13.04.2012 - Futsal Tournament

Despite we are really busy this month because of the exams and projects, we also have several hours of fun xDD. There was a futsal tournament organized by the university, and the NISO (Network of International Students in Oulu) could have a team to participate too. We were 7 exchange students and 1 finnish guy of NISO in the team. We won one match, we drew one match and we lost one match, so finally we couldn't be in the final match xD. We didn't win but at least it was funny xD.

And the winners were .... the team of the architecture department!

21.03.2012 - Walking around Tampere

Few weeks ago I took holidays for visiting my hometown in Spain. My itinerary was:

Oulu - Tampere by train

Tampere - London by plane (Ryanair)

London - Malaga by plane (Ryanair)

The train arrived to Tampere at 6:00 a.m. and the flight took off at 12:00. So I decided to visit the city for several hours while I was waiting for my flight.

Actually, there are not too many things to see in Tampere. Is a small city with some nice buildings, churches and cathedrals. The problem is that there are some factories in the middle of the city center, and that is so awful. The landscape and the sight are totally ruined because of the factories. What a pitty...

Long time no See!

I realised that I haven't updated the blog for 1 month (actually more than 1 month). There are some reasons that explain this: I was busy, I was too lazy, I didn't do anything that worth to be mentioned, ...

And that's true, March was a very busy month for me, I had exams, projects, and so on... And at the end of march I went to Spain for taking my easter holidays (but I took 2 weeks instead of 1 xDD). I will type about those things later.

Now in Oulu: temperature 4º. The snow is melting and that's a fucking shit if you have to walk over.

22.02.2012 - Pizza Challenge

Near to Yliopistokatu there is a special pizzeria called Romeo. In that place you can eat really huge pizzas, and there is a special challenge. If you eat the biggest pizza between 3 person in 40 minutes, you will earn a ticket for another huge pizza for free.

We tried to achieve the challenge, but it was impossible. We ate 3/4 of the pizza, the last piece defeated us. Maybe we will try it another day, who knows...

18.02.2012 - Poroferia festival

I don't remember if Poroferia Festival is exactly the name of the event, but it would be something similar xD. Actually, the event was kind of weird: flamenco music and reindeers together in a festival in the market square of Oulu.

Does it sound weird? What about if I say that some of the flamenco songs were sung by finnish girls? Yeah, probably it sounds more weird xD. But actually it was really funny xD.

Special mention to the sunny day that we had the pleasure to see in Oulu. The sun normally doesn't appear easily here xD.

We saw some stands where we could buy handmade things (material: reindeer of course xD), such as horns, skins, hats, and so on. Of course, they were also selling reindeer meat and sausages xD.

After the walk around, we saw some reindeers lying beside a tree. So we decided to take some photos with them (typical xD).

And saving the best for the last: the reindeer race!

09.02.2012 - Poland trip (part 6)

We were totally tired due to the trip around Poland, so that night I slept 12 hours and I woke up a bit late xD. It will be my last day in Poland, but we were in Sieradz, and this city is not a really interesting place. Is a small village so there are not many things to do in winter.

Anyway, my friend was showing me city. The old town, the ancient cathedral, and so on. Sieradz is a nice city, not too big, but is ok xD.

 

Afterwards, we went to the supermarket, because I wanted to buy vodka and bring it to Finland xDD. The diference between the prices are really really high. In Finland, one bottle of vodka (good one) is about 18 €. In Poland, one bottle of vodka (really good one) is about 6 €. And of course, another interesting thing is the Spyritus, a typical Polish drink xD.

Once I had my "souvenirs" from Sieradz, we went to take the lunch. We didn't do any interesting thing that afternoon, except going to the Spa. Located about 40 km far from Sieradz, there is a good and cheap spa. Warm pools, sauna, and so on. We went there because is really cheap, 7 zloty I guess (1.75 € xD). So we spent the afternoon there, but of course I don't have photos xD.

Afterwards, just dinner and sleep, and the next morning I went to the airport to take my flight. Unfortunately, the Poland trip had ended.

08.02.2012 - Poland trip (part 5)

We had to wake up early that morning, because the train departure time was at 16:00. So we didn't have too much time to see Krakow. So we just woke up, took the breakfast (breakfast buffet included) and we went to see the city center. Krakow is a beautiful city, the sights of the city center are really nice.

After the walk around the city centre, we went to the royal castle. The name of the castle is Wawel, and is located really close to the old town. Unfortunatley, cameras were not allowed inside, so I only have photos outside.

 This is the statue of the last pope: John Paul II

Afterwards, we went to the old jewish neighbourhood. Not really interesting but we found there a really beautiful Synagogue.

Finally, we came back to the hostel to pick up our baggage. During the walk, we passed through the city center again, to buy some souvenirs and take more photos xD.

Then, around 15:00, we went to the train station. Our next destination was Sieradz, but not for all of us. Two of our polish friends said goodbye in the Krakow train station. I went to Sieradz because is the hometown of my polish friend and last flatmate in Oulu. We arrived to Sieradz around 21:00, completely exhausted. So we just took the dinner and went to sleep. The next day would be my last day in Poland.