Meeting Kliment and Sofia under the balls was almost the last thing I did in Helsinki. They helped me find lakka (at Stockmann's), gave me some violet sweets from Bulgaria as a special treat, urged me to stay or at least come back soon, blew some soap bubbles in front of Stockmann's, the famous mall, and hugged me goodbye. The bus was fast, e-check-in at the airport as well, and two hours later I sat in a teenzy-weenzy finncomm-machine crossing the Baltics. Weather and sight were great. We flew above Tallinn, Riga and Kurzeme, and I almost felt like jumping down to those well loved places.
My son Alex met me at the airport and took me home to Vaihingen, where my daughter Anna and her boyfried Volker plus a delicious suebian dish of Maultaschen and potatoe salad were waiting for me. The finnish tasties I had brought will be eaten today.
Staggs of mails were waiting as well to be opened and answered. Sigh!
Surprise, surprise: tax office was not asking for more money, but willing to give some back. Some. Well, quite a lot, actually. So I bought a bottle of sparkling wine today to celebrate, and we will decide what to spend the money on. More travels, I suppose.
Stuttgart -> Helsinki and back is 150 euro in september. Hmmm...
Back to yesterday, which saw us jumping into the car and driving to IKEA opening night around 8 pm. Didn't get much, but was fun to be at one of our favourite shops again. I almost bought lakka wine. ;)
And guess what Anna and I did this morning? Yessss, you're right. Off to the "Schwabengalerie", the close-by mall in Vaihingen, and getting some nice cheap travelling trousers and a nice verrrry cheap tank top and some even nicer and cheaper sandals. I'm wearing them now and feel rather fresh and good looking, inspite the 2 or 3 kilos I put on weight during traveling. You can't resist food you never tasted before and might never-ever have a chance to taste again, can you? Well, I can't... :-))))
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