April 26: Southern Finland tour – Muuratsalo 2

More from Muuratsalo, plus the reentry into Helsinki.

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This is a permanent cage for Aalto's boat.

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There it is.

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The name means "no one is a prophet in his own land."

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A gnome path.

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Fun gi!

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Sauna joints.

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The house, also lurking behind the birches.

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A lil' bit of parhelic circle (just above the trees, directly below the sun).

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Looking out toward Säynätsalo and Jyväskylä.

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Either someone just dunked a rock in or water is splashing up from that foreground wet spot of its own accord.

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Wooden retainers for steps, again like at the Town Hall.

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Back side.

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Looking up into the courtyard.

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Elevational view of the north courtyard wall.

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Drain for the concave roof.

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Lo-tech shims.

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Garden shed area.

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I like how it's a little rustic enclosure like an animal pen or something.

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Looks soft enough to nap on!

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A little beach just before leaving Muuratsalo.

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A ski area in the distance, it would seem.

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Our lunch stop on the way back.

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An old Blockbau farmhouse.

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A charmingly weird suspension bridge.

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There's Oopperatalo, so we must be back in Helsinki.