Iceland vol 2 - black beach in Snæfellsnes peninsula

I was amazed. Blackness was very powerful. Tough and rough. No for sweet and cosy. Carved with an axe - so to speak.

Powerful sea meets vulgano. 

Frozen trolls, giants. When I took this photo, I could see something - a frozen movement, faces of trolls, giants...pulling something...like old-fashioned fisherman did.

Have you heard of Bárðar saga Snæfellsáss?

Can you imagine what kind of life these men have had? Story goes that they competed by lifting stones in this beach...who is the strogest? I guess you should be - life was not too easy then. Look at their clothing.

Black on black. This kind of landscapes takes you to the land of imagination. It's easy to imagine, how different kind of artists have been inspired by all of this and many more. I'm going to continue my Iceland story with few more posts. I was very lucky to be there. 

xo

Kreetta

Lovely North - Rovaniemi - My Sweet Rollo

Travelled to Northern Finland by train. Rovaniemi my beloved Rollo. I studied there many years ago but still found friends there. 

We love flea finds, good food and company.

Pleasant lunch at kahvila Kauppayhtiö.

Design finds at Hih-Hi shop next to Kauppayhtiö.

Sightseeing in Rovaniemi. Funny sign or is it? Behind it there is a famous brigde called Jätkänkynttilä.

Next stop Ivalo.

xo
Kreetta

Moments in time - Gdansk - Warsaw - Krakow - Auschwitz

Gdansk - wooden crane

As I promised I share now few moments in Poland with you. There were differend feelings during our days in Poland. Beautiful old buildings - or lookalikes like in Warsaw. Warm people - great friends. Unbelievable heat. Coolness of big park in the heart of the capital city. Wonderful coffee moment in cosy street. Sound of beautiful music from synagoga. Wonderful bookshop. Movement of wings of butterfly in silence and in warmth of the sun. Such a big experience as country itself. Are you ready? There's plenty to see.

Gdansk - at Pikawa cafe - wood carving

Gdansk - beautiful buldings

Warsaw - center of old town

Warsaw - old town

Warsaw - tall buildings

Warsaw - park

pretty guy

Kuten lupailin tässä muutama ruutu tai useampikin tämän kesän Puolan matkaltamme. Ison maan vieraana koimme elämyksiä - pieniä ja suuria. Kolme erilaista kaupunkia. Tulen muistamaan tämän matkan kyllä. Samalla toivon, että mahdollisimman moni - jonain aikana ja jonain päivänä - antaisivat pienen hetken elämästään niille miljoonille, joiden elämä pirstaloitui tai päättyi käsittämättömän ja äärettömän vihan uhreina. Puola oli mielenkiintoinen matkakohde.Varsova jäi kaikkein vähäisimmälle huomiolle - on siis kenties syy miksi palata ja kantapää oppimäärän perusteella voisi todeta, että perussanastoakin voisi ensi kerraksi harjoitella. 

Krakow - in the heart of the city

Krakow - at ulica sw. tomasza - wonderful cafes and restaurants

Krakow - it is cafe camelot - we sat in the window

It's funny in Krakow - you can walk streets without noticing that there's plenty of cool and interesting places and things in the corridors and inner wards. Be brave and get there. I found galleries, interesting shops like Lulu, bars and much more.

Krakow - camelot's neighbor - concept store lulu

Krakow - Calik gallery - my x-mas tree got one peguin

Krakow - kazimierz - jewish town

Krakow - charming

Krakow - font love

Krakow - foodie goes charoset

Krakow - so precise

Krakow - we are art with diana arbus

Sometimes it is hard to understand why we the mankind learn so slowly the good things but the bad things need to grow only one second. 

butterfly in auschwitz

Book to read: Night by Elie Wiesel - I read it in a train from Krakow to Berlin. And you know I'm not a good reader at all. But I couldn't stop reading.