September 12, 2009

Tampere




Tuire arrives at Ikko where we were staying.
http://www.ilkko.fi/eng/indexeng.html


Tuire did a remarkable job looking after our party, translating and sorting everything out with endless energy.







Older people from Bury and Tampere dancing together
















Lunch with Karri Korro, who drove up from Helsinki






Project evaluation:


and finally:
Home and Barney with his Moomin brought from the Moomin Valley Museum
http://inter9.tampere.fi/muumilaakso/index.php?lang=en









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