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…that illustrate the difference between a first-class and “normal class” venue. I work as one of the moderators for Sibelius Finland Experience during the summer months – a beautiful, one-hour concert event in Helsinki where young master students and musicians present music composed by Jean Sibelius to guests from all over the world (piano-violin). This…
The season has started and I survived my first tour, taking cruise guests through Helsinki and to Winter Wonderland. It seems that half of the world’s population spends half of their time on cruise ships nowadays. Helsinki gets a fair share of them each summer. Good for me, working as a tour guide is fun,…
So…Bonn has just lost one of its landmarks and I heard the detonation of the blasting 16 km away from Bonn. I was visiting the house of Konrad Adenauer in Rhöndorf, 1. chancellor of Germany after WWII when we heard the blast…it sounded like a rolling thunder or a bomb (there are still many bombs…
I made it. After 13 years abroad, on my first visit to Berlin, I climbed up to the dome of the German Bundestag, the former “Reichstag” (responsible architect: Norman Foster). But before I did that, I stood in front of this massive building and I had to digest some curious feelings. This building exudes an…
Meanwhile, two weeks have passed and I lost track of all the things I have seen. This weekend I took a longer trip to Aix on Provence and then I stopped for a few hours in Marseille. Aix is the historic capital of the Region of Provence and mostly well-known because of Paul Cézanne, who…
Does architecture influence the creativity, flexibility or skills of shop owners when it comes to solving problems for customers? This question came to my mind after a curious customer service experience in Helsinki.
Finally I made it to Lahti to a concert in the famous Sibelius Hall. We bought the tickets already in February, the concert was sold out in April: BBC Orchestra from London directed by Okko Kamu with Sergei Malov as violinist. They played Violin Concerto and 2. symphony of Jean Sibelius (ha, what else during…
Endlich habe ich es geschafft, ein Konzert im berühmten Sibelius Saal in Lahti zu hören. Schon im Februar hatten wir die Karten gekauft, im April war das Konzert bereits ausverkauft: BBC Orchester aus London, Okko Kamu der Dirigent, Sergei Malov als Solist. Gespielt wurde das Violinkonzert und die 2. Symphonie von Jean Sibelius, als Zugabe…
Do you ever answer to cold calls trying to sell something to you? Sometimes it pays off to do so. I was able to visit the inside of a beautiful Art Nouveau building in the Design District. Unless you know somebody or “have business to do”, it’s hard to see the inside of those…
In addition to taking my exams as a Helsinki Guide, I have enrolled into a training to become an authorized Suomenlinna Guide. The large historic sea fortress on several (5,6,7,8? The number keeps changing) islands in front of Helsinki has made it into the Unesco World Heritage list. It has been a very important influence…
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