{"id":235,"date":"2009-07-27T20:09:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-27T20:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.evildressmaker.com\/?p=235"},"modified":"2009-07-27T20:09:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-27T20:09:00","slug":"parhaat-paikat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.evildressmaker.com\/?p=235","title":{"rendered":"Parhaat paikat"},"content":{"rendered":"


Nyt pukkaa<\/span> haastetta sellaseen tahtiin ett\u00e4 kai sit\u00e4 on alettava purkaa jostain suunnasta. Otan nyt ekana t\u00e4n viimeisimm\u00e4n (marssij\u00e4rjestys-kitin\u00e4t loppuu sitten ihan saman tien!<\/span><\/span>)<\/span> koska se ei vaadi valokuvaamaan mit\u00e4\u00e4n ja on muutenkin suht helposti toteutettavissa. Loput haasteetkin kyll\u00e4 toteutetaan my\u00f6hemmin. Muistuttakaa jos olen unohtanut jonkun. Aina yht\u00e4 hurmaava Noora<\/a> haastoi minut listaamaan viisi s<\/span>uosikkipaikkaani kotikaupungissani Tampereella. Vaikka olen asunut kaupungissa jo 20 vuotta on tiet\u00e4mykseni Tampereen paikoista on kasvanut huomattavasti viimeisen kuukauden aikana geok\u00e4tk\u00f6ilyn ansiosta, mut<\/span>ta listaan t\u00e4ss\u00e4 nyt kuitenkin ne paikat jotka ovat olleet suosikkejani jo ennen k\u00e4tk\u00f6il<\/span>y\u00e4.<\/span> Lista ei ole paremmusj<\/span>\u00e4rjestyksess\u00e4, eik\u00e4 siit\u00e4 voi valittaa. Pid\u00e4t\u00e4n oikeuden muutoksiin.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kuvia klikkaamalla p\u00e4\u00e4see l\u00e4hdesivuille joista kuvat on lainattu, paitsi pari jotka ovat omia kuviani.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Kahvila Runo.<\/span> Syytt\u00e4k\u00e4\u00e4 sitten vaikka sukulaisien suosimisesta, mutta t\u00e4m\u00e4 kahvila on yksi ehdottomista suosikeistani vaikka kaupungista l\u00f6ytyy toki monta muutakin loistavaa kahvilaa. Runon<\/a> sisustus on miellytt\u00e4v\u00e4n intiimi, vintage-henkinen, runokirjoineen ja kuluneine antii<\/span>kkikalusteineen. Isoista ikkunoista voi bongata vaihtuvia n\u00e4yttelyit\u00e4 vintage-hatuista kierr\u00e4tystaiteeseen. Kahvileiv\u00e4t leivotaan siell\u00e4 itse ja oikein herkullisia ne ovatkin. Paljastettakoon nyt viel\u00e4 ett<\/span>\u00e4 kahvil<\/span>aa pit\u00e4\u00e4 i<\/span>s\u00e4ni serkku.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Kahvila Runon tunnelmaa \/
Athmosphere in Cafe Runo<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>

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2. Hatanp\u00e4\u00e4n Arboretum.<\/span> T\u00e4m\u00e4 puutarha on mielest\u00e4ni aina kuulunut kau<\/span>p<\/span>ungin parhaisiin puistoihin vaikka vierailenkin siell\u00e4 suhteellisen harvakseltaan. Romanttinen ruusutarha kuulu<\/span>u kuitenkin joka kes\u00e4 k\u00e4velyretki-kohteisiini. Siell\u00e4 kamera laulaa. Ja must-kohde Arboretumissa k\u00e4ydess\u00e4 on tietenkin pieni kes\u00e4-kahvila.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Arboretumin kukkaloistoa toukokuussa 2009. Kuva Rhia \/
Tulips in full bloom, Arboretum in May 2009. Photo Rhia.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


3. Kalevan uintikeskus. <\/span>Pid\u00e4n uimisesta ja se onkin ainoa liikunta<\/span>muoto jota harrastan ihan mielell\u00e4ni (varmaankin siksi ett\u00e4 vaikka miten rehkisi niin ei tule yht\u00e4\u00e4n hiki)<\/span>. Uintikeskus<\/a> on muutama vuosi sitten laajennettu ja siell\u00e4 on nyt enemm\u00e4n ratoja. Arkisin se aukeaa muistaakseni kuudelta. Onko mit\u00e4\u00e4n ihanampaa kuin k\u00e4yd\u00e4 aamulla uimassa 1000 metri\u00e4, sitten saunaan ja vasta sitten t\u00f6ihin. Olo on koko p\u00e4iv\u00e4n raikas ja pirte\u00e4. Pid\u00e4n my\u00f6s uimisesta j\u00e4rvess\u00e4, mutta inhoan mutapohjaa ja vihaan iili<\/span>matoja. Siisp\u00e4 valitsen usein kes\u00e4ll\u00e4kin mieluuummin hallin.
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4. H\u00e4meenkatu.<\/span> Kaupungin p\u00e4\u00e4katu tarjoaa kaikenlaista n\u00e4ht\u00e4v\u00e4\u00e4. Sen varrelta <\/span>tai v\u00e4litt\u00f6m\u00e4st\u00e4 l\u00e4heisyydest\u00e4 l\u00f6ytyy mukavia ravintoloita, puistoja, hengailupaikkoja, kauppoja ja tietenkin Keskustori joka itseoikeutetusti on kaupungin syd\u00e4n. <\/span>Talvisin H\u00e4meenkatua kor<\/span>istavat va<\/span>loviikkojen upeat jouluvalot ja kes\u00e4isin t\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 tapahtuu jatkuvasti jotain. <\/span>Keskustorilla on joka kuukauden ensimm\u00e4isen\u00e4 maanantaina perinteinen tori, syksyll\u00e4 maalaismarkkinat ja talvella joulutori. <\/span>T\u00e4n\u00e4 vuonna kukkaisviikot tarjoavat kaupunkilaisille Keskustorilla maailmanpy\u00f6r\u00e4-ajelua. Katu ei ole kovin pitk\u00e4, joten sen voi rauhalliseen tahtiin k\u00e4vell\u00e4 p\u00e4\u00e4st\u00e4 p\u00e4\u00e4h\u00e4n noin puolessa tunnissa. H\u00e4meenkatu alkaa l\u00e4hes rautatieaseman etuovelta ja loppuu Kirkkopuistoon jonka paras n\u00e4ht\u00e4vyys l<\/span>ienee Aleksanterin kirkko. H\u00e4meenk<\/span>adun varrella sijaitsee my\u00f6s Tampereen ensimm\u00e4inen kerrostalo, Selinin talo, Keskustori 5. Talona se ei ole j\u00e4rin ihmeellinen, mutta H\u00e4meenkadun varrelta l\u00f6ytyy paljon muita a<\/span>rkkitehtonisesti ki<\/span>innostavia, kauniita taloja kuten Palanderin talo, Commercen talo, Ruuskasen talo ja Raatihuone.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>H\u00e4meenkatua rautatieasemalle p\u00e4in. \/
H\u00e4meenkatu towards train station.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>

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5. Kattojen yll\u00e4. <\/span><\/span>Viimeinen paikka ei olekaan mik\u00e4\u00e4n yksi tietty paikka. Pari vuotta<\/span><\/span> sitten p\u00e4\u00e4sin tekem\u00e4\u00e4n el\u00e4m\u00e4ni ensimm\u00e4isen kuumailmapallo-lennon. Se oli yksi mahtavimmista <\/span><\/span>kokemuksista el\u00e4m\u00e4ss\u00e4ni. Lennon j\u00e4rjesti Tampereen yll\u00e4 Linnan Pallo<\/a> ja upean talvisen lennon p\u00e4\u00e4tteeksi laskeuduttiin j\u00e4rven j\u00e4\u00e4lle, korkattiin samppakaljat ja jaettiin kunniakirjat. Vaikka pelk\u00e4\u00e4n korkeita paikkoja on niiss\u00e4 silti jokin kummallinen vieh\u00e4tys jolle ei oikein ved\u00e4 vertoja mik\u00e4\u00e4n. <\/span>Vaikka polvet ly\u00f6v\u00e4t loukkua ja henki salpautuu on aina hilattava itsens\u00e4 n\u00e4k\u00f6torneihin. N\u00e4k\u00f6alat ovat mahtavat ja el\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4nkin saa t\u00e4ysin erilaisen perspektiivin kuin normaalisti. <\/span>Suosittelen kokeilemaan joko kuumailmapallo-lentoa tai jotakin paikkakunnan useasta n\u00e4k\u00f6tornista<\/a>. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Kuumaa ilmaa palloon. Kuva Rhia \/
Hot air into the balloon. Photo Rhia.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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IN ENGLISH<\/span>
Now I’m<\/span> getting tagged so much that I have to start doing these tasks. I will take first this tag that I got last (and stop whining about the order)<\/span>, because it doesn’t require to take any photos and is rather easy to make anyway. Rest of the tasks will get their chance later. Remind me if I forgot s<\/span>ome of them. Always so charming Noora<\/a> tagged me to list my five favourite places in Tampere, my<\/span> home town. Even though I have lived here already 20 years, my knowledge of places in here have increased lately due to geocaching, but I will choose to this list places that were my favourites already before caching. This list is not in any particular order, and yo<\/span>u can’t complain about it. I hold the right to make changes on it.
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By clicking the pictures you can get to the source-page where I borrowed the photos, except the one’s that I took myself.<\/span>

<\/span>1. Cafe Runo (=poem)<\/span>.<\/span> Blame me for favouring relatives, but this cafe<\/a> is one of my absolute favourites in Tampere, even though there is many other lovely cafe’s here. Interior is intimate, vintage-styled, with poem books and wornout antique furniture. You can see changing small exhibitio<\/span>ns on their large windows, from vintage hats to recycled art. They bake their buns and cakes t<\/span>hemselves and they are delicious. I can reveal to you that my dad’s cousin owns it. <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>2. Hatanp\u00e4\u00e4 Arboretum.<\/span> This garden has always been one of the best parks he<\/span>re in Tampere, in my honest opinion, even though I visit there rather rarely. Romantic rose garden however is must-to-see every summer. There my camera sings =) And another place to go there is their charming small summer cafe.<\/p>\n

<\/span>3. Kaleva swimming center. <\/span>I like swimming and that is the only sports<\/span> I can do w<\/span>ithout whine (probably because you don’t get sweaty at all no matter how hard you excersice)<\/span>. Swimming center got expanned couple years ago and there’s now more swimming lanes. During week it opens at six, if I remember correctly. Is there anything better than go for a swim early in the morning, then to the relaxing sauna and after that to work. You feel fresh and energetic whole day. I also like swimming in the lake but I hate mud and leeches. So I choose swimming center quite often even on summer. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Tampereen uintikeskus, Kaleva. \/
Tampere swimming center, Kaleva.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>

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4. H\u00e4meenkatu.<\/span> Highstreet of Tampere offers you quite many things. Along H\u00e4meenkatu or right next to it you can find nice restaurants, parks, shops and ofcourse our main market place called Keskustori, which is the heart of the town. During wintertime H\u00e4meenkatu is decorated with christmaslights and during summer there is always something happening there. First monda<\/span>y of every month we have traditional market, in the autumn there is countryside-market and in winter christmas market. This year Kukkaisviikot (=flowerweeks)<\/span> offers Ferris Wheel-drive to the townies. <\/span>Street is only one kilometer long so with slow pace you can walk from end to end in about 30 minutes. <\/span>H\u00e4meenkatu starts almost from the doorstep of train station and ends on Kirkkopuisto (=Church park)<\/span>, which has one of the churches in Tampere, Aleksander’s church. Along H\u00e4meenkatu locates also the first building that had more than two floors, called Selin’s House in Keskustori 5. It is not very pretty building, but you c<\/span>an find many more architecturally intersting and pretty houses on H\u00e4meenkatu, like Palander’s House, Commerce’s House, Ruuskanen’s House and town hall called Raatihuone. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Commerce’s House around early 1900’s<\/p>\n

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5. Above the rooftops.<\/span> This last one isn’t any particular place.<\/span> Couple of years ago I was able to attend to hot air balloon flight.<\/span> That was one of the most fantastic events in my life. It was arranged above Tampere by Linnan Pallo<\/a> and after amazing wintery flight we landed on ice, opened champagne and handed out certificates. Even though I’m afraid of hights, there is some weird lure on them that I just can’t beat. Even though my legs are soft like macaroni and it’s difficult to breath I still need to climb on observation towers. View is amazing and even life gets totally different point of view. I recommend to try either hot air balloon flight or some of<\/span> several observation towers<\/a> on the area. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Tampereen kattojen yll\u00e4, kuumailmapallosta kuvattuna. Kuva Rhia. \/<\/span>
Above the rooftops in Tampere, photographed from hot air balloon. Photo Rhia.<\/p>\n

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