On Sunday we went to see the Simpsons movie. Sure it was fun but still a but disappointing. On Monday morning it was time to say farewell to Tampere and head out to Tervola. After an agonising 7 hours in the train I finally arrived to my destination. A long strech of tracks in the middle of nowhere. After a while my friend arrived and we walked the 2km to his place. In the evening we took the car and made a trip to Sweden. Actually quite a few as we were looking for an open place were we could have something to eat so we drove over the border a few times. We finally settled for Finnish pizza and a movie.
The next morning it was time to jump aboard again and head out to Oulu. The trip took only an hour and a half. In Oulu I headed out to the hotell which turned out to be nice. Decided to meet one of my friends and we went out to eat at a chinese place. After that we headed out to a café where we had some delicious cake pieces. We went walking in the city center and sat down at a place recommended by Veltsu. They even could make a Holy Diver drink there.
The next day it was time to head out towards Turku. Another painful 7 hours in the train with a change at Tampere. Arrived in Turku in the evening. Walked the 300 meters to the hotell which turned out to be nice (it was an Omena hotell). The room was a bit cold but spacious and nice. Toilet and shower could have been a bit nicer though. Went out to eat chinese before hitting bed with a book.
The next morning it was time to go to the archipelago and visit my grandmother. The trip took two hours with the bus as it went around all the small places delivering newspapers and mail along the route.
The time spent at grandmothers was boring until Sunday morning when a thunder storm struck. It hit the neighbors garage and pretty much spread from there. What we saw and heard was a sizzling sound from the kitchen followed by a red flash and one hell of a bang.
By some freak accident the phone survived. Go figure.
