Magazines, chocolate raisins, cacao almonds, a movie & a book (will come back to that book I finished today!) - that's how I spent my Sunday.Ps. the movie I saw tonite was "The Hundred-Foot Journey". What a delicious movie! :)Indian food meets French cuisine.

The huge office  block on Margit körút on Buda side in Budapest is almost totally demolished. In the place of this former Economy Ministry a park will be created. This building was even uglier than  Kallion virastotalo in Helsinki... Before I heard that there will be a new park I was sure they…

 Just finished Riikka Pulkkinen's 'Vieras' (2012) - could be translated as 'guest' or 'stranger'. Somehow both would go and in Finnish there's only one and same  word for both meanings.Riikka Pulkkinen's texts are always very strong and meaningful. The topics of her books are familiar yet…

What could be a better way to spend a Sunday that having it in a lazy way eating a bowl of vanilla ice cream with plenty of rest berries and reading an interesting book on a sofa?That's how I'm spending it. It's hot in the city, half cloudy, half sunny, occasional showers.About the book I…

Welcome to Porvoo!If you have time, make a day trip to Porvoo. It's definitely worth it! Especially the Old Town with old wooden houses, lovely interior shops, small lifestyle boutiques, delicatessens, cafes...Porvoo is not a totally new nor strange place for me as I studied there for four years,…

On my morning run to Margit Island I noticed this new store on Pozsonyi Street. Later popped in and checked what they had. Spices, herbs, beans, rice, gluten free ingredients, healthy snacks... simply pure & good!They have started the shop with no fancy decoration etc and step by step when the…

 Learning new skills is never waste of time.There are lots of people around me who have began to study to achieve a new profession or to complement the existing one. Some do it beside their daily job, some do it full-time. I like to attend workshops, courses and different classes. Just had…

 If you are on your way to Porvoo from Helsinki, don't miss Kulloo!There's a golf course and next to it Kulloon Kartano/Kullo Gård/Kullo Mansion, where a fantastic "Butiken på landet" boutique is located. There's also cottage accommodation available.  Butiken på landet concept stores are…

 Kodály Körönd in Budapest in 1903. Same square on Andrássy út in July 2014.One of the four buildings at Kodaly Körönd was on fire on Tuesday July 15. The fire fighting was going on still on Wednesday. The icons building is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site. Only the lower level…

There are so many reason to celebrate and summer is a perfect time for that. It's nice to dress up and have fun, but enjoying life doesn't need to mean fancy parties all the time, but rather small things too.1. Start the day with a smile2. Get into music3. Find a new hobby4. Read a good book5. Take…