Saturday, 5th of September. It has been two or three days since we have met Erika, a Finnish blonde girl who said she would be very glad to make us a tour around the city of Tampere, Finland. As I felt excited about the idea of getting to know a little bit better this beautiful city (excuse me if I use the word city instead of town, but I think it is big and industrial enough for me to call it like that), she surprised us by taking us to Pyynikki, a natural park located not so far from the city centre.
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| Pispala, Tampere. |
We walked for twenty minutes (let's say it was not a big walk!) and finally arrived there. As I have already said, Pyynikki is a natural park surrounded by many kinds of trees and flowers (let me call itlike a green paradise if I compare it with my hometown in Spain which would absolutely need a little bit more of green), and you may even find some small fruits in the plants such as strawberries or blueberries (despite that, by this time of the year, they are already too small to even try to pick them up). You can walk through a lot of paths and stairs there in the park, so people usually go there for a walk or running.
Pynnykki is mostly known for its observation tower and the doughnuts and coffee they sell in the cafe downstairs. You must pay to enter the observation tower (if I remember right, it was 2€ per person) and you can see some amazing Tampere views from there. What you may find curious and beautiful (because I did) is that the observation tower is standing right in the middle of the two big lakes of Tampere: Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi, so you are able to enjoy the views of these two.
Curiosity: It is said that when you order a doughnut and a coffe in Pynnikki, you must eat the doughnut without washing your face until you have finished. The first to give up must pay the doughnuts of everybody.
If you feel like walking a little bit more, you can go for another ten or fifteen minutes so you can find Pispala, one of the richest neighbourhoods in Tampere. Surrounded by those amazing views, we found the big, cute and colourful houses we all have dreamt about at least for once.
I hope you liked this first view of Tampere and may want to find out more about Finland during the next months. I will be back with more Discovering Finland posts as soon as I visit more amazing and beautiful places. If you have any doubt or question, feel free to ask or send me an e-mail (yaizasjournal@gmail.com). I will be glad to reply.
Thank you. Lots of kisses!
Yaiza
