Our trip to Lappenranta in Finland went well though it snowed all the time we were there, and was cold but not unduly so, we visited a couple of superstores en route, which is the main purpose of these bus trips, for Russians to shop for goods that are not available because of sanctions. They also get the VAT refunded. We went to a Nepalese restaurant for lunch, for the second time, we first went there last June............. the food is amazing very similar to Indian and the cook is from Nepal so it's authentic, the freshly cooked nan bread was gorgeous having been freshly cooked in a tandoor oven .............. for a Finnish restaurant it was amazingly cheap coming to 30 euros ($37) inclusive of as much soup, salad and Nepalese tea or coffee as you wanted. Beer there costs more than the food because alcohol is highly taxed because of the drinking problems they have there... Here are a few photos I took... The view from the window was pretty bleak though... The bus trip of around 3 hours was mainly through forests of fir trees, which were magical being covered with snow and a haw frost, difficult to capture from a fast moving bus but here are a couple of photos and a poor video
oooh it does look very Indian @Terry Page , I would love to taste nepalese food..I don't even know if there's any Nepalese restaurants in London..
Good Mornin all... It's a wet Saturday...although supposed to be sunny tomorrow before we get another week of snow and rain..we might miss Spring altogether this year lol... Tonight our clocks go forward so I must remember that..although most of the clocks in the house change automatically, the kitchen wall clocks and my wrist watch are the ones I always forget. Have a good day folks whatever you'd doing this weekend..
Oh I didn't realise the clocks went forward in the UK tonight @Holly Saunders, I am so out of touch, they don't change the clocks here, it's on permanent winter time, mind you it's permanently winter here at the moment anyway so appropriate ....
Yes it is similar to Indian @Holly Saunders but the spices are different, more delicate with less heat and chillies, Lisa had a fish dish which was lovely................ it's a shame it's so far to go though, the Indian restaurants here are very expensive and the food not that good really.
I like this. It's inviting. It leaves me wondering where this trail leads? I want to cross that bridge and have a look see.
Good morning @stupid o clock! The first day of BST and our two chihuahuas have no concept or respect of a Sunday morning lie in!
Good morning friends, it's a grey gloomy day here, I doubt we will go anywhere today, enjoy your Sunday whatever you are doing....
It's such a lovely Sunday over here...and all week it has been just like this. Hope all of you are at least getting some peaks of Spring blooming forth too. Have a blessed day in every way.