Friday, June 24, 2022

Road trip with family day ten

Today we travelled from Riga, Latvia to home in Finland.

Travel time: 5,5 hours by car and 2 hours by boat.

Whole road trip: We travelled 4400 km by car in 10 days, and visited 8 countries.

What we did today:
- stopped near Pärnu to take a walk with a view to the sea
- thought about changing tickets to an earlier boat, but realized that we wouldn't make it in time. We have seen so many places and have also been sitting a lot in the car, so we are ready to return home!
- came to Tallin and drove to Ulemiste shopping mall. It was mostly closed, because it's Midsummer here. Bought pizzas and ice cream from the supermarket and ate them outside the mall.
- Travelled from Tallin to Helsinki with Tallink Megastar.

Good Night from Finland!
We had a great road trip, here at home it is Midsummer.

Thursday, June 23, 2022

Road trip with family day nine

Today we travelled from Kaunas, Lithuania to Riga, Latvia.

Travel time: 4,5 hours by car

What we did today:
- went to see Kaunas Castle from the outside, walked in the surroundings
- played bingo
- it was a warm day, so we drove to Jurmala, which is a wonderful beach close to Riga.
- drove to Riga, and walked from the hotel to the old town of Riga to eat 
- played cards

Good Night from Latvia!

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Road trip with family day eight


Today we travelled from Poznan, Poland to Kaunas, Lithuania.

Travel hours: 10 hours by car

What we did today:
- played bingo
- looked what countries the other cars were from
- saw many storks, trucks and churches
- drove on some bumpy roads
- had a few breaks
- walked a bit in the centre of Kaunas and had some food
- played cards

This waa the last long driving day of this road trip. 

Good Night from Lithuania!

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Road trip with family day seven


Today we stayed the whole day in Poznan, Poland. We walked in the city and took the tram a few times.

What we did today:
- walked to the Old Town, saw the buildings and the park there
- took a tram to the biggest shopping mall here
- walked a lot, went to two other shopping malls
- played cards
- enjoyed the warm and sunny evening

Good Night from Poland!

Monday, June 20, 2022

Road trip with family day six

Today we travelled from Wismar, Germany to Poznan, Poland.

Travel time: 6 hours by car

What we did today:
- drove through Wismar centre
- stopped in Berlin Design Outlet Village, which was really nice. We ate at Five Guys for the first time and the food was really good 
- played a bit of bingo, but now it seems like everyone is getting tired of it
- crossed the border to Poland
- walked to the mall from our hotel, ate there and looked around
- played cards

Good Night from Poland! 

Sunday, June 19, 2022

Road trip with family day five

Today we travelled from Tversted, Denmark to Wismar, Germany.

Travel time: 5,5 hours by car

Things we did today:
- ate breakfast in our room, cleaned the room
- went to see the beach one more time
- drove to the North Sea Oceanarium in Hirtshals, which was a great place
- watched the feeding of seals, walked around the whole area, kids held a sea star in their hands 
- played on game of bingo
- had an ice cream break in Denmark

Good Night from Germany!

Road trip with family day four

Today we travelled from Skien, Norway to Hirtshals, Danmark.

Travel hours: 1 hour by car, 4,5 hours by boat

Things we did today:
- walked in Skien town
- jumped on a trampoline in the harbour 
- ate ice cream
- went for a nature walk, and came to a beautiful beach
- saw jelly fish in the sea
- travelled on the boat Langesund-Hirtshals played cards there and felt the strong wind
- went to the beach in Denmark and kids enjoyed the big Wales

Today we have done a lot of things and the weather has been warm and sunny.

Good Night from Denmark.





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