Comments on: Dreaming in Helsinki (A Magical Week in Beautiful Helsinki) https://anitamathias.com/2014/07/24/dreaming-in-helsinki/ Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art Mon, 18 Aug 2014 18:20:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Homo Sapiens and Homo Stupidus: On Giftedness and its Price - Dreaming Beneath the Spires https://anitamathias.com/2014/07/24/dreaming-in-helsinki/#comment-61554 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 18:20:19 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/?p=61632#comment-61554 […] getting visas was, ironically, linked to our strengths, our intensity. We got the tickets to India, got tickets to Helsinki, got tickets to David’s Tent, a Christian worship festival, and then, summer logistics done, (we […]

]]> By: Anita Mathias https://anitamathias.com/2014/07/24/dreaming-in-helsinki/#comment-61182 Sun, 27 Jul 2014 22:48:47 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/?p=61632#comment-61182 In reply to Joanna Sormunen.

Warm, human, honest people. Loved Finland. So beautiful.
In fact, I love all of Scandinavia–have been to Norway, Sweden, and Denmark too.
Perhaps God will open a way for me to return… am praying 🙂

]]> By: Joanna Sormunen https://anitamathias.com/2014/07/24/dreaming-in-helsinki/#comment-61181 Sun, 27 Jul 2014 22:45:57 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/?p=61632#comment-61181 What a beautiful post and the pictures are wonderful! I felt so much like back at home. You captured the beauty of the sun, skies, water and Finnish summer perfectly! I’m so glad to hear you had fun and you enjoyed the visit!

]]> By: Anita Mathias https://anitamathias.com/2014/07/24/dreaming-in-helsinki/#comment-61177 Sun, 27 Jul 2014 10:43:00 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/?p=61632#comment-61177 In reply to Kathy.

Hi Kathy, thanks for reading. Yes, I did feel very rested and relaxed at the end. I love exploring new places when possible, but, yes, love being at home too (though not for months at a stretch! 🙂

]]> By: Kathy https://anitamathias.com/2014/07/24/dreaming-in-helsinki/#comment-61161 Fri, 25 Jul 2014 15:49:10 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/?p=61632#comment-61161 I felt like I was on a guided tour of Finland and the Helsinki area. You exhibited the ultimate trip to an enchanted land. I have longed to travel but now it must be through other’s eyes as my husband is not much on travel and prefers the comfort of home. It is good to see what other lands offer and to enjoy the beautiful churches and buildings of such creative people. I hope you gained rest and relaxation from this time together as a family. We need to explore and renew our spirit by opening our eyes to others’ cultures and diversity.

]]> By: Anita Mathias https://anitamathias.com/2014/07/24/dreaming-in-helsinki/#comment-61156 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 22:50:04 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/?p=61632#comment-61156 In reply to mari howard.

Hi Clare, Yes, it was an interesting week. I am glad I went…
Have rather got out of the blogging habit, consequently. This was my first post in 11 days. Yikes!!
Hope you are having a good summer!

]]> By: mari howard https://anitamathias.com/2014/07/24/dreaming-in-helsinki/#comment-61155 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 22:27:44 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/?p=61632#comment-61155 Lovely country and lovely people – so says our daughter who spent the winter 3months of of 2013 Jan-March at Roveniemi , in the far north of Finland, inside the Arctic Circle. It’s the most Northern university I think. She would like to go back, and see the summer there. Looks like you had a lovely holiday, and fitted in lots of culture as well as the outdoors.

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