... and I'm back.

I've developed a new habit - go for runs and take a route that actually gets me my mileage somewhere about 3 to 4 kilometres away from home so that I can walk back and catch up on podcasts. Because that's the problem with the warm months - I don't really have settings during those months when I can actually listen to them. I only listen to music on runs and never listen to anything on the bike… It's only now that I realised that I walked and took public transportation to more places when it was snowing. Still, this system works and every time I can catch up with about two episodes of Stuff You Missed in History Class or Stuff You Should Know. Oh, and remember how I live close by Sibellius monument?

We're back to having tons of buses stop there way too early in the morning, by my touristy standards. I don't want to be mean but that's not one monument/sea coast area that I would want to visit before 9am if I were in Helsinki just for a few days (especially on a day like today when it was all drizzly and yucky in the park). I mean, I love the monument, I love that piece of sea coast because it's always a good bet if I want to clear my head but as a tourist… I just don't see it. Then again I fail as a tourist in general.

Last Friday - part I - warm ups

So that France - Slovakia game from last Friday… no surprises in terms of who won but I have to admit that the French team has a certain quality to its game and it's different from what I'm used to because it's a lot more aerial than NHL-style games. Long story short, I was actually on the Slovakia side during the warm-ups so I have a lot of good shots of those players and not so many of the Frenchies. And hey! I can now name quite a few Frenchies. ( +6 - just the warms up for now )

that part II is right here.

Now on to the game itself. ( +4 - a few shots from here and there during the game ) I don't have favourites but here is a shot of #60 in action. ( +5 - and hey they managed to score a couple of goals ) Right. And yes, there will be a few more posts related to these Worlds.

WHAT IS AIR???

At one point I may have doubted if it would ever be worth it paying so much for tickets to the Russia - France game… but it turns out that the ticket was worth every penny I paid for it. It's not every day one gets to gets to see France beat Russia in a ice hockey game at the World Championships! (grumpy Russian dude who won Russian MVP is grumpy, Florian Hardy who won French MVP was much happier for some reason, the 1-2 on the board might be part of it) I think it's safe to say that all the Frenchies in Hartwall were going slightly mad in that third period. The Russian dudes next to me were giving really amused looks in the last three minutes… but the relief at the end!