29th Helsinki Samba Carnaval

As always a very entertaining event. This year we didn’t go to Senate Square because the day was very warm (plus 29 degrees Celsius) and there is no where to stay in the shadow. So we decided to rather stay on the Esplanade, to watch the parade, in the shadow of the trees. Lot of people. The music (very loud) , rhythm, singing, dancing, dancers all is so captivating. And all the colorful dresses. Uff, imagine, those who wore long dresses and heavy headpieces covering all of their head. Must have been sweaty.

28th Helsinki Samba Carnaval

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As always, a very nice event. The weather was pretty good. Cloudy and 18 degrees Celsius. Sometimes it has been very, very warm and other times rain.

Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2017

The cutest 🙂

So far the summer happenings have been blessed with gorgeous weather. As was also the Samba carnaval yesterday. Warm and blue skies. It was the 27th carnaval here. Our 5th, I think. Not as dancers, only as spectator 😀 It’s such a colorful, happy event.

HKL/Helsinki City Transport 70th Anniversary ~ 25th Samba Carnaval

Yesterday the Helsinki City Transport celebrated its 70th anniversary. They arranged a tram exhibition of about 10 trams. The oldest, a wooden tram “Jumbo” from 1917. My husband says his family took the tram to visit an aunt in Brändö/Kulosaari when he was 4 years old. Really ? Are you really able to remember it after taking the ride once or is it something you have been told. No, no he said we took the ride more than once. The bridge to the Brändö island, in 1948-1950, was a narrow wooden bridge. I remember well the rattling and shaking. The tram is reconditioned and looks beautiful.

From the trams we went to the Senate Square for the 25^th Samba Carnaval. Oh no, it began to rain ! Poor dancers. It rained for about two hours. That was for how long the event took place. Good thing it was not raining too hard. Neither it didn’t bother the dancers. If it did, at least they didn’t show it.