A little past weekend in Amsterdam to see the Sensation White 2010 Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam. Amsterdam provides a sense of freedom, they drive without a helmet, smoking marijuana and the red light district make the city very attractive. For cons, the car trip was a bit too long, not counting the trucks roll like crazy and we were close to the accident. But it was a good experience, not to mention the qualifications of the Netherlands to the semi finals of the World Cup. Soon I will add a video sensation white, in the meantime, here are the pictures.

Tallinn is very beautiful in winter, but it is also very cold.

I went three days in Tallinn, Estonia, I did not expect that it is as well. The city is divided into two distinct parts. One is the old town of medieval type and the other in the modern city. The old town is charming, she is listed as a UNESCO heritage.

The day I left, I got up at 6am to catch the train to Helsinki, where I took the boat to Tallinn, the sea was completely frozen, it is impressive. When I arrived in Tallinn, it was not already not warm, but it was bearable, plus the weather was beautiful, the sun and blue sky, it changes the greyness of Tampere. I then took the opportunity to walk around the old town is not big, but there are many things to see and is easily lost in the alleys, especially since there were not many people on this Thursday. For cons, the contrast is striking with the modern city and its commercial center.

The second day, it snowed all day, and temperatures dropped. So I decided for a museum, the Kadriorg Palace which is two kilometers from downtown. I had to take a tram, unfortunately there will not directly and I went in the wrong direction on foot, in the cold with the wind coming from the front. After a while I backed down, even asking my way, I had trouble, people do not speak English. Finally, I found, but I was disappointed, apart from the exterior and some interior parts, nothing to see.

What I do not know is that there is a museum much more interesting a little farther, I am gone the next day. It had stopped snowing but the temperatures were even lower than yesterday (about -18 ° C) but the wind was unbearable, especially when waiting for 20 minutes a tram does not come ... Finally, I I took another tram and I have a contract with the headwind to the museum KUMU it at least worth it. The works are very diverse sculptures, Estonian classical art, modern art, contemporary art.

Return to Tampere has not been easy either, with the boat arrived 40 minutes late, the train was not heated and arrived with 20 minutes delay. So I arrive in Tampere at midnight At ten this makes me miss ten minutes of the last bus at the normal rate, with an outdoor temperature of -20 ° C and a wind chill of -36 ° C (windy) I thought that I would not resist.

In conclusion, Tallinn is very beautiful in winter, but it must be equally beautiful in summer and above all more enjoyable.

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It was December 6 last, I know it's been a long time. But I want you to share the fireworks that took place on the main square of the town hall, the place Keskustori. About Independence Day in Finland is not a holiday but a day of commemoration of those who died for the independence of the country. This is probably due to the proximity of events, because Finland has been independent only since 1917.

Here is video of the fireworks, just after crossing a cost of the national anthem of Finland.

And now, the snow has fallen in recent days and has covered everything. Temperatures also fell below 0 ° C.

So with regard Hervanta is an extension of Tampere located 20 minutes by bus from downtown Tampere, there still over 25,000 people including 4,500 students at the University of Technology (where I am ) Tampere and the Police Academy. The houses are mostly low-income housing, there is a small lake in the center, more where you can swim (in summer) located in the forest that surrounds everything Hervanta. At the shops there a few small shops and a shopping mall with two food supermarkets, there is also a handy little shop on Sunday.

Here are some pictures of snow followed by that of Hervanta and new Tampere (Tampere night with Christmas lights).