I spent the weekend in the eastern Finland with my niece and her father. My niece started studying in the University of Joensuu this autumn. On Saturday, we decided to visit the Monastery of New Valamo. On Friday when we arrived to Joensuu, the ground was snowless but when we woke up (quite late) on Saturday, we had snow on the ground. Not much but anyway. The monastery's graveyard pictures posted on here.


( the snowy Monastery area... )

I visited two different cemeteries in Zürich and found many angels. I also found this!

It's... err, UGLY! It's so ugly that it's almost cool. Judge yourself!



more traditional cemetery pictures...

I made a short walk with my friends to Seurasaari yesterday late in the evening.

 

( two more... )

Today, when I was returning from Lahti city (visited an art exhibition opening there), I decided to stop in this place. The medieval stone church was built in 1510-1540. It's still in use but as usual in Finland, doors were closed and locked. I don't understand why the doors could not be open day and night - it was about 9 pm. when I was there...


( Tuulos... )

El Alamein, the battlefield of the Second World War. An insignificant part of desert in the middle of nowhere. The place where Rommel and Montgomery led their troops against each other. The place is situated about 100 kilometres west from Alexandria.

( the museum and cemeteries... )

 

 

If you really thought that I went to Molly's Irish Pub yesterday, you were wrong. I might have gone but no, I went HERE.

 Pictures from Russia.

 http://community.livejournal.com/mourning_souls/503494.html

 http://community.livejournal.com/mourning_souls/486606.html

"When it's my time to pass away, let vultures eat my body!" As far as I know I'm not dying yet but inevitable that day comes sooner or later, so for you it's good to know my last wish. No any waste of coffins, flowers, tears or tombs. And as a birdwatcher I find it a really cool way of farewells! Unfortunately vultures are very rare in Finland and if you can't find any predators (bears will do too), maybe such a cute little iron vulture on top of my tombstone could replace my wish. Authorities in Finland might also be reluctant with the first wish.

Today I walked in the cemetery reading tombstones - no, looking for squirrels. I had some nuts in my pocket in case of any squirrel happened to be there. After I had eaten all nuts myself I saw one little squirrel running fast away. Well, it had a cone and it probably didn't care if I had any nuts left. While looking for some birds (vultures, hahaha) and squirrels I found some angels instead.