Sticker Covered Bike
Originally uploaded by Rollofunk.
Even the lock was covered. Somebody seems to have too many black and white stickers lying around. Nice texture, though.
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Blue1 Campaign Bike
Blue1 Campaign Bike
Originally uploaded by Rollofunk.
Budget airline Blue1 started a flag waving campaign in Helsinki using bikes
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
PSP Advertisement
PSP Advertisement
Originally uploaded by Rollofunk.
At a construction site. A bit bleak colours, took me a second look to see it was an ad.
Monday, June 26, 2006
Friday, June 23, 2006
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Cafe Belltower
Cafe Belltower
Originally uploaded by Rollofunk.
Situated in the belfry of the Helsinki cathedral, and serving very good quality espresso, with real dark chocolate, for only two euros. There are some tables inside as well, but the best places are outdoors.
Only two drawbacks really: Lot's of tourists running around and seagulls divebombing any table with a scrap of food left over. Oh, and if the churchbells start to ring it can be a bit loud. All adds to the atmosphere of summer Helsinki, though.
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Monday, June 19, 2006
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Friday, June 16, 2006
Tourist Info Table
Tourist Info Table
Originally uploaded by Rollofunk.
Nice touch, as large maps tend to be annoying especially if it's windy.
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Covering Concrete
Covering Concrete
Originally uploaded by Rollofunk.
They're covering that ugly concrete sausage outside the Helsinki railway station with art made by handicapped kids. Brings some colour for sure.
Cafe Flou
Cafe Flou
Originally uploaded by Rollofunk.
No it's not spelled wrong. That's the name.
Again an establishment which thinks Fazer Blue milk chocolate is good with espresso. Luckily they've got the drink right at least. The taste is very good. Flou uses the same earless cup as Cafe Kiasma, and it still is uncomfortably hot gripping the rim. Somehow that cup makes the espresso look really big, though.
As for the scenery it can contain people getting drunk outside the windows, which is bad, or skateboarders doing pretty cool tricks, which is good. Or both combined, which is, well, something in between.
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Aula 2006
Nokia Slide3
Originally uploaded by Rollofunk.
... and if we didn't, Nokia and all the rest would be out of business.
Aula 2006
Nokia Slide1
Originally uploaded by Rollofunk.
Some slides Nokia's new head of design, Alastair Curtis, showed at the Aula 2006 symposium tonight.
The words in red are "beautiful" and "love".
MTB Splatter
MTB Splatter
Originally uploaded by Rollofunk.
I guess I just like it because I'm into mountain biking.
Cold Drinks
Cold Drinks
Originally uploaded by Rollofunk.
Serving cold drinks for free is a good idea to promote on a hot day. However, I got a bottle of ice tea the other day, and I have no memory if it was Nestlé, Lipton or something else. So, no idea which brand I should be grateful to.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Monday, June 12, 2006
Escalators
Escalators
Originally uploaded by Rollofunk.
Unless you see someone using them, there's no way of knowing which one goes up and which one down.
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Bus Interior
Bus Interior
Originally uploaded by Rollofunk.
One of the more unpractical interiors I've seen. Someone sitting in the corner has to duck under the handlebar over the lap of someone sitting in the next seat in order to get out. A straight handlebar from floor to roof would eliminate this problem.
Saturday, June 10, 2006
Some Assembly Required
Some Assembly Required
Originally uploaded by Rollofunk.
The joys of getting a new chair. the package contained about 6 parts more than what was described in the assembly instructions.
Cafe Esplanad
Cafe Esplanad
Originally uploaded by Rollofunk.
A classic cafe in Helsinki, and that is reflected in the price: 2.50€ for an espresso that doesn't include chocolate. Luckily it's good tasting stuff, and the thick eared cup is good to drink from. Esplanad is a very popular cafe, so the lines to the counter are long and there are few moments of quiet. If there are free seats outdoors on a sunny day, go for it.
Friday, June 09, 2006
Coffee House
Coffee House
Originally uploaded by Rollofunk.
The Mikonkatu branch of the Coffee House chain used to be one of my favourites, but for some reason I haven't been there that much Lately.
The espresso is smooth tasting, but no chocolate is included. Outside there's a quite busy street, and the magazine selection of the cafe is good, so one can always try to forget the lack of chocolate through other activities. There's an outdoor area, but still the tables are packed really closely inside, so if the neighbours are noisy there's no escape. Other people's gossip is interesting only for so long.
Thursday, June 08, 2006
Hard *** Hallelujah2
Hard *** Hallelujah2
Originally uploaded by Rollofunk.
Hardness is not what I look for in Hot Dogs, but hey, it's the slogan of this spring.
Hard *** Hallelujah1
Hard *** Hallelujah1
Originally uploaded by Rollofunk.
Finland won the Eurovision Song Contest with "Hard Rock Hallelujah" and marketing didn't take long to catch up. Here's Pepsi.
My mobile phone made the picture strangely tilted. The camera must be scanning top to bottom or something, because it came out like this when the tram was moving.
Cafe Kiasma
Cafe Kiasma
Originally uploaded by Rollofunk.
The place to go for an artsy Espresso is the cafe of modern art museum Kiasma. At least the chairs there aspire to be art, which doesn't really make them good for long sitting sessions.
The Espresso is a bit on the mild side, and again accompanied by the milky Fazer Blue chocolate. How hard would it be to change that to dark? The cup has no ear and gets pretty hot, which isn't all that nice. The cafe location is top class, however, as skaters provide non stop entertainment just outside.
Monday, June 05, 2006
Excercise 2
Excercise 2
Originally uploaded by Rollofunk.
There is a problem with generic figures in that they are very expressionless. This guy looks like he's just walking. Would it be impossible to make a figure pushing up on the bars with raised shoulders?
Excercise 1
Excercise 1
Originally uploaded by Rollofunk.
The figure is clearly hanging, which is good, but that amount of arrows is slightly excessive.
Sunday, June 04, 2006
Print Mistake
Print Mistake
Originally uploaded by Rollofunk.
Does this give one a good impression of their Russian skills?
Saturday, June 03, 2006
Friday, June 02, 2006
Roberts Coffee
Roberts Coffee
Originally uploaded by Rollofunk.
This branch of the Roberts Coffee chain is probably the best there is for people watching, as it is situated inside the Helsinki railway station.
The Espresso was pretty mild, but I guess it has to suit many tastes in such a location. The Glass cup is actually very nice: Thick enough so it won't burn your fingers and keeps the drink warm. Also feels nice and heavy in the hand. It is also sold as take away in paper cups. So far the cheapest Espresso in central Helsinki at 2€, and even includes the ubiquous Fazer blue milk chocolate. Dark chocolate would already have been too perfect I guess.
Thursday, June 01, 2006
Zebra Tent
Zebra Tent
Originally uploaded by Rollofunk.
Having trouble locating your tent among all the similar ones at the campsite? No problem, this will be instantly recogniseable. Like Zebras always being able to know individuals of the flock based on the pattern.
Yellow Thing
Yellow Thing
Originally uploaded by Rollofunk.
The bus window was a bit foggy, but I managed to get a picture of one of the weirder cars I've seen in a while. To me it kind of looked like it was meant to be open like that. Should this also be seen as a sign of summer?
In the Bowels of IKEA
In the Bowels of IKEA
Originally uploaded by Rollofunk.
This is where all that nice, trendy furniture comes from.
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