Strolling around Helsinki (Finland) with my camera – these photos are from last year.
The buildings, on the other hand, are from an earlier time, when a troll was something entirely different from today’s definition…
Spot the human centipede!
Part Two coming sometime soon
The Snow Melts Somewhere 
18 replies on “Helsinki In Pictures, Part One”
Smile-inducing, and magnificent door lions!
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Thanks! More lions to come in my second post… I already have the photos prepared 🙂
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I love the shadow-cast pictures..What a lovely gallery !
Thank you for sharing.
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Thanks for visiting! 😉
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nice pictures
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Thanks Lynn! Have a great week!
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you too
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Such fun photos! 🙂
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Thanks! 🙂
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Great pics!
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Thanks, happy to hear you liked them!
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Lots of great carvings – on stone as well as wooden doors. Are the ‘ugly little creatures’ images of the trolls you mentioned? They remind me of gargoyles around the tops of churches.
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I think they look like trolls, I’m not sure what the artist intended 🙂 It’s such a shame we don’t build like this anymore!
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I couldn’t agree more. I hate modern buildings. They all look like boring boxes to me. I love all the old, ornate architecture – but I know I’m old fashioned and we have to move on.
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I’m not sure why we HAVE TO move on…
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I don’t see how any of us can stand in the way of ‘progress’ – more’s the pity. I have to say, some modern buildings have elaborate designs, too, but they just don’t have a ‘look’ that I like. They tend to be more glass windows than anything else. Personally, I haven’t moved on very far at all. I’m still stuck in my 1960s timewarp – with a love of anything remotely historical.
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oh brilliant, lovely designs!
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🙂
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