enjoy the view from Nikon Showroom in Shinjuku. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546513072382-14U1Y6JLHPMZVPO1LEO1/Autumn+in+Tokyo Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546513134902-WS6X57PV2G07MEY21OTK/Tokyo Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! Tsubaki in the front and Ōtemachi skyscrapers on the back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546633626448-BUW1BKRM64MVA6HYI331/Kyu+Shiba+Rikyu+Garden Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546503961393-1KEEOVXI3OFMDU2T2AV2/Ky%C5%AB+Shiba+Riky%C5%AB+Onshi+Teien Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! Kyū Shiba Rikyū Onshi Teien. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546804716833-0V0OPWF60YPOY77K8A9R/Tokyo Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! Tokyo skyline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546887745361-WYWETBRPT4KDWE5SY3K0/Kawagoe Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! This is how Japanese suburbs look like. Kamifukuoka in the front, Kawagoe further back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546889289691-DYQ2OH534H7CO2ONN8SL/Fuji Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! Part of my “36 Views of Mount Fuji“. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1547402187067-FIHBL0SAASEYQF23VV62/Fuji-san Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! 36++. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546803613788-5580WR5SHGHY4MDNUOJT/Shinjuku Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546803647470-O9OB0HCTMGIP87IG858W/Shinjuku Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546633792633-ZDYAXPO56F8QNRWPC692/Tedorigawa+sake Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! Best drink of the trip. Absolutely delicious! I had to investigate further, and turns out that there’s a documentary called The Birth of Saké about making this very same saké. It’s a lovely piece of cinema (available e.g. on Netflix), please watch it, it’s highly recommended! I had just no idea how much work actually goes into brewing saké the traditional way. Now I appreciate it even more. Unfortunately Tedorigawa saké is not available in Finland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546504579906-YT3G5EFO8ZOGC4DL9EFP/Sushi Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! I like sushi and I love good sushi. It’s just the squid and the octopus I struggle with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546504591694-LDPL4IUT5IL0TMDDLCBG/Shabu-shabu Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! My father in law took us to eat sukiyaki in a really nice place. Superb meat and a stellar view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546804428269-VGCYU57698GX4I9VWKM0/Shinjuku Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! Kōshū Kaidō. The tower on the background is Skytree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546456562103-DMBNQYWLCVJ72ANKHDP2/Tokyo Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! City at night. This view is from Shinjuku Park Tower towards North (away from Tokyo), over Saitama. On a clear day you could see the city continue all the way over 70km until the mountains. It’s a big town. The blue twin tower on right is the Tokyo city hall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546505218548-NA2NQ7UOR0FLNCL36XGZ/Kawagoe Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! Old traditional warehouses in Kawagoe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546503438958-B16F53YXZRW1YBH4IHBL/Kawagoe+Time+Bell+Tower Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! Kawagoe Bell Tower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1546806411775-WSHVKKHESFY1RUJT6LYI/Fuji Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima! Fuji-san once more on the last night. If only the clouds could have gone away. Anyway, arigatō gozaimashita! https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2018/11/14/longest-summer monthly 0.5 2018-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539103063212-USZGRUR97H38JBK9SLRN/Teijo Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer Metsä on suomalaisen kirkko (“forest is a Finn’s church”). We did forest therapy, shinrin-yoku, as much as possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539098625990-ND8GN8P0SKOTLHLZMTLE/Coffee Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer Towards the end of the summer, my mom’s condition allowed only short trips outside the city. She would enjoy a cup of coffee and a munkki and sit next to a lake while my wife and I hiked around it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1540377479064-NVNVYNL9DLFQC5QTRLD4/Turku+Church Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer My in-laws visited Finland in May. It was a nice trip, although the weather was still cold. One of the activities was a day trip to Turku. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539194250475-2CPQT54P3B8TMLUSGVLZ/Luostarinm%C3%A4ki+Handicrafts+Museum Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer Luostarinmäki is the largest area that survived the Great Fire of Turku. It’s nowadays a museum, showcasing life in the 19th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539751928909-0VO39LQPE0ONWALWE82U/Luostarinm%C3%A4ki Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539715438440-13O82IU337L4PWX20L7Y/Luostarinm%C3%A4ki Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer Business card business. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1542134859338-680BMVRYM0ABJ400NM4Y/Tobacco Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer Can you guess which plant this is? Over a billion people around the world enjoy smoking it. I didn’t know that it could grow even in Finland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539715869809-1IDTE5WYOTNVCDHNSM8R/Midnight+in+Rosala Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer Midnight sunset over the Archipelago Sea, “the largest archipelago in the world“. I spent a lot of time there as a kid thanks to my dad. We made a two day trip to Rosala with my wife and her parents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539751881355-Y8AUD30Q0HZG7OJSHZMT/Viking+Museum Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer My wife got a brilliant idea: let’s stay over in a Viking settlement! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539715727874-FOXNNUNNFC0KM6FGDEGK/Viking+museum Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1540377510673-LUYCACA7VV388SATM877/Cock Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer Viking cock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539716041746-S3Y0HGP2IDXEK4G5K15V/Viking+dinner Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer Travelling like a boss: after some feasting, we slept in the chieftain’s hall! I personally loved it, but I’m not so sure about my in-laws. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539751905254-9SEXN4SYY8LEUZ0UW1IV/Viking+food Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer The “viking” food was delicious! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1540377580022-HSBYLGZDD0AKJ0Q7WODK/Viking+food Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer The lunch, however, was a bit thin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539718189164-KGI0W9LE2LSI1BSKAZNC/Bengtsk%C3%A4r Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer After recovering from some juniper beer, we made a day trip to Bengtskär, southernmost inhabited place in Finland. The lighthouse is highest in the Nordic countries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539197439764-91WBEZNCXAL5QLD07WVA/Bengtsk%C3%A4r Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer My grandfather was stationed here during WW2 but fortunately he was on the mainland when Battle of Bengtskär took place. The Finns were pushed back to the top floor of the building, but they held their ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539196982712-LTW97AR9AI1DGI6I7RPE/Bengtsk%C3%A4r Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer It was a windy day so my wife had to take antinausea drugs, which in turn made her super sleepy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539196772725-IXDE556LKB6R8KI3RQ7J/Bengtsk%C3%A4r Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539196682188-OBW3CIW5KEWRBGQ2FL2S/Bengtsk%C3%A4r Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539194127602-F2T37PCXIOKL6YEGCY4R/Bengtsk%C3%A4r Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539098660108-F0N5MWYIDEV0UOVKQR9V/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539102583577-HC5V4QG8N1NOUGM3LUVB/Vik Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer One of the last road trips with my mom: she wanted to see the old places on Kemiö island. This is my dad’s auntie’s old hut. It’s in poor condition after being uninhabited for decades. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539718616302-E1IUGAQLHVHJP8OO8PIC/Broken+hearts Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer My mom’s bleeding hearts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539024707348-MS34QU2W65RB0YMA4VAF/Cranes+over+Teijo Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer Cranes over Teijo nature reserve. We did a lot of hiking this autumn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539024743049-H60ICSOTR3MJSASLNG3Q/Sahaj%C3%A4rvi Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer Rafting across Sahajärvi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539097830563-3GRA71TBRPUAOM0ZLIZM/Water+Lily Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer One of my favuourite photos of the autumn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539024798696-MKY0IODLSXMNYMGD8LJR/Cranes Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer Winter is coming. Rainclouds on the northern sky. Too bad the cranes didn’t bother with a proper V-formation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539024871456-IKG1NV4M350AOZH8LZPR/Mushrooms Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539025552445-K4RB3L97HB04PR4KIY0L/P9160273.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539024975252-WNA7SQ7960A6381AQIEZ/destroying+angel Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer I hate mushrooms and they hate me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539025962012-LBKZAML0IS08KNXGUKN6/P9230386.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer Great spotted woodpecker inspires us all. He tackles his life problems head-on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539102965023-M6QRQ7EHXYZ8VGQ4X8D0/Teijo Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer Finland is “Suomi” in Finnish. The etymology is unknown, but a layman’s guess is that it comes from “suomaa”: the land of swamps. There’s tons of them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539026162921-RK7AJ014LUSD6GUBMLYS/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539026265234-XPTJ1ERP31QVQ31UXSJO/P9230434.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539026323262-MUEFX1ZRX0ZDD1R7OHM5/P9230439.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539102731130-7K93TIMT3XXDTL7FFIK7/Uskela+Church Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer Seasons change. I took this photo in May when I was rushing past the church to the hospital. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539027914694-L9JEPUXN7J6MDCAL9HLY/Salo+Uskela+Church Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer October has arrived. No more need to hurry to the hospital. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1540382418451-21EEXMSFGCOC1T8TXLB6/Salo+Police+Station Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer Police station of my old home town Salo got a new layer of paint by Dutch artist Leon Keer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539027652835-7KFEQHONGNCEXCZKHSDL/Salo+market Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539027742232-WXE640E4KXAA8STCTLA8/Mariankatu Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer More of Salo in the autumn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539027777106-2NQ9IJU2Q5CEUW4HD3BD/Autumn Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539028051582-9SHHS173I9AMJLNOR97Z/Matildanj%C3%A4rvi Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer Back to hiking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539028078629-J84G7NOYY4D4N1LMLKZE/Matildanj%C3%A4rvi Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539028156365-NCG7JBKWD2DUBYZM7NAI/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539626325715-8YT36LJOA4AR4RI2TZ31/Hanko Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer We wanted to do road trips with my mom to her favourite locations during the summer, but unfortunately her illness didn’t allow much. Thus we visited Hanko, Finland’s southernmost town, posthumously. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539626095081-GRL0IZ663P6PB57AN5F3/Fiskars Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer Stopping by in Fiskars village, the birthplace of Finland’s oldest still operating private business. It was formed in 1649. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539626215130-88ER8QJGHJASA4ZLL7PG/Oak+tree Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539626692795-C55ZNBK66KTGUGVG025K/Maple+leaf Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539626725025-7SFRE6DC3V93HVHD710B/Fiskars Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer The two corner stones of Finnish society: coffee and pulla. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539626151894-QGEQPRTTCLQPOQX733F6/%C3%85lsviken Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539627672110-V2MS8ASNOGXF5HIZCPTP/%C3%84idin+arkku Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539627520279-OJKMO6K856PKBP8MNBQ9/%C3%84idin+arkku Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539627589592-DBLY0JF8G28RXROWSZKP/%C3%84idin+arkku Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539628010088-88HH23J3OYZYVG2WSUPO/Mothers+grave Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539627734728-0AX9II0SP1C7W39FA6AD/Mothers+flowers Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539627933911-U5RONYL4T8PV7RZSGNN9/%C3%84idin+hauta Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1539627482929-0AMH3VSH10XZA56DUQNA/%C3%84idin+hautajaiset Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1541324247728-QS76MFESWJAQ29RU0NJI/Salon+kirkko Juha Berglund's Blog - Last Summer All Saints' Day: A candle was lit for each person who passed away during the year in Uskela chuch region, one of them for my mom. https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2018/5/20/autobahn monthly 0.5 2018-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1525636312721-QS2J2UVTEQ1YIDPGPYBK/Wirtschaft+zur+alten+Post Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! Going out in style: lunch at Wirtschaft zur alten Post. Best rösti in St. Gallen! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1525636234992-FY8ORVHOXSZWY0T6XN8O/Bodensee Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! Sunrise at Lake Constance: last morning in Switzerland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1525629406727-I1VMMXZ40L6NC8DA4V8Y/R%C3%B6sti Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! Very Swiss! St. Galler Bratwurst with rösti. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1525629432796-IUHQUANTQXT1KYOCYM86/Schwarzwald Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! Hallo, Deutschland! I decided to enjoy my drive through Germany and take it a bit slower, by spending two nights there. It would be possible to drive through the whole country in one day if you really push it. This photo is taken along the scenic Schwarzwaldhochstraße through the Black Forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1525790375785-8GRXOL8NN10LOBWSZ6UF/Freudenstadt Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! I stayed over in a town called Freudenstadt not too far from the Swiss border. The Black Forest is on the left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1525789706287-3NV2ZUIZWJ08J55UPHTE/Allerheiligen Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! Kloster Allerheiligen - ruins of a monastery abandoned centuries ago, deep in the forest. What a fascinating place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1525629557517-8ARHFWVLT3PIWAPCSFY6/Alpirsbacher Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! Alpirsbacher, a local choice. Life is good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1525629600264-YDVU756LX4MUHQ3E0PQ1/Wasserf%C3%A4lle+Allerheiligen Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! Wasserfälle Allerheiligen in Schwarzwald. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1525629664786-NCV5BUDE98RJ4PVROYSZ/Allerheiligen Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! I really enjoyed my hike in the Black Forest. A beautiful peaceful place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1525788300747-UU8Y1I2X7PCQKSX3UQTX/Mummelsee Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! Mummelsee in Schwarzwald. Nixes/Necken/näkkis live here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1525853138486-AQI1MYRSBGLK0TT2YQ40/Leberk%C3%A4se Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! The Germans have a lot in common with Americans. Loud voice. Endless self-confidence. Huge dishes. The bigger and unhealthier, the better. I thought I had ordered just a small sandwich with some leberkäse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1525792502029-IKWP123W0NT3DW8UH18K/L%C3%BCbeck Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! After a hamburger in Hamburg, I drove to the old Hanseatic city of Lübeck. It's a nice town and definitely worth a visit if you're in the region. For some reason Lübeck is famous for its marzipan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1525792854264-9P10XL04USJ7FKK42UF5/L%C3%BCbeck Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! Lübeck is like Lindau in the other end of Germany: old, cozy, located on an island. Starts with an 'L'. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1525792960774-CDUZ0OLVF3XBYZIZUNHB/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! Bavarian Lion in Lindau is very attentively observing Bodensee. His Lübeckian counterpart appeared to be off-duty and not too bothered with the Baltic Sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1525793363713-VIRMW56SXS795QUEW3BI/L%C3%BCbeck Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! Lübeck was swimming in money back in the day. The old city has five churches, the biggest of them, Marienkirche, is third largest in Germany. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1526576953587-GG9GVVYS2CHNHCDMNZ84/Dom+zu+L%C3%BCbeck Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! So many churches. This one is Lübeck Cathedral, Dom zu Lübeck. Protestants don't fancy the bling like the Catholics do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1525794064230-CNBYU0F6BLRU61FV16HY/L%C3%BCbeck Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1525794088831-VCM338EI182YNYSTWDRX/L%C3%BCbeck Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1525633500388-JPXYGNS7QFKEYERLG7MX/Travem%C3%BCnde Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! My favourite photo of the trip. Huddle and cuddle in Travemünde, Germany's largest port on the Baltic sea. Passat in the back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1525633659157-TRJM7ZI0TQEMKT4T9FPG/Travem%C3%BCnde Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! Auf wiedersehen Deutschland! Hejsan Sverige! I took a freight ferry from Germany to Sweden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1526577996995-7AV8RBA0TKWFY5NAE35I/Travem%C3%BCnde Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! Mr. Blurrycam took this shot from a moving ferry. Seaside of Travemünde and STS Mir, a Russian training ship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1525636005765-WB8OIY7B2829QXGNMNWD/%C3%96resundsbron Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! G'morgon Skandinavien! Øresundsbroen or Öresundsbron connects Denmark to Sweden. It is the longest combined road and rail bridge in Europe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1525636093286-PI94Z4IUKX7IF7NKFJIG/%C3%96resundsbron Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1526579422502-4BPBREOYI02HVFV4CD9K/Gr%C3%A4nna Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! I arrived in the morning to the southern tip of Sweden and I was planning to take a ferry from Stockholm to Finland in the evening, so I spent most of the day behind the wheel. My dad recommended stopping in a small town called Gränna, so I had a lunch there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1525636135666-X45IHGC9W1HVCXVX5DP3/K%C3%B6ttbullar Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! A big disappointment! I wanted to eat genuine Swedish kötbullar med potatismos - meatballs and mashed potatoes. What a scam! Did they notice I'm a Finnjävel? I was served canned meatballs, heated in a microwave oven, and regular boiled potatoes! Jävla svenskar! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1525636183931-3E20UF2USI78659KTQ8A/Stockholm Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, was my final stop before arriving in Finland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1526586924460-QX0Y325ZPTMUHKJ2KV3Q/Swedish+ferry Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! Public transport in Stockholm. According to Wikipedia, Djurgården 4 was built in 1897. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1526587363301-NF35T1XNLZ4XMM714B28/Amorella Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! Last day as an immigrant. I took M/S Amorella to Turku, Finland. It was quiet on the ship even though it was the May Day eve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1525883483458-BHZ3MXYEKQZT4ZWG56MV/Polkagris Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! My loot from Mother Svea: Polkagris, Swedish hand-made candies. Developed in 1859 by a lady called Amalia Eriksson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1526573103834-76S0J2FAB6SI6NAWARGT/Windflowers Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! Finnish windflower. Spring has finally arrived! When I drove towards north, spring was still in Skåne/Scania region in southern Sweden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1526587454919-GLLNF0DQWDGPQY9MF7U3/Lokki Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! Spring lasted for a week. Then summer arrived. For a passing moment, Southern Finland was the warmest place in the whole Europe! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1526646954550-UACHL4V5YQCWTYZD5EP6/Sakura Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! Sakura in Finland. There are surprisingly many cherry trees in the country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1526757450983-AUNDB9D6YJBLM916R1JY/Hanami Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! We enjoyed hanami in Kirsikkapuisto (Cherry Tree Park) in Helsinki. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1526757385688-7SUVCG78Z12N753QOM6K/Sakura Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! The only problem with the hanami was that all the cherry flowers were already gone! ...except for this one, single tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1526286285760-TXLTK6I9WB3G9OZUUCK7/Espoo+beach Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! Beach life: Finland edition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1526583021641-ZNFWMJT95F7NJZUH1CJC/Tiira Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! A tern, tiira in Finnish, is a great diver. These beasts freaked the heck out of me as a child: if you walk too close to a nest, they dive at you and try to hit you with a "payload". *Splash* https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1526573164082-CSO9WWBBZP2V1KM201NK/Windflower Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! Finland can be pretty when the wildflowers bloom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1526573187430-I3UPOFXR3S2YH5R6NJE5/Windflower Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! I think I entertained (or creeped out) my new neighbours by crouching in the nearby bushes, enamoured by the flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1526574114574-AZ9U9VZHXMN03IKU6Y2T/Wildflower Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1526757538777-D27AF4H6NVU08M0QRBSF/Salmari Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! My birthday present! Some of the few positives about Finland: midnight sun, and salty liquorice vodka. I took the photo after 10pm using only natural light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1526019864903-8X87CGAY7TUJTT0Y6NZ6/Keilaniemi Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! We are now living in a town called Espoo. Given its population density, it might be called a forest in some other cultures. The buildings in the front used to be Nokia headquarters during the glory days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1526032732530-0ZSKQ967B8BAKQ90DK7X/Keilalahti Juha Berglund's Blog - Autobahn! Sunset over Keilalahti, taken from Lauttasaari. My wife and I were trying out Helsinki's affordable city bike system. Long live socialism! https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2018/5/8/uf-wiederluege-schweiz monthly 0.5 2018-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524649545097-XC0TVLKJPC6AG3501YLV/Switzerland+Swiss+Flag Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524665294414-0MWQN4PZ5DWLZSHRG271/Ice+Hotel+Room Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! My wife's former manager and colleagues treated us an amazing farewell gift (and a good preparation for life in Finland): a night in an igloo, high up on the mountains of Davos! It was childhood dream come true for me; when I was physically a bit younger, I wanted to sleep in the snow castles I built. Unfortunately the local building authority (my mom) didn't deem the structural integrity safe enough. Well now we've done it, and it was such a chilling experience! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524520076160-6NSPFUJCTR5TFF8XNUN4/Davos+Alps Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! Rhaetian Alps in the dusk (astronomical twilight to be specific). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524520028837-UBBN0B1OEZOSKBDJZ6YN/Davos+Alps Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! I kind of envy snow groomer drivers. They have an amazing view from their own offices. Literally the top place to work at. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524520052048-WKKSP9KEFCGAXVDM7FAR/Davos+sauna Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! The Iglu-Dorf had a real sauna!!! And a Graubünden-ish take on what was supposed to be a kota! Just like back at home, almost! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524520091963-WKUEKT5X4VR1NN4YXEFQ/Davos+Iglu-dorf Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! The igloo was really a full fledged hotel. The only thing I ended up missing were those Japanese heated toilet seats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524520120715-3A8GVZ1KHQTJRSLR9DIE/Davos+Iglu-dorf Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! Entrance to the igloo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524520004604-32VOSSRY4ADNC2575E5U/Iglu-dorf+Davos Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! I tossed my head lamp into the mini-igloo and stumbled back to my camera to take this somewhat overexposed photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524560608579-GCI6Q99X1SAOIZLNPJ8I/Sakura+2018 Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! There are a couple of cherry trees in St. Gallen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524560569086-72D2HDTBIIUKDEN9I8CR/Sakura+2018 Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! It's the time of the year I feel home sick for my other home, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524560620976-57DPT7BHM088ZSBLGQF6/Sakura+2018 Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524561328546-H7OH4BZAQKT1VBWPYE3Z/Bodensee Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! I did a tourist trip to Lindau, Germany. I drove to Lindau almost every day for five years because of work, yet I visited the beautiful Insel Lindau (Island of Lindau) only a handful of times. Mount Säntis is looming in the back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524561571102-9FPOUTCCDBB3YXXWK6FH/Bodensee Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524561623546-E92C6L6ZEG3DXGQC3215/Bodensee Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524562778903-IJZ762EWRP402BHTBNWP/Lindau Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz!   Lindau Lighthouse (Neuer Lindauer Leuchtturm) and Lake Constance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524563001363-CU8NARM9QBZBLFWOO4N6/Friedrichshafen Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! Friedrichshafen - a town famous for its aviation history, most notably Ferdinand von Zeppelin's factory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524589875266-P8BO5QXLVQQETQCRT6JJ/St+Gallen Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! Afternoon walk in St. Gallen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524589921601-RUB2XQBQ1I3CN6ICKN2V/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! A windflower (valkovuokko). Spring arrives to Switzerland over a month earlier than Finland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524589726080-VYKNVN8490KRDKLE9WOO/Sheep Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! Local youth of Sankt Gallen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524649409097-8A5MZB1SH4B63TJ2AVEV/P4180851.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! St. Gallen Roter Platz - our apartment was in the hipster corner of the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1525639780388-5YVNXJU9WEB4XT5WOD1P/Kirche+St.+Laurenzen Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! Kirche St. Laurenzen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524667384388-PLB5ZBCO5V9FUVUZM2P8/St+Gallen Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524590285962-IEEVZ1MC6LMD2ZN299FV/S%C3%A4ntis Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! On the summit of Mount Säntis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524590331979-BHHPHY3747EL3DOZE5LG/Alter+S%C3%A4ntis Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! I wanted to stay in Berggasthaus Alter Säntis to get some sunrise photos, but it was still closed for the winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524664156860-3KRA8IF4SNVL7HK0NBMY/Appenzell Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524664327894-9KYJUI1EW5UL6RUX6WX0/Switzerland Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! You can see almost whole Switzerland (plus big parts of Austria and Germany) from the top of Säntis on a clear day. Berner Oberland (Bernese Highlands) is clearly visible with a good lens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524558357039-94VZD8P4S7EI0JGJ0NAP/FC+St+Gallen Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! HOPP SANGALLÄ, FÜRÄ MITEM BALLÄ! Unfortunately St. Gallen is a "Fussballstadt" - Football City. Football is a nice sport to play during the summer months while waiting for the next hockey season, but it's not my favourite main dish. I wish St. Gallen was an "Eishockeystadt" instead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1525639604467-FXX4217EJT99A024HMMF/Appenzell Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! Town of Appenzell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524692196122-N2FTRGU7FV0B2M36DZFJ/Alpstein Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! There was still so much snow on the mountains that I couldn't do a Bergwanderung. I did a little walk at Kronberg, since its peak is in a low enough altitude. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1525715676505-G04P4LF0G6R71P574WJ6/Appenzell+panorama Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! Rolling hills of Appenzellerland. Lake Constance and ultimately the Black Forest of Germany in the horizon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1525717316816-4NH7H5PYIV7BON41PIU7/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524667505790-GPGV6MBC9IXEOXZ4GFTN/St+Gallen Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! Appenzell in the front, Bodensee/Lake Constance in the back, and Germany in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524569479485-I8EWKQLFVT1SPMM68JBS/S%C3%A4ntis Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524566886452-AN25A64X0A30Z7F8H5XV/Kapelle+St.+Jakob Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! Kapelle St. Jakob - one of my favourite photos. It reminds me of the beautiful loading screen of Far Cry 5 - a brilliant game I binge played during April until it's cheap-shot low-blow ending. It's like the famous Kobayashi Maru(*) training exercise: the only way to beat the game is just to walk away. Bah. * Yes, I'm a nerd. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524665214290-FJ70OEWTEVBY3G67MYS7/St+Gallen+Altstadt Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! Gallusplatz of St. Gallen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524606940408-58T8QB6W6DL7MFOOK5X8/St+Gallen+cathedral Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! Inside Kathedrale Sankt Gallen, UNSECO World Heritage Site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524606892720-2CLSKSV9PIPQMIJX4SRP/St+Gallen Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! St. Gallen from the bell tower of Kirche St. Laurenzen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1525717125766-3NFTR8P0NSVIR77XOOIW/St+Gallen Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1524821789783-H3FLEJXN05L0XVU741GD/Rorschach Juha Berglund's Blog - Uf Wiederluege Schweiz! Since our apartment was already professionally cleaned (the cleaning cost a whopping 750€!! Yes, it's one of those Swiss things), I spent my last night of Switzerland in Rorschach, on the shore of Bodensee. That's it - good bye and auf Wiedersehen Switzerland! Time to drive about 2000 km to the north. https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2018/1/28/val-gardena monthly 0.5 2018-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1517072984785-IAQVNLAQEV6SK2CID7BO/Cafe Juha Berglund's Blog - Val Gardena A tiny cup of caffè. My coffee taste follows the doctrine of the Red Army: "Quantity is quality". Italians would beg to disagree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1517084973378-68JBPVPFJFMYVH1S5AY3/Grappa+Le+Dic%27Otto+Lune Juha Berglund's Blog - Val Gardena Le Dic'Otto Lune - my precious souvenir. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1517094685711-B0HKT40WVKCWF2R08R3S/P1220175.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Val Gardena The Dolomites are a heaven on Earth and a UNESCO World Heritage site, located in northeastern Italy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1517046919575-U9EUBIXCNOZ0KKU9GH47/Ortisei Juha Berglund's Blog - Val Gardena Our hotel was in a little town called Urtijëi/Sankt Ulrich/Ortisei. Many places in the region have different names depending on which language you speak (Ladin, German, Italian). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1517050207652-586UKF6CXEBNN363SR90/S%C3%BCdtirol Juha Berglund's Blog - Val Gardena Südtirolean or South Tyrolean flag waving proudly in the wind. Provincialism (or Provinzialismus) is alive and well in here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1517073710195-QRW2D9QDJYY6LW3HJ4D7/ass Juha Berglund's Blog - Val Gardena Two asses and a third wheel llama. Plus a moose on skis behind the camera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1517050131305-WJK7K55F4UGD31KG33M9/Italian+Steak Juha Berglund's Blog - Val Gardena I don't always eat steaks, but when I do, I prefer Filetto di bue al pepe rosso con “rösti” casereccio. Money well spent! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1517086153573-6C8ECG1IB09TN7HR9MIA/DSC_1895.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Val Gardena Local dessert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1517093325909-JIQIEYAJY149KQRL2R2K/Antonius Juha Berglund's Blog - Val Gardena Südtirol or Alto Adige is a eating heaven. The cuisine is a perfect combination of German/Austrian and Italian offerings. Nothing beats fine beer together with some delicious Neapolitan pizza, with a little bit of olio piccante on top. Note to self: I'm becoming a hipster. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1517070220118-M7BY2SAC06CRBVY4ZZNU/Plattkofel Juha Berglund's Blog - Val Gardena https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1517086111776-EVM15CGY3S088UBV19RF/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Val Gardena https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1517087402341-Q9LJE9G8SSHOR3AQ4FVT/P1210373.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Val Gardena We got very lucky with the weather. Only one morning was a bit gloomy (triggering an instant homesickness in me). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1517050243609-27JQ6MG9THYPADMLCWTU/Speed+record Juha Berglund's Blog - Val Gardena The next time I shall wear spandex and break the 100km/h barrier (along with all fashion rules)! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1517047191515-746T6B7MSCXCNA8XHNHD/hc+gherdeina Juha Berglund's Blog - Val Gardena My wife noticed an advertisement for a local Alpine Hockey League game and insisted on going even though hockey is not her thing (I love her so very much!). HC Gherdëina vs. their local rivals from neighbouring valley SG Cortina. It was a very entertaining game: what the players lacked in skill and tactics, they tried to compensate in effort and passion. Great fun! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1517074522750-4BMMV3UYF6G2W7A5LDH8/P1210497.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Val Gardena https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1517075316515-CTLUWCB1HPZZJ83OP1X6/Hut Juha Berglund's Blog - Val Gardena https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1517086653486-MKTNHGXFVKJJEDNEMC3E/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Val Gardena https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1517086678530-Q7YTMF7MY7XBUNEXAAL7/Rifugio+Troier Juha Berglund's Blog - Val Gardena https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1517087040254-WTTTA8693Q1S16AV4AL3/P1210651.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Val Gardena Some of the views reminded me of Lapland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1517057124781-QCPGQPZH67ZVNUTQJOO1/Polenta Juha Berglund's Blog - Val Gardena Some polenta and and salsiccia: Italian mountain food. Quite basic but delizioso! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1517047229864-P7ZWRUOZB54TC4FMSHWY/Langkofel Juha Berglund's Blog - Val Gardena Saslonch / Langkofel / Sassolungo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1517091047294-K6HO6KODGPKSC627P9TZ/P1210428.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Val Gardena The bunker on the mountain is a crypt that contains the remains of some Austrian and German soldiers who fell in WW1 and WW2. The Italian Front in WW1, known as Gebirgskrieg or "Mountain war" in German, saw fighting in some severely extreme conditions between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Kingdom of Italy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1517075469157-5IFD9434W639WQ2VWGS7/Rifugio+Carlo+Valentini Juha Berglund's Blog - Val Gardena https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1517080114715-9BDSGTAZNU0F8DDUE2VW/hut Juha Berglund's Blog - Val Gardena https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1517060060623-LJI871K00JFY9QB9QQPJ/Risotto Juha Berglund's Blog - Val Gardena Risotto with salame - yumyum! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1517054646146-3HLRQ463ECTDO6C0XA3J/Fermeda+Kapelle Juha Berglund's Blog - Val Gardena https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1517052705724-N1WL8IY004YJJCEYZSPP/Church Juha Berglund's Blog - Val Gardena https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1517089057855-C0I2YPOYR1QYA7JTWBHG/Sass+Rigais Juha Berglund's Blog - Val Gardena Sass Rigais - my favourite photo of the trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1517086301726-VN2HQU58PRYXE5MQLYC8/dessert Juha Berglund's Blog - Val Gardena I gained 2kg during the trip. We did so much skiing that it must all be just new muscle. https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2018/1/8/hello-darkness monthly 0.5 2018-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1515344846366-Z6USLP8PFMEUZJ71RB6B/Joulutorttu Juha Berglund's Blog - Hello Darkness Joulutorttu, or a "Christmas Shuriken" as my wife calls them, is a Finnish pastry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1515348977905-56IEQGWL0C97G9XLPZCN/Christmas Juha Berglund's Blog - Hello Darkness Merry Christmas! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1515345517806-PUYZZI59E5H68W8FO5M5/Godson Juha Berglund's Blog - Hello Darkness I don't like to post people pictures, but this is me, my sister and my nephew, who spotted Santa's sleigh tracks in the snow. Can you find them too? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1515344601400-20U6O8MTQWFMM2QO4RHG/Halikko Juha Berglund's Blog - Hello Darkness A drone shot of Halikko, my old home village, basking in the midwinter sun. It was a brilliant idea to lug a drone along: I saw the sun three times in total during the whole trip, plus the barren fields look just stunning without any snow... *sigh* https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1515345176873-B89PC81KKQIA73K6S7H5/Halikko+Church Juha Berglund's Blog - Hello Darkness Halikko Church. It was fun to sit on my parents' front yard and fly around the old neighbourhoods. The operating range of Mavic Pro is quite impressive for such a small toy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1515354056220-RQT62M50FGN73GI4D4L0/Halikko+Church Juha Berglund's Blog - Hello Darkness I think I was born to be a surveillance drone operator. Please hire me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1515348705518-PMYUTW4AC4MV3JHF9SKZ/Halikko+Cemetery Juha Berglund's Blog - Hello Darkness One of the many benefits of living in Finland is that you really, really don't need no sunscreen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1515348596776-Y13XIA1JSHE0HXZE5VDK/Halikko+Cemetery Juha Berglund's Blog - Hello Darkness Feeling merry and Christmassy the Finnish way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1515348630615-4H3LA73LNT9LI5WESACH/Halikko+Churchtower Juha Berglund's Blog - Hello Darkness We had our wedding photo taken in front of that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1515348143159-ZDJEL00864FQW100XKR9/Christmas+Tree Juha Berglund's Blog - Hello Darkness My father goes through the same hoops every year. He cannot decide whether or not to get a Christmas tree. He procrastinates until the last moment, and decides to get one anyway when all the "nice but cheap" ones are already sold out. This year the tree was short but surprisingly pretty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1515349008707-L71N61113PRHB4COQ2WR/Pyynikin+n%C3%A4k%C3%B6torni Juha Berglund's Blog - Hello Darkness This is the world famous munkki of Pyynikin Näkötorni. We spent most of the vacation by doing nothing at all (in Japanese "goro-goro shimashita"), but we did do one day trip to Tampere. It was fun to see old friends again, thanks guys! And my wife did some tax-free shopping as well so it was a good day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1515349832524-1ANU15WRIP1KG8ICD356/Ukko-Pekka Juha Berglund's Blog - Hello Darkness An old steam locomotive, Hr1 1009, visited Salo and took locals for a ride. It may have arrived just as badly late as the modern Pendolinos, but at least these machines were mechanically reliable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1515349878530-DB9QTDWRM7Z8TGSI9NKP/Air+Pump Juha Berglund's Blog - Hello Darkness Air pump of the steam engine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1515350026831-1036LZB80BJSJJTW40F0/Ukko-Pekka Juha Berglund's Blog - Hello Darkness VR Class Hr1, better known as Ukko-Pekka, was the largest passenger express steam locomotive built in Finland (designed by a company called Lokomo - we Finns are very creative when it comes to naming). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1515345017707-8EAX53OO4J8A4ZU3RSUG/Dreik%C3%B6nigskuchen Juha Berglund's Blog - Hello Darkness Back in Switzerland. Frohen Dreikönigstag! https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2017/11/12/touring-old-blighty monthly 0.5 2017-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1510497708943-DW9KU979F0LZA1A33F1R/Tube Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty Getting around London is nice and easy with the Tube . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509918081140-CKTZCQ6GPRTIU46UTC1D/Hobgoblin+Beer Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty My first ever British pub tour in Britain, drinking British beer! This is Hobgoblin beer by Wychwood Brewery. I learned to like this good stuff in Japan, because Wychwood has three Hobgoblin pubs in Tokyo. Sorry Japan, but Hobgoblin tastes better on its home soil! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509912099855-HX1EX6EDXUOZR9IZEQSP/South+Downs Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty Early morning in South Downs National Park. Unfortunately the weather wasn't that great for most of the time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509909990408-YO20RF0VVFI5WWXF42NA/Beachy+Head Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty Hiking along the chalk cliffs by the English Channel. This is Beachy Head. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509908815279-IWN5D0T0CMBCYBFC2OGV/Seven+Sisters+Sheep Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509911421070-9693EWAXZSEIR51MEVBB/Seven+Sisters Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty Seven Sisters in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509911748739-6UND96HNLW1PJ1JB1H4Y/Cuckmere+Haven Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509911880838-LIZ0IYCQB380LDLK3F65/Lewes Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty The first night I stayed in an old little town (and consequently, a parking hell) called Lewes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509914419252-PEPGW8HGP6OZZWNZ4LX0/PA270417.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty Waiting for sunrise at Seven Sisters. In English this is called "civil twilight". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509912682288-II56M51KTKBCN1J0LR8Q/Seven+Sisters Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty Sun ahoy! To my (and the sheep's) delight It was a beautiful sunrise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509914436710-9SJCM6UD1RPA20ICBE1M/PA270478.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509914569531-VN9SG2323D38ZZE5ZY9Y/PA270514.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty Belle Tout Lighthouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1510173608654-4PLXQYW5S6Y3PUX0IPX8/Costguard+Cottages Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509966010065-SZX8L2ID9SH583ST8C4F/Brighton+Palace+Pier Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty My next stop was a town called Brighton, a seaside resort on the south coast of England. This is the famous Brighton Palace Pier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1510086372398-HO1YYJV0G7NMAMEW1MZV/Amusement+Park Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty Amusement park? But all the fun stuff is obviously forbidden! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509914721667-5AYEY5DBEMA81WYA16JQ/PA270585.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty So many anti-Brexit protests in the various places I visited. Talking about bollocks, it turns out that Brighton is the gay capital of Britain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1510086206670-HMIKLET487RKNIGZANN3/Ninja Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty Bumper cars on Brighton Palace Pier. My wife's favourite question: "why do we westerners love ninjas so much? " https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509912764677-NYJCSL2XANN887M1NRM7/British+Airways+i360 Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty British Airways i360. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509965217628-6BVIP016MMBZD66KI00Q/HMS+Warrior Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty This is the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth! An old friend of mine and his son kindly offered to join me for the visit, so it was a lot of fun. He knows a lot about the history of Royal Navy, so it was very interesting. This ship is HMS Warrior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509965597730-INSGCUJVW9XKMJZCRUYH/HMS+Victory Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty HMS Victory, Lord Nelson's flagship in the Battle of Trafalgar. She is the oldest naval ship still in commission in the whole world. This beauty is an absolute must see! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509965434377-P9JNFOKN2XHRBOSIZCMZ/Nelsons+final+rest Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty Vice Admiral Nelson was wounded in the battle and he succumbed to his injuries on this very spot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1510002256715-LMZYPKHNB1PB3P4T0XP9/HMS+Queen+Elizabeth Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty HMS Queen Elizabeth in Portsmouth harbour. She is the largest warship ever built for the Royal Navy and she is designed solely for "short takeoff and vertical landing" aircraft, i.e. the notorious F-35B. Since the planes are still not really available, HMS Queen Elizabeth is a carrier without aircraft. F-35 is likely the next choice of Finnish Air Force as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509916000513-RQHYRXKPT7DDKR025124/Fish+and+chips Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty While in a harbour, I decided to try out the national dish of England: Fish n' Chips! I would rank it in the same category with the German superfood, Currywurst. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1510174206099-TM8PMQ7EERQIJUIYRJB8/Bath Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty Britain loves buskers, they are everywhere! This is Stall Street of Bath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509915065721-VZTHTJDBCIVPSK4FCPLM/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty Roman Baths of Bath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509999862584-D6PUHNA39FN9XNQTIJMI/Roman+Baths Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509968680520-TUYM0CQ1UT7FBW1DV45Q/Angry+Letter Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty If someone wrongs you, the modern way of settling the score is to complain in social media. Since the ancient Romans didn't bother with the internet, they resolved their grievances by writing angry letters to the gods. In this case someone stole a slave woman called Vilbia, so the wrath of gods was required. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509968160510-X6PVANOHXMGS8X3QB3XF/Bath+Spa Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty The museum of the Roman Baths of Bath was definitely worth the money. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509915241146-TJKE3JN9IVD5O3XSHJ72/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509971157575-HUUR33YON9PUNS4D0ZD7/Jerri+Hart Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509917885746-D084VAPVJQK8SXIPPCIT/Pulteney+Bridge Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty Pulteney Bridge, the "Ponte Vecchio" of Bath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509915159918-5DV2BMJKVW0UM84NQ9VT/PA280083.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty Biggest fan, rolling on rocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509997777519-A3P3SD4QQFFNM54XN8VI/Street+Musician Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty This is how I feel about our lovely neighbors back home in Switzerland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509971795882-W2ABJFOU05263VOLGH74/Oxford+University Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty All Souls College, Oxford University. The colleges of Oxford have a somewhat different architectural style than the delightful concrete cuboids I had the pleasure to study in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509996517444-XJSM7ERGCSOVPNM4Y5YY/Radcliffe+Camera Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty Radcliffe Camera is a university library in Oxford. Turns out that camera means "room" in Latin. Again slightly different architectural style than the "missile silo" of my lovely old uni. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509997089513-JUAJAY62QFA1FO02FCAI/Rover Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty Rover 100. Even the cars of Oxford ooze certain timeless charm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509916299503-FL45SVR6YRDDRAGBVVYD/Stonehenge Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty While in England, I wanted to see Stonenhenge. The weather wasn't pretty but at least it didn't rain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509918623537-UFDKR6V8IFP9FX10J6VR/Stonehenge Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty When we arrived to Stonenhenge, the weather was gloomy and cloudy. I waited and waited (and made the others wait as well) in the cold wind praying for a little opening in the clouds. Stonehenge was lit literally just for 10 seconds, but it was worth the wait: I got my shot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1510089288202-IBRZO9BVJA70P4FJIGLM/Wiltshire Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty Late afternoon in Wiltshire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509913594975-1VGL6D1OCCF8D87OKZMF/Pumpkin Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty Next stop London! Hello Halloween. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1510000361476-QI0O5PV97V5MXYBC0FAO/Putting+on+the+Ritz Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty This reminded me of an old awful song. I hope this earworm will ruin your day too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509994365813-FX0BBX89BEGD8KFBT5IA/Buckingham+Palace Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty Buckingham Palace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1510088308470-GK8THJKN5AAVN8I0YN5Q/Palace+of+Westminster Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty Palace of Westminster, where the best and the brightest of Britain gather. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1510087938126-Z336ZYASDBS9FTCUKDNY/Eros Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty London loves statues. This is Eros, at Piccadilly Circus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509995903517-8JSL3N6NEM4GTI4X5SGO/St+James+Park Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty St James's Park, Buckingham Palace is basking in the sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509914248737-F0FFNKOTUU6178N76E25/Churchill Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty Statue of a Nobel-winning writer. I'm not the only one with a bad posture! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509958095563-VW787BTLJ3090EIOPNIA/London+Eye Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty London Eye – to some, it is the eyesore of the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509957919045-E4ZRYMBYK6L2F3JQUZSN/British+Museum Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty In a doomed effort to educate the uncultured, I decided to visit the famous British Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1510087193523-ITQZ3LMNOREYFD5LHO25/Mask Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty Aztec serpent mask of Tlaloc. British Museum has items representing history, art and culture literally from every corner of the world. Of all the godforsaken places, even Finland! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1510087498046-JBS4FU1OI2609Y00LFRR/Rodetta+Stone Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty Rosetta Stone. It is one of the most popular items on display, so it was impossible to get a proper photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509913820679-AOM1U18SYS3ZSDD97FHK/Palace+of+Westminster Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty Palace of Westminster and Big Ben wrapped up for renovation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509913736349-FBA3OEC3LDGJ5BCQRNBL/Tower+Bridge Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty Tower Bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1509913664824-SAOI5RID9YMIQKR903OV/Thames Juha Berglund's Blog - Touring Old Blighty Mother Nature painted River Thames and City of London in candy colours on the last night. Thanks mom, time to go home! https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2017/10/16/korea monthly 0.5 2017-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507925523215-CUT5NHCXNQ7P7BA56CAO/Korean+Fashion Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! Conscripts are a common sight in Seoul. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1508006589851-T27CA5G1Y90M9E5NU0QC/Korean+Food Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! My relationship status with Korean food is "it's complicated". There are some genuinely delicious dishes, but I don't believe that everything tastes better if you just add more kimchi. Anyway, all the food we ate in Korea was yummy, so perhaps it is just done wrong abroad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507739975696-25GNIHCGBXJNUAWYW9JS/N+Seoul+Tower Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! One of the landmarks, N Seoul Tower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507745998211-4FDI981H2XF8AP8BPSEE/Myeong-dong Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! Myeong-dong shopping district. An abundance of cosmetics and food stands. My wife loved it (...and I didn't). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507740012024-DX77V8THE7YW7ZZEVYO4/Seoul Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! Seoul with my new budget prime Panasonic 20mm f/1.7. No the bokeh balls are not perfect but good enough for an amateur. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1508074575946-II3SAI9NACZXIQAKXRWU/Korean+snacks Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! Local snacks at Myeong-dong https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507739922145-CIXNPCMK0WEN8ZNWTT0J/N+Seoul+Tower Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! N Seoul Tower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507740037172-DDRD6Y5DYFMJ3DXT7I7D/Seoul Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! South side of Seoul. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507746116816-PYEMXY3DUZXJW935MVC2/Sejong+the+Great Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! King Sejong the Great and his sundial. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507745668469-UDT72TXZIP6ZYX1TCAGR/Gyeongbokgung Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! Gyeongbokgung Palace entrance. Gyeongbokgung was the main royal palace of the Joseon dynasty. Unfortunately I arrived too early, so it was still closed. Since I had very little time, I decided to walk to Changdeokgung Palace instead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507928829276-WIE3GR53OJ7Y4GD87FIK/Changdeokgung Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! Entrance of Changdeokgung. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1508074173019-XRRCJJJA41EOBAXBN4IH/Changdeokgung Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! At Changdeokgung https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1508074256330-BIIVQGQL7X7FCU32G9DA/Changdeokgung Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! Main palace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1508080972509-V16HZJK6JZGXFVUFH14D/Nakseonjae Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! The wedding venue was built in similar style as Nakseonjae Hall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507929531195-DQDT9B2LL62ZTLWCXJTN/Changdeokgung Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507929570765-IF0DMM19TG6M6QZ7P0A6/Changdeokgung Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507750968993-0P2NK7SFMRQZGE4FS0J9/Wedding+venue Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! And then a taxi ride to the actual wedding venue! It was a beautiful place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507750994745-DAFVIKT09Q804R32D4OY/Wedding+Venue Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507751031873-LUB1EFWQN099XB3JNY8N/Wedding+Venue Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507751644067-OM2O6CDH5T2O7MDE4NDT/P9160463.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! Setting of the traditional part of the wedding ceremony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507928942339-447G3S5J21XND3DU4UU0/Korean+Wedding+Dinner Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! Wedding dinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507747251319-IF1B0GCJ57GZJ7OONSZV/Wedding+venue Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! Another picture of the wedding venue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507747548611-SMGBPLME32VMRBMT14Q8/Wedding+venue Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507929002902-ACDIHTEETHBK5JCITSQA/Four+Seasons Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! Exploring four seasons in the after party. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1508003514831-051122SWFU2NTSIVJ4A2/Liberty+Bell Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! The next day we took a guided tour to the DMZ. Photography in the area is very restricted so I have only a couple of pictures. This is the Liberty Bell of Imjingak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507749833144-I5AJQCIDRIM2FIGQNTHK/Kij%C5%8Fng-dong Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! Border in the front, North Korean Kijŏng-dong (Peace Village) in the back. The village is just as lively as an average Finnish municipality, so the South Koreans believe it was built just in propaganda purpose. You never see anybody actually living there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1508097418243-02MIEWK42PLDBC284BS9/P9170757.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! Value of a civilisation is measured in the size of its flagpole. The Panmunjom flagpole is world's fourth tallest. The flag alone weights about 270kg so you need some fairly strong winds of Communism to make it wave. Praise Juche, I got lucky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507755749468-0WY8M28KYB9JTTCZQF8S/North+Korea Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! Panorama of the border. North Korean city of Kaesong in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507929934040-BM41HS5NJDXXQDF2PEO2/Daehanmun Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! Back in Seoul. Guards of Deoksugung Palace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507929858064-GM1T0H3APYL8ZAUZ8YA9/Daehanmun Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! At Daehanmun gate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1508003269577-UIT93JKS2OXEBTQL3N25/Gwanghwamun+Plaza Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! Gwanghwamun Plaza. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1508003348377-4RF62L4RYQO3OJCBOSVN/Gyeongbokgung+Palace Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! I revisited Gyeongbokgung Palace during the actual opening hours. Free entrance, if you wore a traditional Korean costume. Most of the girls in Korean dresses were actually Japanese and Chinese tourists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1508003410469-DCAD2TPHHIWNTXKTUEW8/Gyeonghoeru+Pavilion Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! Gyeonghoeru Pavilion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1508092290555-65YGPKGQBP6IXJTNWUA3/P9171086.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! Gyeongbokgung Palace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507747816716-9HRM49AOMYY2RK5UUMIW/P9171113.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! Some seriously delicious pork belly! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1508006736867-67676269909L9OJORF4O/Flute+player Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! We got to visit Changdeokgung Palace for a moonlight tour on the last night. It was such an exquisite experience, I would warmly recommend it to anybody visiting Seoul. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1508006661190-IX8RHMECLMJV71W3PAJ8/Korean+Dance Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! The guided tour also included traditional music and dance performances. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507740453050-JOGM7YP7IRTYK5J2L4XZ/Buchaechum Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! Buchaechum, traditional fan dance. I'm personally more a fan of modern Korean dance art (I LUV PSY)! ♡♡♡ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507740801195-6YCRJK1MNQD5X9S6BD97/Buchaechum Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507740246293-R8AYCTQF6KHDLB6DSK7H/Changdeokgung+Secret+Garden Juha Berglund's Blog - Anyoung Haseyo - Hello Korea! Secret Garden of Changdeokgung. https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2017/10/12/kochi monthly 0.5 2019-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507666727774-NLVVYRMP4XRKGM4TAYFG/K%C5%8Dchi+City Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi Kōchi City from the top of the castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507577563120-ITVB1O29NHOSEN0AC1Q7/Hirome+Market Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi Our first dinner was at Hirome Market, Kochi's famous food court offering all kinds of local specialties like "Katsuo no Tataki" (seared Bonito). I was worried if I can find anything I would really like to eat, but I ended up enjoying the food (including the bonito) a lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507718079027-UCH6PKJN2RW7KICLNE4D/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507467227103-DVJ6GPHWFIIRUHU3XPJA/Rice Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507144818660-P0I5X0NNZ1BNG44N9Z2H/Kochi+City Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi Kōchi city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507406799278-IZ8AUV7P4ISGPFMQGY9O/Chikurinji+Temple Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi We walked past the Chikurinji Temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507406955137-95AEOP8EHNQNLD1I5HQN/Red+hat Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507406919005-9IQFYCJE8ZMIOJ1BP5BD/Chikurinji Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506882628103-DWB6TQE4G9CUECOVSVMY/Angry+Cats Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507406448859-XSZLM9U70HYQJ2O9HFQB/Katsurahama Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi Visiting Katsurahama Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507406655869-X5OJ1PJ14X86MVAIPD7W/Katsurahama Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi Another snap, Katsurahama Beach on the background. Swimming is prohibited because of strong currents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506882660417-GHJ698AHZ1XF97YR4B3P/CHI-BA%2BKUN Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi CHI-BA+KUN, the mascot of Chiba Prefecture, was travelling in Kochi to visit the local mascot Shinjou-kun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506886776793-35LM2WEGO9QG6GRODUMF/Oh+Cock Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi Oh, cock! Kochi city locals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506886756442-TUFSIZHES2BGMRL2XQ1I/Shiba+Inu Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi Three seconds before this cute little Shiba Inu kissed my camera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506940905809-WXUS4QZMNO281KZKMQBP/Kochi+Castle Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi Kōchi-jō, Kochi Castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506940801936-TJ0WYVHRTRBU6SL7GHO9/Kochi+Castle Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506940877783-LHEC8ARAHJ97V5EGR3C0/Kochi+Castle Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506882825592-FD53SGUISEHVF24T9DEM/K%C5%8Dchi-j%C5%8D Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507667108838-U1GZAQ92T6GW2KVSBCJX/Rest+stop Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi Stopping at a rest stop. After leaving Kochi City, we headed towards Shimanto River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506883127172-Y8G7C0QE72I8413PEOGV/Spacewoman Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi Intergalactic Space-Granny preparing yakitori. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506883554234-RDSWWWAUJYJ4TY5O92HU/Shimanto+River Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi Shimanto River and Iwama Chinka Bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507467558922-P9Y7JBTDQIV605YQFH3H/Yummy Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi おいしい - yummy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506883496555-30YCTG4HUAWCLKNQYBSW/Shimanto+River Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi Shimanto River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507146692555-WEWT8I138Y35TLV4VYEY/Iwamachinka+Bridge Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi I would not like to drive on this bridge on a stormy autumn night when the river is flooding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507582262025-85GDDNB19K448XTQGP8F/Shimanto+River Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506883714200-63NTNOKS22RCKDEA9XPU/Bugs+Life Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi A software engineer enjoys catching bugs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506940245922-KKNKN81C6W2CPRUL4U9T/Kashiwajima Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi South-east tip of Shikoku. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506884318656-J5IK0AOH1S875BPE1SK8/Fishing+boats Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi Amazingly clear seawater... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507535763201-CX9WTQFNSS9FV3LBKLKS/Seafood Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi ...and very tasty food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506940666106-9OCUNJQXZA8VV2B8TGO6/Kashiwajima Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi Kashiwajima in the front and Okinoshima in the back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507468354152-8693XON4E6IRJM28W7T2/Tatsukushi+Coast Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi Our next stop was the strange rock formations of Tatsukushi Coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507470608379-IKR41CA18PKCXVWW3AGS/Tatsukushi+Coast Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi I spent over an hour in the heat, taking hundreds of rock pictures - a fun but very dehydrating experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507147680059-1FVOA5NI2OIT5IM7G61Q/Tatsukushi Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi There were little crabs hiding in the crevices but I failed to get a photo. Super elusive little critters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507468330196-W8XRY1CZ0TRTVZGTCL63/Tatsukushi+Coast Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi Erosion by waves has caused the astonishing formations to the layers of sandstone and mudstone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507583296947-UO7HET306O8OBZQROJUQ/Stray+cat Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi Stray cat at our final stop, Cape Ashizuri. Stray animals break my heart, this friendly little kitty was hopping around on three paws – somebody had broken the fourth one long ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506885941630-EHS9E4ZRTU1G0GRF1GUC/Hakusan+Domon Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi Walking down to Hakusan Dōmon... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506886309940-YQ5IJPFAEB8SLRWT3FJ8/Hakusan+Domon Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi ...which is another interesting creation of erosion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507467422119-LB3GE5YZ03JBMTGEX0VE/Sunrise+at+Cape+Ashizuri Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi Sunrise at Cape Ashizuri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506943068538-PP9WB7QYX87BJ5HDTPVN/Cape+Ashizuri+Lighthouse Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi My favourite photo of Shikoku. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507582678871-KWGYH06KOTQD43BKYJJC/Cape+Ashizuri Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi ...and the same in wide angle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1507467669472-FJDEWMERS09G1RWN9RRV/Unagi Juha Berglund's Blog - Kōchi Last meal of the trip: unagi -freshwater eel. https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2017/10/02/tadaimatokyo monthly 0.5 2017-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506626197972-08PF5906DHT68EHI1V4Z/Shibuya+Crossing Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima, Tokyo! Since our luggage was lost, I was hunting XL-sized summer clothes from all over Tokyo, including Shibuya. It is definitely not a trivial task in September when the autumn lines are already on sale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506861059125-X5ZTHZNKE1PEMD88DP1W/Fujimino Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima, Tokyo! Autumn is fireworks season in Japan. Hanabi over somewhere in Saitama. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506625012445-DT12HA92L4AYXKL0GBA1/Nikon+F Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima, Tokyo! Nippon Kōgaku Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha was found in 1917, so the company now known as Nikon is celebrating their 100th anniversary. Nikon opened a museum in their headquarters in Shinagawa to showcase their centennial of innovation. Since the entrance is free (I'm not paying Nikon single a yen after the D600 "experience"), I decided to go. It's a very well done exhibition and worth a visit for any camera or tech enthusiast, regardless of your opinion about the company. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506624606609-EITRERO84UK3BSC1XAQU/Meiji+Jingu Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima, Tokyo! I walked from Shinjuku to Shibuya, and Meiji Jingū was along the way. Unfortunately it was wrapped up for restoration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506624948417-7IT7SAV83MFFLNAWDMLF/P9070649.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima, Tokyo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506624757429-0AHLCAZ3E1PWIB18CMVO/Little+Buddha Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima, Tokyo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506626106026-348F464A4ZDGG4OK8HC4/Rain Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima, Tokyo! It was the typhoon season but fortunately all we experienced was just regular rain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506624848736-4KMG6MX4Q6R505GJDN7X/Ikebukuro Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima, Tokyo! Ikebukuro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506626992404-GM3EBSQEQOLPRBJ9RLXH/Akiba Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima, Tokyo! I got a new prime lens as a souvenir, and I tried to catch "stereotypical Tokyo" with it. This is my entry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506626653590-3ETHHJB046QOBGFVHUF1/Akiba Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima, Tokyo! Akihabara is one of my favourite spots on this planet! I'm not a big manga/anime consumer but I can easily spend days just aimlessly browsing the electronics stores. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506625077324-583YIID9TJGM291B82V0/Pet+Turtle Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima, Tokyo! It's a big city so you see all kinds of stuff. This gentleman used a wheelbarrow to take his huge turtle to the beach. He enjoyed a smoke and a coffee while the turtle strolled along the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506625116328-DEX8NHFR83PKMIAK5XVF/Rainbow+Bridge Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima, Tokyo! I've taken so many photos of the Rainbow Bridge that I'm starting to run out of creative ideas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506626010435-SXUDN7ECJCAHBZ6O100W/Statue+of+Liberty Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima, Tokyo! Odaiba is another one of my favourite places in Tokyo. You get to see wonders like the Statue of Liberty without having to endure through the US Border Control & Immigration - how convenient! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506625224941-FMGLO8UXFE6Q93806BLV/Unicorn+Gundam Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima, Tokyo! There was a life-size 18-meter tall RX-78-2 Gundam on Odaiba. It had stood there since 2012 but it was dismantled in early 2017 - what a disgrace! However, in September 2017 a new 20-meter tall RX-0 Unicorn Gundam was built in its place! How cool is that! Tokyo is possibly the only city in the world that totally understands why we need giant battle robots! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506626041926-JTSMHUVPD41K04SJHZPP/Unicorn+Gundam Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima, Tokyo! Odaiba's Diver City shopping mall has a huge "Gundam Base", which sells a wide selection of scale models including some limited editions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506627193563-UJMFNGUCU47FBBJXETFI/Tassle Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima, Tokyo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506862157718-XEK68WCT5S5SL3UAFPDM/Shrine Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima, Tokyo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506626281614-9K3FNZIWVEO0N8BOKZ1Z/P9070622.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima, Tokyo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506861980526-6EB5GR5N0UI1H73CHWR8/Tassle Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima, Tokyo! As a diplomi-insinööri I appear to be fond of tassels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506626413875-THTT8WN2QVK0C87CXKSO/Shimbashi Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima, Tokyo! Gado-shita between Yurakucho and Shimbashi stations has tons of izakayas and yakitori joints. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506869838906-5E9F4WITP4034DDKFKZL/Gado-shita Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima, Tokyo! Gado-shita https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1506626580733-TAUSPTVDWA8D7QH2YGR4/Sushi Juha Berglund's Blog - Tadaima, Tokyo! A delicious way to finish a great trip. https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2017/7/17/ukrainian-wedding monthly 0.5 2017-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499460235592-ZAGDY3UIWEV8JXNK1E4T/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499456293978-YM7BC07CG5HUVXJ2SR7W/Gulliver Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding Kyiv is an interesting mishmash of modern new buildings, beautifully renovated old houses, and ramshackled monstrosities of the Soviet era. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499457681576-320Q3NR1N3NSIDSUND5O/Hotel+Rus Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding We stayed in a picturesque lovely little hotel, built in the delightful traditional style (of communism). Premier Hotel Rus was originally constructed for the 1980's Olympic Games, and according to the Internet it used to host e.g. Finland's, Switzerland's and USA's embassies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499520723726-ZGF8T89I199AV7MI65DL/Baseina+Street Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding Baseina Street in the city centre. S-class Daimlers seem to be the "People's Car" here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499804050301-DP460KBSZ4ITX3W1XD7V/Besarabsky+Market Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding Besarabsky Market https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499535902658-ACXBQ1BGXS6GWOVUZHQN/Khreshchatyk+Street Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding Khreshchatyk Street is the main street of Kyiv. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499803976299-MLE1C8P4IY3HT9RLX64K/Olympiyskiy Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding National Sports Complex "Olympiyskiy" hosted the Euro 2012 final. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499519676780-XUEYXOECF4CF8RMZGSMZ/%D0%9E%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%BF%D1%96%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9 Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding I have a soft spot in my heart for Soviet architecture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499456566243-YTW86GG2NIABOSVDS14B/Kiev+Fortress. Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding Busy bee at Kiev Fortress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499503551602-JI4MGAUTXEY2E9VPQ3US/Kiev+Fortress Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding I was surprised that EU flags can be seen in many places around the city. It is fascinating how the same flag can represent so many conflicting things depending who and where in Europe you are. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499953571300-97U9KAH7797WM9DKO9CA/Independence+Monument Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding Independence Monument on Maidan square. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499514339912-4XTXWPTTKSGBX60LJMD9/Archangel+Michael Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding This guy, Michael, also hangs around at Maidan Nezalezhnosti. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499459586454-CPOE28XUBJWQ0CO5LOLC/Maidan+Square Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding Maidan Nezalezhnosti was the main venue of the 2014 revolution. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499953683436-9AJMGW32TSZXWY6I345N/The+Peace+Around+the+Globe Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding "The Peace Around the Globe" statue at Maidan Nezalezhnosti. Yeah right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499542104894-4RU5L7EZGMD933GUGN69/Trade+Unions+Building Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding This building was occupied by the protesters and turned into their headquarters during the Euromaidan in 2014. According to Wikipedia the police burned it 18./19.2. 2014 and many people died in the fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499515248244-B1MQWUOWHRVQLJ86SWWY/St.+Michael%27s+Golden-Domed+Monastery Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery has one of the most beautiful churches I've ever seen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499515497732-7ZV2K9F39JEHVFEJSBKV/St.+Michael%27s+Golden-Domed+Monastery Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding I learned only afterwards that this monastery served as a safe haven, hospital and morgue during the Euromaidan protests. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499515545761-JROU8UBKSO03DHSZEALB/St.+Michael%27s+Golden-Domed+Monastery Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding The bell ringer of the monastery rang the bells on December 11th 2013 as the protesters were making their last stand against the police. It was the first time the bells rang since the Mongols invaded Kyiv in 1240. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499516234246-LKJ543HKIZE8PMR532V2/Volga+GAZ-24-10 Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding Volga GAZ-24-10 Luxury Sedan. The strive towards social egalitarianism was so 20th century and these beautiful marvels of Soviet engineering are becoming increasingly rare. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499516430143-88LM2V51W7ID7NR9NF4S/St.+Andrew%27s+Church Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding St. Andrew's Church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499520934954-MNICT5VBB8VMDDBI9J7E/St.+Sophia%27s+Cathedral Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding St. Sophia's Cathedral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499516584416-0GLJTAE0NWPA5QHAXQ38/%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82 Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding нет! Nyet! I never buy souvenirs but this one would have been nice on the liquor cabinet door. As I don't have the iron will of a true Hero of Socialist Labour, an occasional reminder might help. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499585943823-2AN4H4MC8YP6E8XIBRFU/Cossack Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding Cossacks are the original hipsters with their facial hair and cool haircuts and alternative lifestyle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499545358665-F3WF7GPM24I3BGLK1CAE/Peizazhna+alley Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding Modern art along the Peizazhna alley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499456402856-8GV4IOYTEFVAWJZZHFWQ/Borscht+soup Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding Borscht soup - my old nemesis. Borscht soup was a regular visitor on my school's lunch menu as a representative of "world cuisine" when I was a child. Another "world classic" I still remember was rice, peas and lumps of dry chicken: "Italian risotto". I hated it all. The main function of food in Finland is to be nutritious and healthy. If it also happens to have a pleasurable taste, it counts as a rare but exceptional bonus. Anyway, this genuine borscht soup was delicious! I might even consider burying the hatchet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499456779229-UBCFQ6S8E3M983YE0ZH8/%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8 Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding Nalysnyky (налисники) served with apple jam. So yummy! Exactly the same thing as Finnish lettu/lätty/ohukainen/räiskäle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499457062484-03II3MKRDJGT63TZ7TVU/Pony Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding Little pony looked just as tired as I was after a long day in blistering heat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499457132094-5HB3WGCDJVKMW3C13R3W/Pobeda Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding Pobeda (победа) - victory! I don't speak any Russian or Ukrainian, and I can't read Cyrillic alphabet, but I know this word because of a legendary "Manserock" band by the same name. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499457353627-54HOHJWBRPOFNJ740NGG/Mother+of+Motherland Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding Mother Motherland - or Brezhnev's Daughter - is a 102m tall and 560 tons heavy steel monster looming over the city, and a prime example why all art should be created under socialist totalitarianism. You just cannot have good stuff like this otherwise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499537759283-ROQKCD8IFYX2GLCB3QIO/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding Kiev Monastery of the Caves in the back, "Crossing of the Dnieper" monument in the front. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499546910048-ZZWEOO6OX95530HGUAS2/Kiev+Monastery+of+the+Caves Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding Monastery of the Caves or Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499538490414-6UWQ0O0WAF6K8QQCAF1Y/National+Museum+of+the+History+of+Ukraine+in+the+Second+World+War Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding "National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War" is a catchy short new name for a museum formerly known as the "Museum of the Great Patriotic War". The Great Patriotic War, of course, started in 1941 and definitely not in 1939 because no one remembers that one little incident in the North. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499456002701-QMZO4EU5G2JFLJ90G5QD/%D0%92%D1%96%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9+%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8C Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding Eternal Flame - Вічний Вогонь - is not that eternal. The flame burns eternally only on biggest national holidays because it uses too much gas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499538762715-EPR693VHBAVSFDPDCBNX/T-37 Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding Size doesn't matter, like this perky little T-37 amphibious tank tries to prove... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499540865976-V71AVM33ROL4SPVK4MO9/T-34 Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding ...except that in armoured warfare size does matter. This is T-34 Soviet medium tank and one of the reasons why Soviet Union prevailed against Nazis in WW2. It was so good that Finnish army used captured and refined T-34s (nicknamed "sotka", a sort of a duck) against the Red Army. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499457457891-ACT4APGLGLQ0BFRWFFY9/MiG-17 Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding MiG-17 entered service in 1952. Its Chinese variant J-5 is still in active use by North Korea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499547196371-X0N6RIE56VIDZFFP4KKC/Mariyinsky+Palace Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding Mariyinsky Palace is the official residence of the President of Ukraine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499541620881-4N293GBQAB93KDLPOSEJ/Ukrainian+pussy Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding As a curious person I did a Google image search for "Ukrainian pussies". This picture was definitely NOT a part of the result. Do not try at work! Naughty naughty people, where are all the fellow real kitten lovers!? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499546328889-JTHIFCY16FQVXFJNLY6M/Independence+Monument+Kiev Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding We took the bus to the wedding from the main square, so I got another picture of the monument. There were very few tourists in the city, so we were able to enjoy the sights without maddening crowds. Another top reason to visit Ukraine! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499621992917-U5042AZQBAKJGOLV55LE/Sobi+Club Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding All set and ready to go. It rained a little during the ceremony, which in Ukrainian tradition is said to bring good luck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1500230529530-1VLZFB1ZFB4EUCYLRH2U/Cocktail Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding The groom was serving drinks to the guests. I'm more of a "beer and whisky" guy but I couldn't say "нет!" to this one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1500230645268-BDFRK2MUN3YV6US057FP/Wedding+Invitation Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding I really enjoyed the food. So many different delicious dishes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499627653105-SUUSA2ZJ6W6ISQ05205Q/Sobi+Club Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding The wedding venue was lovely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499954241928-XD2KYHBMJ3UYK3WFGVMQ/The+MAX+BAND Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding I was blown away by The MAX BAND. These cool kids all look like models, and they could play some nice music too. However, I was even more blown away by the dancing talent of the Ukrainians. Everyone regardless of age or gender is a natural dance floor super star. Amazing! I stood out like a clown in a funeral since my only dance move is "nodding my head, at times also according to the rhythm". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499626632484-Q6YNSEEKCND7JCDM5DXK/Wedding Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding I should've tried this on the dance floor: hiding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499626647700-90EI79E3GIUVIW8GHDT4/Wedding Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding The wedding was such a great experience and I am very grateful that we were invited. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1499546019618-X3ZNJJ0Q2UDKEF8XFETL/Kiev Juha Berglund's Blog - Ukrainian Wedding That's it. Bye bye Kyiv! https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2017/6/29/new-toys monthly 0.5 2017-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498500443087-LDN5DULCPXMB5NZE01DJ/40+yrs+present Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys Happy $28th birthday to me (from my wife)! :D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498642513330-6WCJ4UYFQGN6714C2F3N/OM-D+E-M1+Mark+II Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys My OM-D E-M1 Mark II with M.Zuiko ED 12-40mm f2.8 PRO. I love this combo so very much! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498398931277-6CS3WEZVIXXE5BTH0SK1/Mavic+Pro Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys After 4 months of waiting, my Mavic Pro is finally home! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498506906552-MWOCLTGD9GPIFOH0GXCQ/St.+Gallen Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys Spring sunset in St. Gallen. My first test with brand-new OM-D E-M1 Mark II. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498503639308-GN1XQEPBY32FVSVZU2QM/Appenzell Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys Spring bloom in Appenzellerland, end of April. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498503349377-DEYUQO1FZ3HCKIL23IL1/Schwendibach Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys Schwendibach with Mavic Pro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498501554524-6HEZS0MQZ6N135SIZ4E6/Town+of+Ascona+and+Lake+Maggiore. Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys My wife took me to Ticino/Tessin for a birthday trip. Town of Ascona and Lake Maggiore in the front, Italian Republic in the back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498500816289-SXSS0XUYE7T87NXZ45FH/Pizza+in+Locarno Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys Enjoying the good stuff at Piazza Grande of Locarno. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498501261068-DAC8BUEGC56CUPATTVG5/Chiesa+Nuova+o+S.+Maria+Assunta Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys Chiesa Nuova o Santa Maria Assunta in Locarno. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498501515956-6GY05CBXUG4F3JP205XJ/Hiking+on+the+slopes+of+Cardada. Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys Hiking on the slopes of Cardada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498501418388-XFP9UPBZCUDEJCBM0SID/Cardada Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys A view from the summit of Cardada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498503001108-N66FZES5FHJRWRABAJAG/Mergoscia Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys Mavic Pro capturing the village of Mergoscia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498502521193-JUJG5MH0CEUW2KGY7KYO/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys Another Mavic Pro snap. We hiked to a village called Lavertezzo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498501678375-WX1OSPSA33H3DOF5KQQ6/Chamois Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys Mountain goats are an infrequent sight on hiking trails. This one may be a young chamois. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498501916190-KU4GO7KGTM6BMNYNDI2T/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys Outskirts of Corippo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498501940913-TZI45HFR3TEYCPHM2VZ4/Corippo Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys Corippo is the smallest municipality in Switzerland. The total population of the whole metropolitan area is 13. They obviously have their own town council, mayor and official web page. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498503068439-NJQZ4V4I5HBCCH1FOATM/Locarno Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys View from our hotel in Locarno. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498421370627-VTJEJNE3MMM4QH3MMQC8/St.+Gallen Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys Mavic Pro capturing the Abbey of Saint Gall and Lake Constance (Bodensee). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498163835499-3NKT27QC8H37X3DN8TKT/F%C3%BCrstabtei+St.+Gallen Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys Abbey of Saint Gall in sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498164356884-7AMIXYM5XWTN41TC63VB/Marmot Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys King of the Marmot Hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498500343055-Y3UHNMPB0ZTJP2KV6YG0/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498164433118-IUTK9LKR0FX0PZZ8OAQ6/Daydream Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys I'm daydreaming about a new motorbike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498163533984-5HEOMNLHOMV22B0J1K6P/Seealpsee Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys Seealpsee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498422091509-KZBHYDQHTUXOY7S0XFEE/P5280080.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498163696229-INGMQ46UYBF3DZYTIZTX/Schwendibach Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498163797173-GRZUBX6KL1YBHYI4X41D/Appenzell+local Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498163981768-4OQJG3CC1BYWJV2J3MQ0/Alpstein+range Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys Appenzell Alps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498421945098-OKD6LUIZ8YAPD53HQ913/P5210641.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498500604716-7CAQ6HCXWDFFDBPRZ7VC/Speicher Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys Speicher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498495157280-FM4162L116ROYDXNHPKM/Self+portrait Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys We visited Walter Zoo in Gossau. I got to use M.Zuiko ED 75-300mm f4.8-6.7 II a lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498495316360-RFD2S4IJRFCHMSUCJ7NC/Kitty Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys Little kitty waiting for Mr. Hobby Photographer to come a bit closer. Finnish "vesi kielellä" ("water on your tongue") doesn't really translate but "lick your chops" has the same meaning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498495356152-3TJ3VGFST8W42ETVGG1K/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys I was caught deep in my thoughts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498506219626-GTFFX0YJGOJ8GUS951EQ/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys Beauty comes in all shapes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498495950958-JK05ICAW3940ZF10G1SU/Finnish+politician Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys Typical Finnish Politician. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498495742128-KVVV23YG3L9Q0WZHPNCD/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys Hiding behind mommy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498422391886-124DRI9PZXM7GHO3466S/Bodensee+Sunset Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys Sunset over Arbon, Bodensee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498653581677-30ABOYY8P2MIHV2KUKB7/Grasshopper Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys Grasshopper enjoying the sunset. OM-D E-M1 Mk II's articulating touchscreen makes it easier to take photos in difficult angles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498164677729-WEZWHHUQXCPDHP5UJ9LB/St.+Gallen+Panorama Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys Summer sunrise over Lake Constance (Bodensee). Photos taken with Mavic Pro and the panorama stitched with Lightroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1498422250143-CR618DSFC3G0G63K4V41/Kitty Juha Berglund's Blog - New Toys That's it, thanks! https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2017/5/02/naples monthly 0.5 2017-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493556386395-RH4FQH2U0YD7PO4WSL2Z/Neapolitan+desserts Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula I tried Babas dipped in rum and in limoncello. Good stuff regardless of the "sauce". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493556412958-BXUDSFIXRA5ID6DNADSV/Maradona Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula Diego Armando Maradona forever! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493493017808-UZYM12Z86PAENIG5202N/Naples+Waterfront Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula Waterfront of Naples, Vesuvius in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493493239954-LNFLI8VUXZN57HK0EA3Z/Neapolitan+couple Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula I had so much fun photographing this Neapolitan couple. They must have been together for a while since they were obviously going through normal married couple stuff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493493561768-3Y9MJDNFLYH21SLJ0X5Z/Neapolitan+couple Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula Excuses and head scratching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493493582399-5JS8Y4KGWX0J88IO3B29/Neapolitan+couple Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula Guilt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493493323366-WCMRH20Y7AMEJHRWROD6/Neaploitan+Seagull Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula Wrath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493495577677-ATB89XX35UDM8FKL23LB/Castel+dell%27Ovo Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula Visiting Castel dell'Ovo or the Egg Castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493495643352-EOAES69IWQYDKQY7RNU9/Galleria+Umberto+I Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula Galleria Umberto I is a public shopping gallery in Naples, similar to Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493495092962-KJR1HCTSA41KKDUNEAS6/Piazza+del+Plebiscito Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula San Francesco di Paola https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493495247411-W0ICU0LBO1Z1V3BYV8J1/Sfogliatella Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula Sfogliatella was my favourite pastry of the trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493496519168-9AQ8D4GN61LSW8M7IFP3/Di+Matteo Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula I love pizza, so eating pizza in Naples was like completing a pilgrimage. I can finally cross it off from my bucket list. We ate in a casual pizzeria called Di Matteo. The ordering and waiting process was sheer chaos (you can see the "line" in the picture) and we succeeded only due to the perseverance of my father-in-law. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493494770592-Z722AI9A6RMLVIDA0Y54/Di+Matteo+Pizza Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula This pizza doesn't look like much but it was delicious! And it cost a whole whopping 4.50€! The place is not fancy (entering the tables happens through the kitchen) and the service isn't exactly friendly either, but the food was definitely yummy, affordable and authentic. Even Bill Clinton visited this place in '94! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493492835747-IF60ISQKMXHELOZ68B7H/Neapolitan+Don Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula I really wanted to get a photo of a real Neapolitan Don, and I got lucky. This is my favourite picture of the trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493495962957-4SPEIMMAS67BR6WT05R7/Historic+center+of+Naples Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula Historic centre of Naples is a UNESCO World Heritage site and I wish we could have stayed a bit longer there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493495914052-EJHIJFRWZEWACU8OI4SQ/Historic+center+of+Naples Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula Naples old town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493496667872-KS3H79GYMULZAHIWCP2O/Train+to+Sorrento Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula We took a local train to Sorrento. Although arriving 20 minutes late, it actually departed on schedule. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493497187832-QOYKUJTBEG933IAPTWIB/Limoncello Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula Limoncello is a local speciality. It is an overly sweet lemon-flavoured drink. So sweet, that you don't even realise it has almost as much alcohol as vodka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493497920318-S3DK7S9NO59KF7KWKX5L/Marina+Grande%2C+Sorrento Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula Panorama of Marina Grande, Sorrento. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493550868666-07AINKHLIXQDTXRR66LN/Sorrento Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula Town of Sorrento in sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493496997929-RBVMD3WMTUAHYZQW261T/Porta+Marina Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula Dinner at Porta Marina. I don't always eat sea food, but when I do (my wife makes me), I would definitely recommend this place. It was great! The food was fresh and (despite containing marine animals) definitely eatable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493498035165-8S6P80I2VJY4GD1M39XB/Positano Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula Driving around the Amalfi Coast, another UNESCO World Heritage site. Town of Positano on the right, and the Sirenusas on the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493498905198-I4MH18U9IRN6N3SA8IZI/Positano Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula You need to get along with your neighbours if you want to live in a town like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493499006376-HUIVKCJJQM7DCYLNUVNY/Positano Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula Like the whole Sorrentine peninsula, Positano was awfully touristy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493498620998-AZLSUC2JT79RC35PWDA8/Positano Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula The beach of Positano was infested with selfie stick people. As usual, I complained a lot and did my best to frame them out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493498686531-RIYZWB2UL56FRGU2J6WT/Lemon+pasta Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula My lunch had a creamy lemon flavour and I liked it very, very much. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493498421060-7JCH38UKMQB5VM8ZHKOB/Amalfi Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula City of Amalfi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493498152805-1GQH8GP7LP0YO0J8HRT8/Amalfi Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula Once upon a time Amalfi was a maritime power competing in the same league with Genoa, Pisa and Venice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493551019220-ZLRUB3CKBAFHLW2VSA3X/Amalfi Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula Amalfi was once rich, and the church built in the 9th century is very beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493551171682-3W8G2N8NUK292YDPS3JO/Amalfi+Cathedral Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula I don't know how many churches we visited, but the Amalfi Cathedral was definitely one of the prettiest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493545701540-JCBM8A9F5W90DWKKL2WS/Pompeii Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula Ruins of Pompeii. The excavated area was much larger than I had imagined. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493543959194-ZM5971XPI3HZ3CW97CDI/Pompeii Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula As the clumsy fool that I am, I accidentally poked this fresco with my umbrella. Pompeii survived almost 2000 years under the ash, but I wonder how long it will survive mass tourism? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493545029747-WL4FZADEVM434HIG762U/Pompeii Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula Table leg had the owner's name inscribed on it. Given how much has changed in 2000 years, it is interesting that the Latin alphabet has remained the same. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493545057461-8P16MIP1DW9FUNDBV61B/House+of+Casca+Longus Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula House of Casca Longus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493552058935-U7JR1CA0MVAP8I6O3HX3/Pompeii+Rainbow Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula Rainbow over Pompeii. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493551343213-1JNB0THP3B80ECN5JF6A/Hanky+panky Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula Romans invented many things, but not the Internet. Therefore adult content was painted on the walls instead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493546059322-D2BS6KAJA47V19TNWZQ3/Pompeii Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula Vesuvius looming on the background. For a reason I cannot fathom, Pompeii was recently littered with some pseudo-classic weird looking faux-antique statues made by some Polish dude. Since I wanted to frame them out, the end results look like this picture. Perhaps next year they will open a McDonalds on the Forum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493549558061-549UZ37WW6O83RTNW3BQ/Gulf+of+Naples Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula Gulf of Naples from Sorrento. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493546864942-S9HQPY7YVM1KEI1V9BKF/Marina+Grande+Capri Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula Arriving to the Marina Grande of Capri island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493548163042-HVE22QUSUXABXPLZ5ZY6/Punta+Carena Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula We did some hiking in Capri. Punta Carena Lighthouse in the southwest tip of island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493549727583-V4E8FGQ4O2SZEFKDZ2CP/Donut Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula I walked 113271 steps in 5 days, yet I gained a kilo. How that is possible is a complete mystery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493549839608-ACZEF8AJWLRTN58FFNYI/Capri+local Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula Capri locals. There were so many cats on the island. Based on the posters I saw, some locals are feeding the strays. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493548377080-2MLQFTDHIY5XDL6DH7H8/San+Michele+Arcangelo Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo in Anacapri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493548487345-3V4DVOJQ9HSXKWRZZNZA/Capri+roadworks Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula Roadworks in the town of Capri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493548572126-OSAQ39VN7GK1O9OM2BLE/Marina+Grande+of+Capri Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula Marina Grande of Capri island in front, Sorrentine Peninsula in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493548657851-MMKSM70XRIP7UKX52R1P/Marina+Grande+Sorrento Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula We enjoyed the seafood of Sorrento's Marina Grande as the last dinner of the trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493549289447-LR7QGL6XMYNZYKE87ZVF/Naples+from+distance Juha Berglund's Blog - Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula Naples and Vesuvius once more from the distance. That's it, thanks! https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2017/4/28/eternal-city monthly 0.5 2017-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1492960548834-Q9H87NH4SLIONNKX12RP/Colosseum Juha Berglund's Blog - Rome: The Eternal City First stop: Colosseum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1492961614187-VIQ40F3LKJ3LIYKWWWTJ/At+Spanish+Steps Juha Berglund's Blog - Rome: The Eternal City Catching a ride at the Spanish Steps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1492960596523-RU91TR1K2OXM4TDBXZGX/Colosseum Juha Berglund's Blog - Rome: The Eternal City I was surprised about the size of Colosseum. Such a marvellous venue for such macabre entertainment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493061798582-G01NVVR76WUL8STJO3YC/Trevi+Fountain Juha Berglund's Blog - Rome: The Eternal City Trevi Fountain is one of the most touristy spots of Rome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493322620469-5BV5AJE0FY70P2RANHBV/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Rome: The Eternal City Perhaps it was because of Easter, perhaps because of the recent terrorist attacks elsewhere in Europe, but armed forces were present in force. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493323439691-T8PWT9N6L8RI4ZE8VYBJ/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Rome: The Eternal City Statues, obelisks, fountains, monuments, everywhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493062457948-3WJ9HMWLJYYC753BXH2M/Vittorio+Emanuele+II Juha Berglund's Blog - Rome: The Eternal City Vittorio Emanuele II, King of Sardinia who united Italy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493062758024-WQXN8A15RHQ1R0L6GCPX/Trajan%27s+Column Juha Berglund's Blog - Rome: The Eternal City Trajan's Column, completed in year 113 AD, commemorating emperor Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493322892045-A2R07PFYT7Z5CUEWNZ1D/Basilika Juha Berglund's Blog - Rome: The Eternal City Yet another basilica; I forgot the name. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493323576523-WB3046YDZ1ZLPZLEFJXL/Obelisks Juha Berglund's Blog - Rome: The Eternal City There are several ancient Egyptian obelisks around the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493063363056-WML6AVVQXCBKUB7SU6MW/Pope+Franciscus Juha Berglund's Blog - Rome: The Eternal City Entering a theocracy. There's a first time for everything. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493064569716-R2K683YBY3FYIG2577YW/Apollon+Belvedere Juha Berglund's Blog - Rome: The Eternal City The amount of art in Vatican is just incredible and the collection spans over millenniums. This is Apollon Belvedere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493327094005-4Q8O1HE1IWQI7VHZ3FY9/Apoxyomenos Juha Berglund's Blog - Rome: The Eternal City Another Greek statue, Apoxyomenos. The popes and the catholic priesthood in general have a fascinating fixation to male genitalia. All the weenies have either been covered with fig leaves or fondled off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493324509660-WZIT9ESO485JI19H7ZM1/Vatican+Ceiling Juha Berglund's Blog - Rome: The Eternal City This is how typical corridor ceilings look like in Vatican. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493151321563-PIM4JIBS265ERQSY758C/Laocoon+and+his+sons Juha Berglund's Blog - Rome: The Eternal City Laocoön and His Sons, "the prototypical icon of human agony" – a fitting theme to spending a morning in a badly overcrowded museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1492975564947-V0WI0PNZASHSBELY30J0/Expulsion+of+Heliodorus Juha Berglund's Blog - Rome: The Eternal City Raphael's renaissance art is very beautiful. Raphael decorated four reception rooms with frescoes. This one is "The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493150773124-5N0E9RAKCAOUNGBXGBTV/The+School+of+Athens Juha Berglund's Blog - Rome: The Eternal City The School of Athens, Raphael's masterpiece, depicting famous philosophers from Aristotle to Plato and Archimedes to Socrates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1492971555493-NSM9L7FWUBF49UJRIAVJ/St.+Peter%27s+Square Juha Berglund's Blog - Rome: The Eternal City View from the dome of St. Peter's Basilica. St. Peter's Square is in the front, and the Sistine Chapel on the left. I'm upset that I wasn't allowed to take a picture from inside the Sistine Chapel even though my camera doesn't have a flash and I know how to use the silent shutter. I'm also upset because I was probably the only idiot who actually followed the rules. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1492966005637-J7DVMNIR2NLXZ21Z4BA4/St.+Peter%27s+Basilica Juha Berglund's Blog - Rome: The Eternal City Pope Pius X raises the roof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1493323224946-RNM9RAMIYARXE4GU3PIU/St.+Peter%27s+Basilica Juha Berglund's Blog - Rome: The Eternal City The basilica is yuuuge. The plan was to meet up with my wife's mother here. It took 20 minutes and a phone call to find her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1492960694892-Y5101HG59H23SLBH3N5Q/St.+Peter%27s+Basilica Juha Berglund's Blog - Rome: The Eternal City Getting ready for the Easter ceremony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1492961745708-6OC68201E5J3V25DAE5C/Finnish+Liquorice Juha Berglund's Blog - Rome: The Eternal City Made in Finland! To my surprise, a local supermarket was selling Finnish liquorice next to the cashier. Needless to say I immediately acquired as much as my wife allowed me to purchase (i.e. not enough). This must be the last remnant of the barbarian invasions? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1492960722708-2EN48K6HKKH2VY391KHE/Caff%C3%A8 Juha Berglund's Blog - Rome: The Eternal City While in Rome, I tried to do as Romans do. Me: "Un caffè per favore." — Waitress: "So you want an Americano?" — Me: "No. Caffè!" — Waitress: "Do you actually mean espresso?" — Me: "Si. Caffè!" — Waitress: "Alright one espresso." — Me: *rolling eyes like a Roman* https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1492974123847-F20J20F2T3UTTPIS11MV/Colosseum Juha Berglund's Blog - Rome: The Eternal City Colosseum was reserved for Pope's procession on Good Friday, so I couldn't get the sunset photo I wanted. https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2017/3/15/geneva-international-motor-show-2017 monthly 0.5 2017-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489431942621-FXOGF1OOMINZBPUO08TM/2016+Volvo+S60+T6 Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 My Precious, on our honeymoon drive last fall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489438520989-67A79Z40BA26ZBQ6JEF0/2016+Volvo+S60+T6+AWD Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Just as pretty from behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489309876767-G23KWO1IAWKZCP5L6WK8/Volvo+XC60 Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 New Volvo XC60 is very similar to its larger sibling, XC90. They are built on the same scalable architecture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489309905381-IGO8TKA7G3JGO5KJ501M/Volvo+XC60 Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 The Swedes have done a stellar job, XC60 is just as pleasant both from the inside and outside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489309957606-A7HBVON0767IRC7SNMMA/Volvo+XC60 Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Since I'm a nerd, I had studied the specs in advance. When I was asked if I have any questions about the XC60, the only thing I could think of was "Yes. When are you releasing the new S60?". Not this or next year, he said. But Volvo just started selling the Classic edition of S60/V60, meaning the end of the current model. Fake news or alternative facts? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489310001141-WPZ9P3MX5OAZITOJOO3X/Volvo+XC60+Thors+Hammer Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Thor's Hammer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489309241599-IFVBOPGK0ZPGJD1Y5OCS/Mercedes+AMG+GT+Concept Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Daimler AG exhibited one of the most stunning cars of the show - the Mercedes-AMG GT Concept. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489309094912-Y1YMITY1A6GCSMW7XJ38/Mercedes+AMG+GT+Concept Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 805bhp hybrid hypercar with "Formula One driving dynamics" , they say. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489309185637-GV65GN6QFRLOGACS7DZY/Mercedes+AMG+GT+Concept Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Although just a concept, Mercedes says that "the show car gives a sneak preview of the exterior design of the coming series production model". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489308637980-QWH900NB0P0C4E0U6M78/Alpine+A110 Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 The French have resurrected Alpine brand and this is the new 2018 A110. The car has clearly inherited that classic '70s rally look. Alpine A110 was one of my show favourites, I would choose this one over an Audi TT in a heartbeat. Just because it is so pretty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489308714839-IVDSNWQZ8RXDIJZ9022C/Alpine+A110 Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 A110 looks manic from the front... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489308734904-18B1M8UD24OMYM6PL6RR/Alpine+A110 Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 ...and sleek from behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489311019971-78CFX7VHT38UPKTGK4JB/Lamborghini+Huracan+Performante Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Huracán Performante is the fastest production car ever in Nürburgring Nordschleife. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489310823192-B6QUKPR7CKXV8UTMO8PN/Lamborghini+Huracan+Performante Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Huracán Performante has an active wing and flaps to reduce drag on straights. A vital feature when cruising down the streets of Dubai or Monaco. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489310919885-LZJSMLEZUZH4CYJ37G6Q/Lamborghini+Huracan+Performante Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 In my books this is the most beautiful supercar currently available. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489317729218-CRG7CWU0H8C7IDI5O8SV/Ferrari+812+Superfast Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Ferrari 812 Superfast's 6,5l V12 provides 789 bhp. The top speed is over 340 km/h (210 mph). Super fast indeed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489319872265-ZYNJSGA653HCYQWXG98X/Ferrari+812+Superfast Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 812 is Ferrari's most powerful v12 street car ever. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489317842123-3OLXD4GMVNWLL76D4Z8X/Ferrari+812+Superfast Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489319938341-IVHEF326QHXNFNTPFCIK/Ferrari+812+Superfast Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 0-100 km/h in 2,9 seconds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489317184385-QNQ52ILC9HS5O8L1EZCQ/McLaren+720S Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 McLaren 720S will start shipping in the summer with a 200 000£ price tag. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489317224962-1H5KSFJLUY7MPH0CYIAU/McLaren+720S Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 This emotional commercial should make you teary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489317205895-ZNMDHZKOVS0GMRD3PYIV/McLaren+720S Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489320784549-5BFC8N6PS0LKIB6QRLS9/Aston+Martin+Valkyrie Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Aston Martin Valkyrie and Rapide AMR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489320818144-T582TAKIKRWNQ0YTPO3O/Aston+Martin+Valkyrie Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Aston Martin Valkyrie is a new hypercar, shipping in 2019. Estimated cost is somewhere between 2-3M£. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489320805177-47IXF1JF4DA1J42VEGO4/Aston+Martin+Rapide+AMR Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Everyone knows that Aston Martins are drowsy low-powered weaklings. Finally this major grievance shall be addressed! Aston Martin launched a new performance-oriented sub-brand called AMR (Aston Martin Racing), featuring even more powerful versions of their standard models. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489321420543-P76WHTWPX5V28F7S2FRD/Volkswagen+Arteon Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Volkswagen Arteon debuted in Geneva 2017. It is a well known undisputed fact that coupé is the most beautiful car body style. Therefore Volkswagen CC, which Arteon replaces, was the prettiest model in the VW lineup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489322523625-X13VYU675PJ3GZ0R9GTE/Volkswagen+Arteon Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Arteon isn't too painful too look at either! I want to test drive it later. Tall people should avoid the rear seat, though. Available also with those famously clean VW diesels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489321716200-ZMF34JZC0AQV7U32A5LO/Audi+RS+5 Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 New Audi RS 5 for all that sporty tailgating pleasure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489329655152-FBSB8GN4YUMNRVLCEO0B/Audis Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Geneva 2017 had an abundance of red cars in general and red Audis in particular. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489329929134-A7UOLZEWKOUKAG9L6LW0/Audi+Q8+Sport+Concept Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Typical rear-view mirror view of an Audi Q8 Sport Concept. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489329950150-NHJRHPJ7UQ9CAMWW2EY3/Audi+Q8+Sport+Concept Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Higher vantage point should make tailgating easier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489355286156-HZI3HS82R3OB66Y7GZHI/Alfa+Romeo+Giulia Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia, Italian challenger for the Bavarian 3-series. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489349441729-3L709GM4HTRWCLWLPN2M/Abarth+symbol Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 I like the Abarth logo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489349360170-ZL0RWVVE0JZQWI4FHCIL/Alfa+Romeo+Giulietta Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulietta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489350153737-U031NBB59ZF1DJTDOTJG/Abarth+124+Spider Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Abarth 124 Spider is a sporty version of the Fiat 124 Spider, which is basically a turbocharged version of the Mazda MX-5. 124 is made in Hiroshima, by Mazda. That is probably a good thing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489349044699-O6PV5YVOZRSAG0MG42B6/Fiat+500 Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Limited edition Fiat 500. If middle-aged men in large Audis are tailgaters, so are many young ladies in these tiny shoeboxes. Arrogance versus ignorance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489327745912-R4P572Z7EZ6PHDWM33W7/Ford+GT+66+Heritage+Edition Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Ford GT 66 Heritage Edition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489328664984-BD42XMLFQAN7W2TNRMOR/Ford+GT+66+Heritage+Edition Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Ford debuted new Fiesta and Fiesta ST hot hatch in Geneva. You can see one of them as a blurry orange blip stuck on the stairs in the background. I was too busy taking photos of the GTs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489338227884-ZNS3P508V6OK2SJ07RRL/Ford+Fiesta+ST Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Ok this is how the Fiesta ST looks like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489328845200-WPQ595MYE6BJEDYMNT60/1966+Ford+GT40 Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Rear end of iconic GT40 that won the first of four consecutive victories in Le Mans in 1966. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489328460515-QKF43HKKKEDPVTAEWK48/Number+68+Ford+GT Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 #68 Ford GT, last year's winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, driven by Joey Hand, Dirk Müller and Sébastien Bourdais. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489324276073-XDCDR8YJCRZJ30KA3XDM/Mazda+MX-5+RF Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Mazda MX-5 RF https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489324354810-SBGEFTI4PJBOXZ997J4F/Mazda+CX-5+European+Debut Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Mazda CX-5 European Debut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489324392203-UJZYAIAGV1MC6PPZF0OK/Mazda+CX-5+European+Debut Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 2017 Mazda CX-5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489322614105-9IARODNXJVIXFPKOB760/Nissan+Qashqai Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Nissan Qashqai 2017 Facelift. Happy news at least for my native Finland, where this "cashcow" is selling like hotcakes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489323143104-YGSKG6RXJXVEYSOY26ZX/Nissan+GT-R+NISMO Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Nissan GT-R looks boring from the front... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489322762205-IWDIGBGLHY2RBEIBQCUX/Nissan+GT-R+NISMO Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 ...but it is absolutely beautiful from behind. I saw the GT-R debut in 2007 Tokyo Motor Show. It's been a full decade yet I still keep dreaming about it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489338418867-YSBK82ULQRJ0DJBH8Z39/Opel+Insignia Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Second generation Opel Insignia was one of the major debuts in 2017 Geneva. I rummaged through the vehicle trying to find flaws but there was nothing major to complain about. I liked it. Opel has had a bad reputation in my country, known as the "Western Lada". Let's see what happens to Opel now under French rule. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489326003648-B77BXBMK2UXFV8X4U5A6/Opel+Insignia+dashboard Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Insignia's dashboard isn't as clean and sleek as Volvo XC60's Scandinavian design, but it isn't an eyesore either. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489338325592-3OT850ZI2OMZROGJNPP7/Opel+Insignia Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Opel Insignia is another car that I want to test-drive at some point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489324766659-TAFEMJ0UEYMFG06SUB70/Toyota+Yaris+WRC Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 I was surprised to see that Toyota displayed Jari-Matti Latvala's Yaris WRC. Toyota returned to World Rally Championship this year and their factory team Toyota GAZOO Racing WRC is based in Puuppola, Finland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489339622966-Q2O7KXRDS1LAEZ3EUMKV/Toyota+CH-R Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Toyota CH-R is the latest addition to the Toyota lineup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489325027598-W9P9MXYI5I56UPORRYVV/Toyota+2000GT Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Toyota 2000GT is a classic. James Bond approves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489325180137-DIFG1FJ62MJKRU81LOBC/Lexus+LS+500h Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Lexus LS 500h debuted in January in Detroit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489325236537-UROXTWC061UFXH2DZALC/Lexus+LC500 Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Lexus LC500. I'm slowly starting to warm up to Lexus’ spindle grille design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489351467018-JF2V9TW7NWVDOU3LFS7P/Mitsubishi+Eclipse+Cross Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross is a new model, designed to challenge Nissan Qashqai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489320260272-C2VGMY6CYD0MMCQH0S8B/Ferrari+488+GTB Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Ferrari 488 GTB https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489317815833-ZIXBFYOXKPA7LJ81JODK/Ferrari+GTC4LUSSO Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Ferrari GTC4LUSSO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489331405775-URN5FRS0I1ID9K7CNCRE/DSC_9942.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 BMW was overcrowded when I got there, so it was difficult to get photos. BMW introduced a new 5-series Touring, which didn't interest me too much (the only somewhat good looking estate is Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake; station wagons in general look like a hearse). The 4-series also got a minor facelift. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489331890568-TEV9E8F7M0J3GOVIUO92/DS7+Crossback Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 New DS7 Crossback, a premium wannabe from Citroën, was on display in a dark corner so that its unique head lamps would light the customers' desire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489332015742-X9F1MLT6SZFYUSBX3SR8/Fittipaldi+EF7 Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Fittipaldi EF7 Vision Gran Turismo by Pininfarina - a gorgeous supercar collaboration by F1-racing legend Emerson Fittipaldi and Italian design studio Pininfarina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489332361157-B1NM9VEDRD2Q1CWRRM9N/Mercedes+Maybach+G650+Landaulet Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Mercedes Maybach G650 Landaulet is an ideal safari companion for millionaires who love to shoot endangered species into oblivion. Starting price shall be upwards from 500 000€. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489332555662-ABX3HNF44TMM0G9PE36V/Mercedes-Benz+300SEL+6.3+AMG Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 6.3 AMG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489332649764-C3H8E1AIKRJPNW5T85AE/Peugeot+Instinct+Concept Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 French manufacturers showcased interesting concept cars. Peugeot Instinct Concept... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489337214838-8VOH9DFWM0P6ZCKBF36O/Renault+Trezor Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 ...and Renault Trezor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489339984783-KMBV8PPSYTZ1CLMLQ8MF/Porsche+Panamera+Turbo+S+E-Hybrid Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid, Panamera Sport Turismo and 911 GT3. These cars are allegedly new, who knows, they all look always just the same anyway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489332710637-V1S0NVAZL1H757KWEQVD/Tamo+Racemo Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Racing car, Indian style. Tata's Tamo Racemo. Estimated cost is over ₹25 Lakh or about 40000€. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489355352960-KVEHVFKWV4HA0HMUFYLY/Bugatti+Chiron Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Another end of the race car spectrum: Bugatti Chiron. The base price is 2 400 000€. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489346856826-QY9W9KXO9XPMEN67ONRN/Pagani+Zonda+Roadster Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Pagani Zonda Roadster. There's the brand new Huayra Roadster on the back, but I didn't get a good photo of it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489346809818-5LJ31GZF3UDG8S9653FT/Spyker+C8+Preliator Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Spyker C8 Preliator, luxury sports from the Netherlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489348172371-P3TD8IU9WT6AHJ78TDZ2/2017+Chevrolet+Camaro+Track+Concept Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 2017 Chevrolet Camaro Track Concept https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489348223989-SSHZVG9WV911AX15TXYN/Honda+NSX Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Another American sports car, the second generation Honda NSX. Although Honda is a Japanese company, this beauty is designed and manufactured in the USA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489352924788-SL4SGAD1JEVXKHFO18XP/Morgan Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Morgan Motor Company's products might be a tad on the impractical side, but I love the looks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489355398150-W3LCLX3H4FOFHNF1U69S/Gemballa Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 There was so many tuning shops showing their products. This is Gemballa from Germany. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489352615658-16TIE56DLL6G7FN243DP/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Liberty Walk hailing from Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489352719879-44RNIRQRORZXTY1RP44Q/FAB+DESIGN Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 FAB Design of Switzerland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489340342085-D0SP9ORFT9EKWJHBLCJO/Rolls-Royce+Dawn Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Rolls-Royce Dawns lining up. Rolls-Royce also showcased a Ghost finished with paint containing a thousand ground diamonds. Literally insane. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1489348014150-HGA4QZGRPV9VIE7JBPQ6/Geneva+2017+Panorama Juha Berglund's Blog - Geneva International Motor Show 2017 Geneva Motor Show is one of the largest in the world. I had six hours to spend at the venue, but I ran out of time. https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2017/1/10/lithuania-to-lapland monthly 0.5 2017-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1483795073690-17EH4GTHCDK2K05L85FI/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Lithuania to Lapland Greetings from VILNIUS! There was a Christmas market at the Cathedral Square. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1483779253444-1G8E0TV9DH4UF7E6BS37/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Lithuania to Lapland Cepelinai are the "national dish" of Lithuania, so we started our trip with them. They tasted similar to the Kartoffelknödel I sometimes eat at work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1483865751985-UYBIN5VGH0PSO290TWC7/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Lithuania to Lapland Gate of Dawn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1483779494310-KD4XFJMOSH5H0X1NYDOY/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Lithuania to Lapland River Neris and the new city center of Vilnius. High-rising towers are frowned upon in Nordic capitals like Helsinki or Stockholm, but the Baltics don't seem to have silly problems with them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1483791790495-5YVIDGKFUAPZSIM6DC44/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Lithuania to Lapland Church of St. Peter and St. Paul is very beautiful from the inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1483790975256-QKQWHRJVW231I4ARA3M9/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Lithuania to Lapland We enjoyed some traditional Karaim food in Trakai, like kibinis and this lamb meat pie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1483793176720-99C9XTK3PBHY35OPN3XJ/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Lithuania to Lapland On a daytrip to visit the Trakai Island castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1483781714492-GX3G344UD35L5EFRI4X3/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Lithuania to Lapland Collar insignia of a KGB uniform. We visited the Museum of Genocide Victims and the Holocaust Museum. Highly recommended, especially if you want to lose all your hope in humanity. Then again, individuals like Chiune Sugihara, with the courage to do the right thing despite of the consequences, might help to return it at least a bit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1483781654150-64ZPYEUNPMXO28MWI4G5/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Lithuania to Lapland Padded walls and a straitjacket of an isolation room for prisoners who lost their marbles under the torture. Like the Leader of the Free World has declared, "Torture works". To what end? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1483795551331-5PRZTE9Q392DWHNHGT66/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Lithuania to Lapland Gedimino prospektas is the main street of Vilnius. We used the public transportation or Vilniaus viešasis transportas a lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1483795752201-FUCHLCSSOKVGMMI27LRG/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Lithuania to Lapland Škoda 14Tr trolleybuses really ooze the superiority of socialism. We got to witness an incident where the trolley poles got disconnected. It took just a minute to fix; first the passengers pushed the bus from the crossing, and then the driver granny, with several decades of experience, reconnected the poles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1483787385111-WV3M798JN20NIHKJQOWG/PC180577.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - From Lithuania to Lapland Greatly inspired by the boundless wisdom of President Trump, we also wanted to "grab them by the pussy". This is Tobula and she likes to hang around in Cat Cafe Vilnius. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1483793712625-ADOGPBSXJ5UX01UW3TK5/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Lithuania to Lapland Merry black Christmas! Jumping to the south coast of Finland, Halikonlahti to be specific. When we arrived in Helsinki, it was rainy, foggy and +7°C. It has been the same thing every year; it's just bleak and miserable and there's not even a hint of snow. It is comforting to know that global warming is just a Chinese hoax, because otherwise we might be in trouble. Damn 'em Commies! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1483869415434-0GVKHQKIEYAHIDNCFRKG/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Lithuania to Lapland Welcome to Lapland! Finally some snow! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1483868798892-YKKZEY2SQA0UGQQ950OM/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Lithuania to Lapland For the first time in my life I got to drive a snowmobile! SO much fun! This beauty is a Lynx, one of the very few things still actually made in Finland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1483870247091-4QII8FT6JJ0Q8J90I453/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Lithuania to Lapland A downy birch on the shore of Äkäsjärvi (Lake Äkäs). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1483868593993-1ZILBQC64GOWEI3RIIP1/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Lithuania to Lapland Summit of Ylläs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1483870714544-YZ8T28DHK2DQ59FNB719/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Lithuania to Lapland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1483871532660-LHJAJ0T2E1NAJYW1F5MK/PC311251.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - From Lithuania to Lapland Ylläs is small compared to Central European skiing resorts, but on Finnish scale it is big. The slopes were almost empty, so I could really enjoy the speed without the fear of running over anybody. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1483737848588-VWBXM5Z1OI26NQIOHMZ6/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Lithuania to Lapland The slopes were open until midnight on New Year's Eve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1483873779423-UFHLR6JLG5YQSKFFEWSX/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Lithuania to Lapland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1483736945874-YCRHJ2QH2IQTTX9ULDMX/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Lithuania to Lapland We got quite lucky with the weather. It wasn't too cloudy, so we saw some Aurora Borealis. The temperature plummeted down to -40°C right after we returned home. Lucky us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1483736878213-8BOOY2W16MA1779H3X7G/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Lithuania to Lapland Lapland is the land of magic and shamans. You can almost hear the sound of a witch drum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1483736832126-C3ENTGNK8G831XBMCDVJ/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - From Lithuania to Lapland Northern lights on the northern sky. That's it, thanks! https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2016/9/14/around-the-emerald-isle monthly 0.5 2016-09-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1473709925658-S1LU7RM7GKJ4ULW0DSOI/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Around the Emerald Isle "The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.” said Aristotle. I am now a Guinness expert and fully certified to work in Irish pubs, yay! I also took a tour in Old Bushmills Distillery in Northern Ireland, the oldest working distillery in Ireland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1473599132977-QJ8RTDQZST1JVP4GC0EO/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Around the Emerald Isle Torc Waterfall in Killarney National Park. The weather was rainy but we enjoyed the hike nevertheless. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1473599176173-NR9HCRKJIMPH5GTXJ4A1/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Around the Emerald Isle Hiking at Gap of Dunloe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1473712812052-R7KG61HWRY503BEFG5UB/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Around the Emerald Isle I prepared for the trip by listening to Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys. Turns out both of these bands are American. Anyway, here is obviously another fan of Celtic punk rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1473712995638-X20RCKAN7TW96RMJLIXR/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Around the Emerald Isle Two problems of a mirrorless camera system in one picture: poor auto-focusing and a huge depth of field. I hunted this deer so long that I am posting this photo regardless of its technical flaws. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1473599147126-UN4I7BRLZMKUGI5Y42CY/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Around the Emerald Isle Ross Castle on the edge of Lough Leane, in Killarney. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1473599267986-RIH3QM955J4JX4XTN0HY/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Around the Emerald Isle Cliffs of Moher are perhaps Ireland's most iconic landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1473793155275-5DZDCRBIT9N5A1M6FWTT/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Around the Emerald Isle When there is a cow, there's me with a camera. One day I will be a professional cowtographer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1473599190563-7YW62GL7HPEB6K8Y9V28/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Around the Emerald Isle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1473793521921-PZCSJGK0R1XBYPP80IYC/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Around the Emerald Isle I was hoping for a breathtaking sunset but all we got was some more rain. The scenery is just as stunning nevertheless. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1473791381087-CBHUVPXSX0D200COS0IB/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Around the Emerald Isle Going around the Gleniff Horseshoe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1473791794405-1W2EO027MMBTIX0TDWD4/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Around the Emerald Isle One corner of Benbulbin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1473792190916-58GJIUV481X2HVIM3574/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Around the Emerald Isle Can you guess Ireland's official national colour? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1473605877839-JSMKW6DYGJ6RZXN18NQ6/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Around the Emerald Isle Irish Setter in her natural habitat. My aunt has actually two of them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1473601920304-VZP4PJFUTY9IDMCLYZO2/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Around the Emerald Isle Along the Wild Atlantic Way, in Mullaghmore Head. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1473601794943-8H4QDYEDDOJ9ZEKFC18X/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Around the Emerald Isle Irish sheep are very shy (or sheepish?) compared to their Swiss cousins. It was difficult to get close enough for a photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1473610276994-HM051C4VOLR1ZL6VEXSO/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Around the Emerald Isle The trick of getting an Irish sheep shot is to wait politely and let the baa-baas come to you. The minor drawback of my cunning tactic was that I got thoroughly bitten by midges while waiting. In the evening it looked like I had chickenpox. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1473601119107-9S8W9FTZ2POP0CVEVXH9/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Around the Emerald Isle Slieve League, or Sliabh Liag in Irish, is one of the highest sea cliffs in Ireland. I had to do the hike alone since my wife was back at work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1473616800725-LPCUS46DN1VD06W0GBUY/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Around the Emerald Isle A quick stop in Belfast. I visited the Titanic Museum, which was just chosen as "Europe's Leading Tourist Attraction 2016". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1473616911939-T7J1Z1JS6QBFZRVG626C/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Around the Emerald Isle Banknotes of Northern Ireland are utterly nuts. They are legal currency, but technically not legal tender even in Northern Ireland. All major banks issue their own, different looking pound notes. Absolutely brilliant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1473602351259-YTLBN6F29DYU6VJ2KRIL/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Around the Emerald Isle Walking on Giant's Causeway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1473602297226-W5Y90XBJIYKRTLL84BNE/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Around the Emerald Isle I was let to believe that these hexagonal columns are naturally formed. I am still not fully convinced. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1473602323426-5X5PJDKG00ERYZBX1KMT/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Around the Emerald Isle This is one of my favourite photos because it looks like it is straight from a whiskey advertisement. I should have included a Bushmills bottle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1473601182593-AYB9QLVIEBOQRCAK2AGS/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Around the Emerald Isle I stayed one night in Northern Ireland. The B&B was located in the countryside, the closest little town was called Banbridge. I went out for an after dinner walk and got this photo as a reward. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1473602457917-56DIZPBGTYZR5I519IR7/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Around the Emerald Isle Back in Dublin. They are brewing dark porridge of happiness here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1473602435514-YSBISC4DQLV01JLV0PSZ/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Around the Emerald Isle The instructor at Guinness Storehouse taught me how to perfectly pour a pint of the good stuff. When executed correctly, the six-step ritual takes approximately 119.5 seconds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1473602383283-Y4NYCG0DKQS1BR0PKPUO/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Around the Emerald Isle Newgrange passage tomb is a Unesco World Heritage site and it is about 5200 years old. It is older than Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids of Giza. The inner chamber is illuminated only by the rising sun of the winter solstice. Pretty amazing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1473602483025-ZXSQGDFSCUZ6A3XK0N39/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Around the Emerald Isle The Brazen Head in Dublin is officially Ireland's oldest pub, dating back to 1198. A good way to end a great trip. https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2016/8/1/hiking-in-july-2016 monthly 0.5 2016-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1469049464454-CLKC31O1AKPSD25CKP1F/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hiking in July 2016 Fürstensteig path in Liechtenstein. Perfect hiking choice for a worrywart who doesn't particularly enjoy heights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1469049438503-V3AQX6IPT584UV0J9DS9/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hiking in July 2016 Rheintal valley to the north. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1468355703511-GW11R3NJTG0E1SQKP2WE/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hiking in July 2016 Rheintal valley to the south. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1469049506541-DN4QEJTIO8GSRYT6U6NO/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hiking in July 2016 The whole entirety of Northern Liechtenstein in one picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1469049582244-RJO5YGTNB45XDADNBRDZ/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hiking in July 2016 On the summit of Alpspitz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1468355924068-7R17XMN9MQIDG90RYGAP/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hiking in July 2016 I'm not a vegetarian, but I could never eat Kalbsschnitzel again after hanging around with these guys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1468355906682-FAKQR5E7CK1UO5CORUGT/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hiking in July 2016 I love calves. They a curious creatures who like to pose for the camera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1469979543097-FZSGA0VAHAX2KIALQS8U/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hiking in July 2016 Kiss cam! （*＾3＾） https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1468356001305-JR5XXAPZB3GG4GZ06W1T/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hiking in July 2016 A view from our hotel room in Neuchâtel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1468356205684-NBIMKLZVNXWEVDETDQ77/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hiking in July 2016 We took a train to a village called Noiraigue. Non-phonetic languages are just silly; after a couple of attempts the train conductor understood that the name I tried to pronounce is "Nuareg". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1468356081129-XPZDC3S693LCO7CYOA0N/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hiking in July 2016 We ran into a group of Alpine ibex (Alpensteinbock) on our way up to Creux du Van. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1468356564416-X9190DOD7JF4ZNNYRR5M/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hiking in July 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1468356410977-UFEJVFA460QB2YX8M3IM/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hiking in July 2016 Creux du Van is a naturally formed rocky Cirque. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1468356614780-WFHLUWH8NOPVSPKF22FM/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hiking in July 2016 The hiking path was following the edge of a 160m high mountain wall. Nope, I still don't enjoy heights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1469050133954-NA70SRBJS7PAIKRFK6MF/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hiking in July 2016 A change of scenery: this time enjoying the local delicacies in Restaurant Hirzli. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1469050118900-2WCS60R2WAJZDM519WEY/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hiking in July 2016 On the summit of Hirzli. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1469050523512-4DNFXL7IAP1ANBA8PJI0/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hiking in July 2016 View from Hirzli towards Walensee. It is difficult to take photos at noon, the bright light washes out everything. I had to underexpose and then try to rescue the photo in Lightroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1469957165039-2UCFL10KML7T7FFVIUPA/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hiking in July 2016 I visited Ulm in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, for work, and included a couple of photos because the evening sky was just spectacular. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1469957194463-QUB9FKOIHBGPWKYQEYZH/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hiking in July 2016 Ulmer Münster and an ominous cloud. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1469957927494-ELWORMIX9ZT3XU9GSGIE/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hiking in July 2016 Ulm Minster is the tallest church in the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1469959936192-Z36Y9EANIQNZKMD71867/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hiking in July 2016 Churfirsten, the southernmost range of the Appenzell Alps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1469959756317-FB7SCHMO5ZTU7HDT494X/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hiking in July 2016 Säntis in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1469959840164-03S9V8SSUPFZWTRTXNHB/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hiking in July 2016 View towards Toggenburg. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1469959605024-U7YGKF4LQ4UWMT7HDOG4/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hiking in July 2016 On the summit of Hinterrugg. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1469959661071-ZMQA71RGE57AQ96ZLNOB/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hiking in July 2016 Seez valley (Seeztal). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1469959170229-RQAFVAYD1OLY1LRCT3SY/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hiking in July 2016 Walensee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1469958834648-9L0CVDXMF5OTOW2ZA08U/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hiking in July 2016 Chilling out on the top of Chäserrugg. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1469958794009-V69XHXMEFNIQCCBCV2X9/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hiking in July 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1469959800736-7G63YXP9IQBVS7RZ0ZZ3/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hiking in July 2016 It was a long way down... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1469959962485-83RHGRS0YGXAV6XU7RKB/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hiking in July 2016 That's it. Thanks! https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2016/5/28/hisashiburi-japan monthly 0.5 2016-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464382735573-OVAKIJSPEZW8QXH9ABM0/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! Japanese food is the best. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464033902510-PTEE9THHM8HWH2H7EGKJ/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! My wife worked for a couple of days, so I had some time to walk around and take pictures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464121708899-MD3B1KHQSDSYYMBLD73Z/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! I like walking around in Kawagoe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464121950220-PDUSDIG6G7E8306JW4K9/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! We did a little Sunday hiking trip to Kanetsukido-yama. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464121977061-CGKV33CU6K3Z7N9SZU7E/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! Foothills bordering the Kantō plain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464121996955-WDDTW5VXT0DTYKLHYMUH/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! Hundred little hand-carved statues pave the way to Shōrin-ji Temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464122572338-HW2XHV6SE568BAUL39H9/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! See no evil hear no evil burp no evil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464122033037-1XWPFSULOZS50GKAK70C/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! Proof of concept: I could almost be a wedding photographer. Please hire me so I can leave my day job! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464122048925-C37DCOYQ58MZJ43FUZ4H/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! "Please wait for a moment" - even the Japanese traffic signals are polite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464122095672-7MIMPC8URFLN2ED231GS/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! Buds of a 300 year old pine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464122072531-U7B1RHONTR874ATV68PP/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464030626837-9109TH54F7Q6RM459WA2/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! Saitama Sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464030274234-NAQ7R2UOYYUFPTD9NWEI/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! Hello Okinawa! This is Hirakubo Lighthouse, at the northernmost point of Ishigaki-jima. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464122142949-H3LJBALFLKWMGBWLLCR3/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! School kids on a trip at Kabira Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464122504377-CNYL9W4CRR2P34XT3PKF/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! This monster was huge! I had my wide angle lens attached, so I sneaked as close as I could before it tried to devour me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464033259900-5WW8F8S5A72YX75XWLPY/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464030934661-7EKTZM5CX4D00IW4EUU4/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! Sunset Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464033204736-OLN7AMHZKHWO2KLA4N3R/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464033183813-Q2GIJ0EATU8HI22PXM38/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! So yes, it is confirmed. I will move to Okinawa when I retire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464031314016-NA0H9YXGTBCPX4UDPXHT/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! チーズ! Smiling politely for the camera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464031294929-G4S90OJP312ZM3A7N4A6/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! It took me a while to realize that there are little guys living inside these tiny sea shells. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464122186032-2UZIGR4DCQYOQS6F030G/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! East China Sea sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464030040982-9MYO7E5UQQTHALICHCNF/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! A change of scenery: welcome to the jungle! We spent a day in Iriomote-jima, which is mostly covered by dense jungle and mangrove. We went hiking (and swimming and diving and caving) in the wild. I had to take these pictures with my phone, because I was again cheap and still didn't buy an action camera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464029975048-RJ6SSYQZ6NY4IU4LPW1D/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464029999552-QDE1HTQ6FEHVY4GOJ3NG/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! Our guide prepared us Yaeyama soba as a lunch, and these yummy little things as a dessert. "Peach pine" pineapples from Iriomote-jima are small but very, very sweet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464029943379-V10NQFA2VQVOWE9LL0SM/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! The idea about a day in a rain forest was obviously not mine. I was sure I would get malaria and a brain fever, and get bitten by a spider and finally eaten by the snakes. I stopped worrying when I met our guide Nagasawa-san, he clearly knew what he was doing. A fun day and a great guide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464118406210-LH6JLSTGJH2GPLR1N43W/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! Jumping to Taketomi-jima. It is a raised coral atoll. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464122367556-2KNP8PQ9ACPLCV5ZPSUY/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! Tourist bus, Taketomi-jima style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464122348825-ZZLZ663P3BVHS6LYY80B/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! A "traditional" Okinawan street view has flowers, sandy roads, stone walls, and red tiles on the roofs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464031029446-QN6C0V9BWQCXWCUTXIYE/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! Shisa, シーサー, on a rooftop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464122276419-HXX02C7P3Z6TEF2EJ9IU/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! A view from behind the dashboard. Autonomous driving is already here, however these girls stop for a break whenever they feel like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464031763175-T91DCCX6G614FX8HMNHX/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! The ojii-san driving our ride sang us a famous local folk song called Asadoya Yunta. Here is a more modern version of it, and here is a traditional one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464031828907-WXHU5SSZITJ3BNEVP366/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! Yumi-chan, our water buffalo. Like her namesake at home, she is beautiful, hard working, strong minded and in general decides our direction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464119010563-N03E7FATBHBN7N8T6MF3/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! Chillaxing in the shade. It was already over 30°C in early May. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464032336392-K7O8MPSN62GSWM2XK052/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! Little Shisas. They are from Okinawan mythology, and they protect from evil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464122436801-JXCOZB171X043BBSCDA9/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! Northern half of Ishigaki-jima. I wish we could have stayed longer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464119608889-G1KTODO2UIPS8ZCNAGVX/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! I was told that I caused a scene in the plane, when I really wanted to take this picture but I was sitting far from the window. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464032614384-QPSTVSKVF582CGZ14QKE/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! The wedding was really pretty and the banquet was provided by celebrity chef Masahito Ueki. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464032389270-L7YWL8TXW1EA4KQETQ0F/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! Typical city traffic in Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1464121162094-XFG28DCBZ875XQ8FZ43A/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Hisashiburi Japan! My wife chose my birthday cake. It is a question-mark, not a nine! https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2016/3/30/easter-in-prague monthly 0.5 2016-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1459198745446-T18V9GFNW630LZIMKZG1/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Easter in Prague River Vltava and Prague Castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1459197919445-12D528DG7E8QU3RGQUH5/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Easter in Prague Horsing around at the Old Town Square. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1459197876948-50LPHB6RD1GBG190IVXO/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Easter in Prague This is a "párek v rohlíku", a Czech hot dog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1459198628170-ZXI0AK3ESHVAW7VE3QVM/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Easter in Prague https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1459283430990-5O6R0G32XDWSRNALG79B/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Easter in Prague In the Jewish Quarter, Josefov. Prague has an abundance of two things: beautiful Art Nouveau houses, and Škoda cars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1459276175860-9VW0UFVD4X6VEBZWFDCL/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Easter in Prague Trdelník is a Czech donut. Good stuff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1459277632790-7KKT2EKRLTX9MZZDI7QK/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Easter in Prague Pilsner Urquell - the original pilsner lager. Tank trucks bring this good stuff and pump it directly into restaurants with a hose. How cool is that! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1459198329175-W5XCIE04J3F05CSN2I95/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Easter in Prague We did a day trip to Kutna Hora. Once upon a time this town was stinking rich thanks to these guys, the silver miners, and competed with Prague. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1459198068910-YUC8KFSWT88C2FUKTMGM/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Easter in Prague Bone chapel of Kutna Hora, Sedlec Ossuary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1459198057834-5VZRQF7LX4EY6JHV0SFT/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Easter in Prague Yes, they are real human bones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1459197978599-CECSHI0GHWBZPRFNVTHC/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Easter in Prague The ossuary contains skeletons of between 40,000 and 70,000 people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1459197994795-CQB3UU8ES0OHHZG3FRUV/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Easter in Prague Very human art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1459198568342-LR5RMVNMOJOPS84WEBVR/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Easter in Prague Back in gloomy Prague. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1459360565014-MLKB2EK9WYTYB1JQU5PX/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Easter in Prague Inside the majestic St. Vitus Cathedral. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1459198468595-KFPJ6DH1U7IOBXAMM1PM/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Easter in Prague Guard of the castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1459280655250-BCJNV74BOHH76NGYAN37/P3250608.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Easter in Prague St. Wenceslas Chapel in St. Vitus Cathedral. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1459198599077-EBL2M9N4IDDU4UWWVQNW/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Easter in Prague Mozart's Don Giovanni in the National Marionette Theatre. I don't always go to opera, but when I do, I prefer singing puppets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1459198582113-M7HONB1VU3EDD38SY7KB/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Easter in Prague Strahov Monastery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1459198482119-RZOTP1VKOSHPSX24ESVV/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Easter in Prague Philosophical Hall of the monastery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1459282095809-30S49U85IDOMYEASAI2O/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Easter in Prague I was hoping to catch the sunrise on the Charles Bridge but it was too cloudy. Sakra! Overcast weather is good for close-ups, though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1459198696800-TB2QR2D6S3I6TRCQXIDW/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Easter in Prague National Theatre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1459198731139-VUFUZEW7WGJRR9BLRX9J/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Easter in Prague https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1459282445822-0NEMFRXB0JOKN3ZVYPKL/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Easter in Prague My souvenir. Turns out that real Absinthe connoisseurs would snub these cheap substitutes, but for me it is the first encounter with the Green Fairy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1459282911594-NIJQ7XJEQ1TNHXBQSHMH/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Easter in Prague Prague Castle and Charles Bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1459198776156-15SPWBJ0487ASUKEVLS2/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Easter in Prague Na shledanou, Praha. https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2016/2/8/madonna-di-campiglio monthly 0.5 2016-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1454869847821-YN7LH69YQEIYNK8BES0Z/glurns Juha Berglund's Blog - Madonna di Campiglio Ciao Italia! Or should I say "hallo Italien"? We made a stop in Glurns (Glorenza) in South Tyrol (i.e. Südtirol or Alto Adige). German and Italian are official languages here, along with Ladin in some municipalities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1454871466094-VRYWKPKHDHLI4JI08X51/dolomites_3 Juha Berglund's Blog - Madonna di Campiglio First day of skiing. The weather was great, the pistes were very well maintained, and I didn't have any blisters in my feet (yet). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1454870533143-C7QSBG8Z8U9SI8QSQA9G/dolomites Juha Berglund's Blog - Madonna di Campiglio The Dolomites are a UNESCO World Heritage site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1454871062344-ROJTKZQMMSXBHGIN02DA/snowshoes Juha Berglund's Blog - Madonna di Campiglio First time on snow shoes. For some reason snow shoes are not common in Finland (when I was little, I just wore skis). I clumsily broke the other shoe, and was rewarded with the happy colours of Sweden. :-( https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1454872019818-AB89D9FW4G4A9J6PZM66/skilift Juha Berglund's Blog - Madonna di Campiglio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1454870704019-Z9SQ6202CYXABI38ZFNZ/lake_2 Juha Berglund's Blog - Madonna di Campiglio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1454870566293-WRXNNYRCNFOKM4OWQYBM/snowshoeing Juha Berglund's Blog - Madonna di Campiglio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1454873370532-BGF25FHFCA9OK8ZGRDMG/dolomites_12 Juha Berglund's Blog - Madonna di Campiglio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1454870674322-LL4I6NKS3P2Q39RV6Q2I/lake Juha Berglund's Blog - Madonna di Campiglio According to our guide, lakes are uncommon in the Dolomites because of the limestone. Well, this one was frozen anyway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1454870631206-TJMWMFDRLY58E19ET1EV/dolomites_2 Juha Berglund's Blog - Madonna di Campiglio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1454870651806-HQLBUETJDLYDVH808KON/snowshoeing_2 Juha Berglund's Blog - Madonna di Campiglio Our Belgian-Brazilian-Italian-Japanese-Finnish travel group was very "multikulti". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1454873008472-JVJI4R5TJQH7Y1M30T2C/dolomites_11 Juha Berglund's Blog - Madonna di Campiglio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1454871496969-GJDTBBIEW4KT9HNLMR7R/dolomites_4 Juha Berglund's Blog - Madonna di Campiglio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1454871620089-18UHYHDYT726LX0J3SDA/dolomites_5 Juha Berglund's Blog - Madonna di Campiglio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1454871699086-YVQGXB5SIKPLWC90F59E/caff%C3%A8 Juha Berglund's Blog - Madonna di Campiglio Caffè – in Italy, less is more. Espresso equals coffee. I had to adjust my caffeine consumption, since it was impossible to find just "regular black coffee". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1454871762048-QFGDOH6TURJAA20H2OLH/trees Juha Berglund's Blog - Madonna di Campiglio I was carrying my little Olympus while skiing, and tried to catch some photos on the way. I fell a couple of times, but fortunately nothing got broken. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1454872737886-RO6VW0SHH4I7SNBNLX1K/dolomites_10 Juha Berglund's Blog - Madonna di Campiglio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1454873731503-8Z028UKFXHGJ97K91WY5/clouds Juha Berglund's Blog - Madonna di Campiglio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1454872820569-MOFXVYJWTZ7XJ039D7CU/dolomites_11 Juha Berglund's Blog - Madonna di Campiglio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1454872438428-6O5U75M5PK9A3V3XJD37/grappa Juha Berglund's Blog - Madonna di Campiglio My souvenirs. We ended every day with a shot of grappa. It was love at first taste! Especially the aged ones are delicious, and the pine flavoured "mugo" somehow "tastes like Lapland" in my mouth. https://www.juhaberglund.com/blog/2016/1/15/four-nights-in-the-baltics monthly 0.5 2016-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1452635201735-VQP1PBFCIQKU5MHP0S23/tallinn Juha Berglund's Blog - Four Nights in The Baltics Tallinn ahoy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1452635175401-AFAYAE219C26BNNUO2SB/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Four Nights in The Baltics Meat shop in Riga Central Market, "Europe's largest market and bazaar". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1452635256983-FTHMKO4M46KXLOGC16G3/Viking+Line Juha Berglund's Blog - Four Nights in The Baltics It would've been fun to skate on the decks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1452635427439-4XS0LNWZHPRERFJB8UKD/Riga+old+town Juha Berglund's Blog - Four Nights in The Baltics Riga Old Town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1452635504460-8R6M9QNLR3BTIYGWMMF2/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Four Nights in The Baltics Nativity of Christ Cathedral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1452635525118-4IANBK60QIEK2ENF0A46/image-asset.jpeg Juha Berglund's Blog - Four Nights in The Baltics Visiting the Skyline Bar. I had to take this photo through the window glass, but as a bonus I got three sunsets instead of one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55eafc42e4b033b11c00d55e/1452635312781-TXRQH4IA5MRQYMFMXZCR/PC280514-27.JPG Juha Berglund's Blog - Four Nights in The Baltics Riga Black Balzams cocktail. Riga's black balsam is a herbal elixir that cures cold and helps with digestive trouble and any other problems of life (save for alcoholism). 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