This weekend I’ll spend a lot of time listening to the Helsinki Book Fair, online.
Recently I read a novel Finnjet, My Love and it brought memories to my mind.
GTS Finnjet was built at Wärtsilä Shipyard in Helsinki 1977. It was the world’s
biggest and fastest cruiseferry at the time and sailed from Helsinki to Travemünde, Germany.
There was space for 1500 passengers and 350 cars.
Plot summary: Three welders / three musqeteers who worked at the shipyard in the 70s
fly to India in 2008 to wittness the demolition of the Finnjet in Alang.
Great description of a friendship that has not always been so smooth.
Ferry trips to Sweden, Estonia and Germany are very popular among the Finns. There are
but have sailed to Stockholm & Tallinn and once to Germany. As teenager I sailed with
M/S Finnpartner to Travemünde and spent the summer in Grosshansdorf, a small town
near Hamburg and stayed at the home of the sweet Weingardt family. It was a HOT summer!
I visited the Hamburg Zoo and probably also the Ahrensburg castle.
Photo underneath: GTS Finnjet in Helsinki, the Finnish Wikipedia.
My simple calluna plantings look like this. The variegted ivy is fake,
but I thought it adds a bit of light to the plantings.
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Wishing a beautiful weekend!
A good book can often bring good memories. Or sometimes, let us live another life temporarily.
VastaaPoistaDear Riita,
VastaaPoistaYour arrangement is so beautiful with the heather and the pine in the beautiful pot and I like your booklet too.
I like ships so much, and yes, a friendship can't always go smoothly. Everyone has their opinion and then sometimes it crashes.
Greetings Eva
Me neither...I am also not a fan of ship cruises, but everyone as he likes. Love all your new plantings, including the fake ;-) You have to look twice to recognize it.
VastaaPoistaWishing you a beautiful weekend I am sending greetings and hugs over to you.
Take care
N☼va
Dear Riitta,
VastaaPoistaI LOVE your Autumn decorations, looks so wonderful!
Cruises I do not really like, but, everybody has his favorite things ;O)
Wishing you a lovely and relaxed weekend, we have rain since 2 days, so it will get a cosy weekend ;O)
Love and hugs, Claudia xo
Pretty floral arrangement. I am glad I went on a cruise holiday once before the pandemic. At least I get to experience it. Happy weekend.
VastaaPoistaLiebe Riitta,
VastaaPoistaDeine Calluna-Bepflanzungen schauen wunderschön aus und Dein Eulenrankgitter gefällt mir auch sehr.
Herzliche Grüße und ein wunderbares Wochenende
wünscht Dir
Anke
Liebe Riitta,
VastaaPoistaich bin nie viel gereist, privat. Eine Fähre habe ich auch nur zweimal benutzt von Mukran auf der Insel Rügen nach Klaipeda (Memel). Privat hat mich das Reisen nie sonderlich interessiert, vielleicht war ich auch einfach beruflich zu viel weg.
Dein Pflanzenarrangement gefällt mir sehr gut, auch wenn nicht alles echt ist.
Ich wünsche Dir ein schönes Wochenende.
Viele liebe Grüße
Wolfgang
Dear Riitta
VastaaPoistaYour autumn arrangement is beautiful and I like it very much. Ferries fascinate me, we only have a very small one here. I like the eagle owl, it fits so well into October.
Have a lovely Friday and hugs
Eda
deine dekorationen mit heidekraut sehen wunderschön aus und sind dir bestimmt eine große freude! du hast gerade mit deinem bericht viele erinnerungen ausgelöst!! wir sind zweimal mit der finnjet nach finnland (in die nähe von savonlinna) in urlaub gefahren (ca 1990 und 1994) und haben dort mit zwei anderen familien eine herrliche zeit in einem sommerhaus ohne strom und ohne fließend wasser verbracht. das wasser bekamen wir von unserem vermieter in großen milchkannen gebracht. wie gern würde ich nochmal dorthin fahren!! ich glaube, ich schau nachher nochmal fotos von dort an!
VastaaPoistaliebe grüße und viel spaß beim stöbern auf der virtuellen buchmesse!
mano
Hi mano,
PoistaI loved to read your memories from Finland. In the 80s and 90s a lot of Germans came to Finland and spent their holiday in rented summer cottages. My parents also had two cottages which they rented to tourists.
Good readings are a precious company.
VastaaPoistaWe have planted some calluna and heather too in our garden. They are pretty.
Enjoy your weekend, Riitta!
Moi, dearest Riita,
VastaaPoistawonderful Calluna-photos! I love the design with the metal vessel and the sewing machine foot.
And I was happy to see a photo of the Silja-Line Ship <3 In 1985 I made a Trip from Sweden to Finland with this line. Because the food was so fine I decided to make a stop on Ahvenanmaa Island and to sleep there in my tent. And on the next day I had once again the wonderful food of the Silja Line kitchen :-)))
Hugs Traude
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Hello Traude,
PoistaYes, our ferries were famous for their rich and delicious ’smörgåsbordet’!
...beautiful floral displays.
VastaaPoistaLiebe Riita,
VastaaPoistawunderschöne herbstliche Heidedekorationen zeigst du und besonders gelungen finde ich sie in dem Zinkgefäß auf dem alten Eisengitter. Eine Kreuzfahrt habe ich auch noch nicht unternommen, aber schon Fahrten/Übernachtungen auf Fähren, die heute ja auch schon relativ komfortabel sind.
Hab ein feines Wochenende - lieben Gruß, Marita
It never ceases to amaze me how good you are in choosing the most enhancing container or vase for your plants and flowers. It is truly a beautiful talent! Have a lovely weekend, Jesh
VastaaPoistaYour flowers look lovely! I have an owl thing that looks almost identical.
VastaaPoistaFeliz domingo para ti.
VastaaPoistaGostei muito destes belos canteiros.
VastaaPoistaUm abraço e bom Domingo.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
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