Savonlinna Travel Blogs

Olavinlinna is an old spooky castle, which kinda makes it perfect for opera. Some more than others, of course; MacBeth, or something by Wagner, but it works for Tosca as well, which I was seeing for about the hundredth time, but I was going with an old friend who’d never gone to any opera in her …

While walking between the islands in this lovely series of lakes, I see woman in a bear suit run between the trees.  Follow her a bit until I see a gaggle of schoolchildren doing some activity (apparently involving their teacher in a bear suit) in the woods.   

Nearly the half of the city Savonlinna is coverd with water of the Saimaa lake. The position of the city is really beautiful. The most famous object of interest is the castle Olavinlinna, where every year take place an opera festival.

my first soloing interrail... in the far north... finland and stockholm

Op de parkeerplaats namen we nog even een kopje koffie en/of thee en daarna mocht Ellen nog een stukje rijden naar Savonlinna. Er moest onderweg nog wel getankt worden maar daarna ging het vrij snel die kant op.   We kwamen rond 15.30 uur aan bij de burcht Olavinlinna bij de stad Savonlinna …