Pentala Island

Last week I was visiting Pentala Island for the first time. 

Pentala is the highest island in Southern Finland and it is located in Espoo Suvisaaristo.

The island has a museum, Archipelago Museum Pentala, consisting of fifteen different buildings. The oldest building is a fisherman's cottage, built in the early 1790s.  

You will also find a restaurant on the island, Paven, which used to be a pavilion for sailors. There is also a summer café, open during the museum opening hours.

There is a nature trail to Lake Pentalanjärvi (an inland lake) and the Diksand beach. The 2.3-kilometer nature trail starts from the Pentala Museum Area. Approximately half of Pentala is a nature conservation area, and the island has a rich variety of animal life.

Pentala Island is well worth a visit. We came there with an old ship, Svanhild af Borgå. You can visit Pentala with Espoo's archipelago boat or by your own boat.

Unfortunately the weather was rainy and windy while visiting the island. We were mostly inside, and didn't have the chance to take the nature trail to the lake and Diksand beach. 

Concert in Stockholm

Almost two weeks ago I went to Stockholm with my husband to see Midland's concert. We had bought tickets in 2020 and their tour had been rescheduled three times.

Amazingly we were in Stockholm, Nalen to watch a great show on a Sunday evening. And the next day we took a walk in Stockholm before heading to the airport.

Good times!

Road trip and coronavirus

Now that coronavirus has closed some areas, it might also affect our travel plans.

Right now it wouldn't be even possible to drive through Italy. We will see how the situation is after two and a half months. Hopefully the situation is under control, and it's possible to make a road trip in Europe.

There is always a possibility, that the flight tickets can also be cancelled. We will see what happens.