We slept in this morning and then had a big lunch before we had to go to the hockey arena. I took the opportunity to go for a swim at the Yrjonkatu Swimming Hall in downtown Helsinki. It is a a beautiful old pool, built in the 1920s. I couldn't take my own picture, since it's a bathing suit optional facility, so I stole this one off the google images. I also got to try out a Finnish sauna.
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| Yrjonkatu swimming hall |
Today was our first time going to the Hartwall arena, the larger venue for the hockey tournament. We had to take a different bus route and we got stuck in traffic, since team Finland was playing in the first semifinal.
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| Not even a sold out crowd and home team win could wake Jasper |
It was an exciting game to watch, since the home team was playing team Sweden. Finland ended up winning, so the crowd was mostly happy.
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| Meeting the WJC mascot |
We had to stay at the arena between games, since there's not much around the arena. We found some pizza for dinner and met the mascot. Pat, Jasper and I got interviewed by a journalist from the Toronto Star, so we may even be in the paper in the next couple days.
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