Ron&Clairehome

Left Back Yard Garden1 Garden2 Garden3 From side of house 1 From side of house 2 Five blocks away, here's a path, along the vast mesa, that leads to wooden steps down to the beach...	Back Yard Trellis from left back yard to back of house, along flagstone walk View of trellis and hillside Trellis and walk from the other way Left top of hillside Right top of hillside Along top of hillside toward plum tree ** Looking up hillside 1 Looking up hillside 2	Right Side Terrace Terrace garden Terrace garden center ** Rose garden behind terrace garden * Terrace garden and mountains from left ** View of SB Mountains over terrace hedge * Terrace and orange tree ** Hobbes the jungle cat
Dining Room, Kitchen, Living room, Office, Bedroom Dining room and kitchen Right side porch through living room doors Living room Hobbes in office, ready for work Cats in bed	Front of House Front entrance Front entrance (December 2005) Right front	Right Front Yard Shady yard, bench, orange trees (now has flagstone walk) View from terrace **

Pictures from trip to Berlin and Dresden (April 2005) and
our Northern European trip (Finland, Estonia, St. Petersburg, Prague, Dresden, Norway and The Netherlands) (March 15 - July 31, 2006).

Click here for a map of Finland showing the cities we visited in Finland, and Finland's relation to Norway, Sweden, Russia, and Estonia.

Click here for brief overviews of facts and figures about Finland.

Click here for comprehensive links to all aspects of public services and information about Finland.

For thumbnails with links to photos from each of the following places, click on the following. Dates are first day in each city.

Helsinki and throughout Finland

Helsinki (Mar 20)
Helsinki (Apr 9)
Helsinki (Apr 12)
Helsinki (Apr 14)
Helsinki – Soumenlinna Islands Fortress (Apr 15 )
Helsinki - May Day Celebration (May 1)
Helsinki - Women's 10K (May 21)
Helsinki - Katajanokka District (lovely doors!)
Helsinki (May 26)
Helsinki - with White Nights photos from 11 p.m.! (May 27)
Helsinki - Harbor, Middle East Cemetary, Buildings (June)
Helsinki - Zoo, Winter Garden, St. John's, Finlandia & Opera House (July 8)
Helsinki - Finnish History Museum, Huge Central Park, Senate Square (July 9)
Helsinki - Library, Harbors (July 11)
Rovaniemi, Arctic Circle, Santa Claus Village, Ranua Wildlife Park (May 6)
Oulu (May 9)
Tampere (May 10)
Lahti (May 18)
Jyvaskyla (May 23)
Abo (Swedish) or Turku (Finnish) (May 29) [not posted yet]
Helsinki - Pesapallo (Finnish baseball) at Soumenlinna Islands Fortress with U. Helsinki Dept. of Communication (June 6)
Helsinki - Seurassari Island - Outdoor Museum of Old Wooden Buildings (June)
Porvoo (3 Hours East along the Coast by Boat) (July 14)

St. Petersburg, Prague, Dresden, Estonia, Norway, The Netherlands

St. Petersburg, Russia and Russian Communication Association Conference (June 10)
Prague, Czech Republic (June 17 & 24)
Dresden, Germany (a year earlier - Apr 2005)
Dresden, Germany and International Communication Association Conference (June 18)
Meissen, Germany (outside of Dresden, known for porcelain), (June 20)
Estonia - Claire's Trip (July 1)
Trondheim, Norway (July 16)
Oslo, Norway (July 19)
Alkmaar, The Netherlands (July 23) [not posted yet]