Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Why Oulu can never be a City of Culture

Yesterday was Easter Monday, a holiday.

I have my granddaughter, Asha, here from England. I wanted to show her some of the cultural highlights of Oulu!

Our first stop was the Auto Museum - Closed!

Our second stop was the Botanical Greenhouse which is part of Oulu University and normally is open to visitors - Closed!

Our third stop was the Geology Museum which is part of the Oulu University - Closed!

Finally, I settled on an Open Air Children's park near the beach - none of the snow from the park had been cleared, even though we are in the middle of spring.

Asha Nallikari Park 1

Asha Nallikari Park 1


Asha Nallikari Park 2
Asha Nallikari Park 2


Asha Nallikari Park 3
Asha Nallikari Park 3


We visited the house of a Zambian friend, Kamurtaza tembo, where a Zambian Football Star was visiting, so that Asha could meet Zeddy Sailetti who plays football for Rovaniemi.

Asha and Zeddy
Asha and Zeddy


Finally, we went to a Turkish Pizzeria and then to Thai Restaurant to meet friends and get some food. I knew they would be OPEN.

It seems that only foreigners work in Oulu on a holiday!

European City of Culture - BAH!!!

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