A northern city located on the shore of the Gulf of Bothnia in Finland
Friday, April 28, 2006
Long and hard weekend is started
On Monday it is the first of May, a great Finnish party called Vappu. Students started already yesterday, and other enthusiastic ravers started today. But, as you can see, no ice anymore ;-) compare with 25th photo.
For engineering students, Wappu starts roughly one week before the actual first of May and ends when everyone is exhausted to the max - which is roughly one week after the date.
Btw, we (Pastanjauhajat) were yesterday enjoying cold beers on that same terrace at the left side of the picture - not in the picture, though.
Sounds like a fun time of year. How long does the Vappu last?
ReplyDeleteFor engineering students, Wappu starts roughly one week before the actual first of May and ends when everyone is exhausted to the max - which is roughly one week after the date.
ReplyDeleteBtw, we (Pastanjauhajat) were yesterday enjoying cold beers on that same terrace at the left side of the picture - not in the picture, though.
I enjoyed that comparison shot - even before reading your post, I scrolled down after recalling seeing a similar photo - nice touch!
ReplyDeleteGood contrast between the old houses and the new ones.
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