NORMAL LIFE: Just Another Summer Weekend

The weekend started with the celebrating of Miss Knight's birthday, followed by a night on the tiles which lasted until 4am the next morning! We knew we were in for a nice weekend weather-wise; Helsinki's Museum of Contemperary Art, Kiasma, glowed in the evening light.

I woke up surprisingly early on the Saturday, despite the late night. We visited the Åland outdoor festival hosted in Senate Square, celebrating all the things from Ahvenanmaa, an autonomous and Swedish-speaking region of Finland located in the Baltic Sea.

After a while of looking through the various stalls offering goods of Åland origin and collecting some brochures for a potential visit later in the Summer, we wandered along the City's Esplanadi which was teeming with tourists.

We headed to Helsinki's Olympic Stadium for a swim in the outdoor pool and, when we made our way back home, we happened upon the Monster Mania show where trucks of enormous size proceeded to destroy cars by driving over them and stunt drivers wowed the crowd.

I wasn't surprised by the resourcefulness of the people blagging a view from the top of one of the city's hills. I mean, watching trucks destroy cars doesn't rate as entertainment in mind. And with tickets starting at €30, it was hardly surprising the attendance was low.