Tallin
16 febbraio 2023, EstoniaAnother amazing city. As is common, Tallin has a compact old town surrounded by the more modern areas and of course a large port complex. Ran 6k first thing along the seafront in light snow and icyLeggi altro
Another amazing city. As is common, Tallin has a compact old town surrounded by the more modern areas and of course a large port complex. Ran 6k first thing along the seafront in light snow and icyLeggi altro
We left Tallin late in the morning on one of the Viking Lines ferries to Helsinki. The breakfast brunch was mahoosive and ended up seeing us through the whole day. It was a bleak grey day withLeggi altro
It snowed overnight so we wondered if Parkrun might be off… But of course not! A hardy crowd of friendly locals and tourists turned up. Ran a steady but so enjoyable run in lovely grippy snow,Leggi altro
Well the trip up Finland to Kemi was today. Somehow we’d imagined small trains meandering through valleys, Alpine style. In fact it was state of the art intercity trains going at 200km/h packed fullLeggi altro
Kemi feels quite out of season as it largely seems to be a summer resort town; for us, a staging post on the journey towards Sweden. A few older buildings are surrounded by more modern buildings in aLeggi altro
An interesting day connecting a bit of the trip between Finland and Sweden where trains are very thin on the ground.
We left Kemi and caught a bus to the border town of Tornio (FIN) -HaparandaLeggi altro
The night train eventually came having been delayed at the start of its journey in Norway. Great to get into our compartment and experience the travelling magic of sleeper trains again. You wonder ifLeggi altro
The Vasa was a Swedish warship which sank in 1628 on its first voyage. It lay less than 1km from the bank and was raised in 1961. So how do you make a whole museum out of the raised ship? Well thisLeggi altro
Just a 5h40 train journey from Stockholm to Oslo. Nice modern Swedish Railways train; breathtaking snowy scenery through the window and just so relaxing. Changed at Oslo Central Station to go a coupleLeggi altro
Parkrun was on the agenda today so. With Caroline on the verge of her 100th, we were disappointed that the local Tøyen Parkrun was cancelled the night before due to ice. Anyway, Nansenparken ParkrunLeggi altro