8) Picnic

Place: Tullisaari and Pyysari (Linda's place) Activity: Picnic Key Words: Spontaneity, together, warmthWe met at the Herttoniemi metro station. It was a very hot day for a month of May. Summer had arrived early to Helsinki! We were on our way to Pyysaari, which was a place that Linda wanted to introduce us. The other planned activity was a picnic in the park. We passed Linda's childhood neighborhood and arrived to Tullisaari. Tullisaari is an idyllic park, totally different from the other places we had been.The first thing to peek our interest was an old villa, that proved to be Aino Acte's property,former summer cottage of an Finnish opera singer.We noticed the doors were open and we entered to the abandoned villa, whom the staff must have forgot to lock up.We were trespassing in the ghostly villa.We were all hungry.We spread blanket under a large oak, ate our lunch and started a long therapeutic discussion. Our subjects switched from teaching art to difference between being spontaneous or impulsive as well to taking a responsibilities and life itself. The weather was warm and calm, nature was close and being together was sincere. All of sudden it was almost 3 pm and we hadn't been in Pyysaari, which was our final destination of the day. We walked to the end of the bay, but the gate was locked, so we settled to peek through the fence at Linda's place.Trespassing Aino Acte's property

Picnic in Tullisaari park