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Porvoo, Finland - 17th July 2007
Here i am, on a "lookout tower" getting dizzy... It on another hill close to the first one I visited. This one was also full of trees and paths. It was so green! And this place is so flat - excluding these hills - see how far I could see in the second photo! In that one photo I'm posing, I'm no way near falling. Those red shore houses are the most wellknown sight of this town. They used to be ware houses (and some still are). They were painted red in the late 18th century to honour the visit of King Gustav III. They wanted the houses along his trip to look pretty. The red ochre also helped protect the logs from wind and sun damage. Of course they've been repainted along the years... By the Porvoo River is also that flower arrangement that show's the "birth year" of the town and the present year. They've been doing that for years! That little bridge is the oldest in this town (and Linnamäki hill is behind it). The newer ones you are be able to see in the pictures before it.
Posted Jul 17, 2007, 7:49 pm Last edited Jul 17, 2007, 7:56 pm by Delenna [Quote]
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