Signs

When one travels to a new place, the first things that he/she would easily notice are the signages and the language that’s written on them. Yup, store signs, street signs… all sorts of signs whether they’re some blinking neon lights, steel sheets fixed on posts, digital signage or billboards.

For instance, upon arriving in Thailand, one would notice Thai characters (sometimes together with their equivalent English pronunciation) on the street signs or mall entrances. In Finland, I immediately noticed the overhead directions at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport which are in Finnish, Swedish and English.

It’s an indication that you’re now stepping on a foreign land. Now that puts a big smile on the face of travel bugs, yeah. 

Still in Finland

What’s up with me as a travel bug here in Finland? Well, so far I have gone to Yyteri Beach, Rauma, Helsinki and Turku. I doubt if I can still visit other places since I will be off to Prague soon. Most of the tourist spots I went to are historical buildings, churches, museums and parks. Here in Pori, the Kirjurinluoto Park is a haven for kids with its big playground and its wide expanse of trees and well-trimmed grass (just like one of those Orlando golf courses, huh). Anyway, next stop for me would be the Satakunta Museum here in Pori.