More Less Random Culture

A trip to the Botanical Gardens in Ruissalo today revealed a trail of blue stones leading to a sculpture trail. A beautiful walk on a cloudy afternoon.

Splat

cracking...

...hatching...

hatched & splatted?

Monkey said these look like honey pots

love this one...

Random Culture part 5

although not quite cultural, the old shipyard cranes are getting a nice makeover; 1 done, 2 to go

hatching stones next to Esposito

Monkey meets the biggest one

Less Random Culture!

Yesterday, we (The Ladybirds) went for a little walk! The City of Culture have organised 3 circular walks of 2km, 9km & 11km around the "steps" of Turku. Given the heat (currently up around 30 degrees C) we opted for the shortest walk, which took us around the Campus of Turku University & the Abo Akademi (Swedish University). As the schools all broke up last week and several members of the Ladybirds are teachers, we opted for "Holiday Rules" i.e. not a problem if we stray from the map!

 

 

 

For a moment I wondered if I had mentioned the Ladybirds before... I did... here!

Random Culture 4

More cushions on benches... actually saw some of them in use!

The ships & boats from another angle!

Juggling Canadian

Juggling Canadian meets 2 smart young Finnish men

Who is converting who?

no idea what this was about! She's waiting for lunch at Aboa Vetus

Flowerdrops - see below

you've seen the Giant Ducks before... now they have dancers on them!

I realised this one had roller skates on, too!

Flowerdrops in progress - by the public. Plastic donated by Mehukatti.

My contribution - a Turku on Fire symbol!

Random Culture part 3

Inflatable ships & boats in the trees

Large Ducks!

with passengers

this one has headphones and a backpack!

cushions on benches... the lady sitting on this bench sat at the other end!

Random Culture part 2

All taken today - the first day of the Summer Holidays

 

 

A wedding on the Föri, the foot ferry that crosses the river

part of the SaunaLab project - Saunas in public places..!

New graffiti in the Market square - this is only about a fifth of what's there... taken from a moving car, looking into the sun, sorry!

what can I say?

ah! it must be Wednesday!