• Decorations Around the City and Home

    Today is the day: I finally get to put up some of my trusted Christmas decorations! So many years have passed with my old ones; I am a firm believer that the things I buy should be used for as long as they are functional — it is simply common sense and a step towards…

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  • Christmas Market: Dresden

    Christmas Market: Dresden

    Today was a day trip to Dresden! Since there was so little time, we mostly saw the Christmas markets and just a little local sights. There were so many different markets I find it hard to even begin where to start! I still cannot believe I visited even the Finnish market. It was so funny…

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  • Excitement Grows

    Excitement Grows

    Apologies in advance to all the Michael Bublé haters, but his Christmas album is simply too much of a classic to skip—even for me! It’s also fitting for the occasion, as I’m about to embark on a trip to Prague in the Czech Republic and Dresden in Germany. Don’t worry, though—I’ll be home for Christmas…

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  • Nature creates balance.

    Nature creates balance.

    Today’s theme was supposed to be nature, and I was supposed to go see some extraordinary-looking places while doing my weekly long run. Maybe take some photos while at it. This would have been a technically possible plan to achieve, but realistically, the amount of snow is currently so high that it is not likely…

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  • Glögi at the Christmas Market warms up on a cold evening.

    Okay, the party is over, and it is time to return to work and some sense of normalcy again. A totally normal weekday this is not, however, because we had a glogg-after-work event today! We went to the biggest Christmas market event in Tampere, which is arranged in the central square. Every year, I am…

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