Thread: Toymaker at large.....

No doubt about it. Some great history and architecture over there

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Next stop Helsinki....
They are running in the top five [5] so please if you haven't voted we'd surely appreciate your vote by the 31st of August, plus please the votes of all your family, friends, and neighbours....if the club wins, the community will be the winner, saving some $10000 in fund raising, so THANK YOU, one and all.....
I'll be posting the rest of the trip over the next week, thank you for all the support and encouragement.
Cheers, Peter
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While we were in Helsinki for the gymnastic festival, the kids took part in a competition to try to win for the community a "airgym" so I need some assistance please for the Boys & Girls Club....

Could you please vote for number 210;

they require a valid email address to vote.


http://www.airgroup-industries.com/i...air-landingmat



This piece of equipment would be the icing on the cake for the club & the kids who put so much hard work into representing there country all the way to the top of the world..... thank you in advance...cheers, Peter




Please vote for number 210.

Need a valid email address to vote.

http://www.airgroup-industries.com/index.php/homepage/news/243-vote-for-your-image-win-a-soft-air-landingmat

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Originally Posted by crowie

Next stop Helsinki....
They are running in the top five [5] so please if you haven't voted we'd surely appreciate your vote by the 31st of August, plus please the votes of all your family, friends, and neighbours....if the club wins, the community will be the winner, saving some $10000 in fund raising, so THANK YOU, one and all.....
I'll be posting the rest of the trip over the next week, thank you for all the support and encouragement.
Cheers, Peter
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While we were in Helsinki for the gymnastic festival, the kids took part in a competition to try to win for the community a "airgym" so I need some assistance please for the Boys & Girls Club....

Could you please vote for number 210;

they require a valid email address to vote.


http://www.airgroup-industries.com/i...air-landingmat



This piece of equipment would be the icing on the cake for the club & the kids who put so much hard work into representing there country all the way to the top of the world..... thank you in advance...cheers, Peter




Please vote for number 210.

Need a valid email address to vote.

http://www.airgroup-industries.com/index.php/homepage/news/243-vote-for-your-image-win-a-soft-air-landingmat

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Done

We finally left London about 10.30am arriving in Helsinki about 4pm local time and after clearing customs we walked to the Helsinki Airport Hilton for the night.....

The rest of the team and other Australian teams arrived at 6.30am the next morning after there flight from Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide & Perth.....

What do gymnastics do while waiting for a bus to take us to the training camp......hand stands....

The training camp "Kisakallio", a large picturesque sports academy on a lake which was a warm 20deg"c" and so clean and clear, you could drink it out of the lake.....

After orientation, lunch and the allocation of dorms the kids had about 2-3hrs of training.....

It was a huge surprize to have good daylight until nearly 11pm which made it difficult for some very tired people to actually get to sleep....

Gymnastics Australia has organized an outing for us tomorrow....woo-pee....

Beautiful scenery Pete ,would love to try & pull a few fish out of those lakes.

Originally Posted by pawoods

Beautiful scenery Pete ,would love to try & pull a few fish out of those lakes.

Yes Peter, you got that right, I was awe struck with the beauty of the lake.....Peter

A days outing in Tallinn in Estonia BUT 4.30am start to catch the ferry....bother, 5-6hrs only sleep!!!

There was a stack of people on the ferry with school holidays starting....

An interesting fact...Helsinki brewery's make the beer & spirits BUT the exact same alcohol is cheaper in Tallinn so the Finn's go there to buy all there requirements....The night manager of the sports academy said for his wedding he took 2 vans over on the ferry to fill them up for the wedding party; said in Helsinki he'd have only been able to purchase 1 van full for the same money...

So we arrived in Tallinn to intermittent drizzle for a bus tour, that didn't slow down things as we stopped at parks & other historic spots..
The young bloke who was our tour guide was first class, sharing his superb local & international knowledge with prefect English.. A clever bloke too, he'd already done a Uni degree, doing another on history, plus spoke & read 5 different languages ...

The weather cleared up for the walking tour through Old Tallinn, both upper and lower....

Such an old city with so much history; a city & country that had been fought over by many countries for years...

We finally returned to Helsinki on the afternoon ferry for tea at 8pm back at the sports academy....
What a long but good day, I EVEN FOUND WOODEN TOYS, BOWLS AND HANDY CRAFTS.. ...

Originally Posted by crowie

A days outing in Tallinn in Estonia BUT 4.30am start to catch the ferry....bother, 5-6hrs only sleep!!!

There was a stack of people on the ferry with school holidays starting....

An interesting fact...Helsinki brewery's make the beer & spirits BUT the exact same alcohol is cheaper in Tallinn so the Finn's go there to buy all there requirements....The night manager of the sports academy said for his wedding he took 2 vans over on the ferry to fill them up for the wedding party; said in Helsinki he'd have only been able to purchase 1 van full for the same money...

So we arrived in Tallinn to intermittent drizzle for a bus tour, that didn't slow down things as we stopped at parks & other historic spots..
The young bloke who was our tour guide was first class, sharing his superb local & international knowledge with prefect English.. A clever bloke too, he'd already done a Uni degree, doing another on history, plus spoke & read 5 different languages ...

The weather cleared up for the walking tour through Old Tallinn, both upper and lower....

Such an old city with so much history; a city & country that had been fought over by many countries for years...

We finally returned to Helsinki on the afternoon ferry for tea at 8pm back at the sports academy....
What a long but good day, I EVEN FOUND WOODEN TOYS, BOWLS AND HANDY CRAFTS.. ...

Is that you busking Crowie ?

Originally Posted by Keith_1

Is that you busking Crowie ?

Not quite thank you Keith........

The biggest reward for such a long day....a picturesque sunset over the lake at almost 11pm....

Great photographic skills Peter they are worthy of entering into any competition. There are one or two that I would pick for there composition and the way you have used different parts of the foreground to frame the picture.

Tyler says this could be our back yard because it is so beautiful



He likes your pictures too

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Originally Posted by DaveTTC

Tyler says this could be our back yard because it is so beautiful



He likes your pictures too

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Who wouldn't like a large green back yard, this is the city amphitheater were all sorts of music & cultural festivals are held...
I catch this photo of our guide who was explaining the festivals in front of a recent festival photo...

Originally Posted by crowie

Who wouldn't like a large green back yard, this is the city amphitheater were all sorts of music & cultural festivals are held...
I catch this photo of our guide who was explaining the festivals in front of a recent festival photo...

That could be one of my woodworking get togethers if i had that backyard

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art