Yesterday our group met for the 9th time – this time accompanied by two other Germans. We met at the Pyynikintori bus stop to set off on a short hike to Pispala.
First we walked along the road and passed the oldest sauna in Finland, which unfortunately looked very closed. We also passed the Haulitorni, and Jasmin told us about its interesting history of how bullets were formed in it. I think it’s a pity that you can’t go up there, because it looked very cosy and it would be exciting to see it from the inside. From there we made our way to Pyykkimettän puisto, from where you really have a beautiful view, even if it would have been even better with snow. On the way back, we walked through Pyynikki park and stopped at Pyynikin näkötorni for munkki and kaakao. I had already been to the Pyynikki observation tower, but hadn’t eaten any munkki from it yet. They were really delicious and I am glad to have tried this as another typical food for Tampere/Finland! From there, we made our way back to the bus stop, from where Jasmin and I walked into the city centre together.
The topics we talked about during the whole time were very diverse. Because of the strange weather between sun and rain with a lot of wind, we explained to Jasmin that such weather is called typical “April weather” in Germany and that this is also said when it is so changeable on other days of the year. Jasmin couldn’t tell us at that moment whether there was a term for it in Finnish, but afterwards she remembered that there is the term “takatalvi”, which means that winter comes back after a few warm days. I think this was indeed the case yesterday, because I had misjudged how cold it was and my hands were extremely cold without gloves. We also talked about surnames, household, water temperature, living and much more.
Since I’m already leaving in three weeks, I talked to Jasmin on the way to the city centre about souvenirs that I can bring back for my family and my boyfriend. I will definitely bring some Tampere beer Pyynikin Panimo, as Jasmin suggested, but apart from that we had a hard time finding something to eat that is easy to bring and won’t spoil. However, Jasmin found out for me where I can find dried reindeer meat and maybe I’ll try that. In any case, yesterday’s lessons were again very nice and instructive, and I think it’s a shame that next week is already our last meeting
View from Pyykkimettän puisto:
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