It was funny cycling to work this morning. The normal never-ending stream of cars had a visible beginning and ending. When the traffic lights were red there seemed to be no noise what-so-ever. Finland is on vacation.
At this time of the year, it's easy to find a topic for a bit of chit-chat with people at work. "So, when's your holiday?", "Are you going to take all days off at once?", "Are you traveling somewhere?", "It seems the weather's going to be ok." I think these conversations are especially fulfilling with a temporary worker like me who's there when everyone else is off and takes her holiday without pay... I don't mind, but man, it's going to feel nice the first time I have a real, paid summer holiday!
Also, now that the average Helsinkian is off to his summer house, the tourists have taken over Helsinki. You hear more English and German than Finnish in the main tourist areas. It's fun, really, except when you have to ride your bike through the Market Square. People getting on your way from each direction, stopping without warning and all that. I can tolerate the foreigners, they're probably not used to bike lanes but the Finns really irritate me. I could give a lecture on how behave in the traffic. *grin*
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