When I go biking, I repeat a mantra of the day's sensations: bright sun, blue sky, warm breeze, blue jay's call, ice melting and so on. This helps me transcend the traffic, ignore the clamorings of work, leave all the mind theaters behind and focus on nature instead. I still must abide by the rules of the road, of biking, of gravity. But I am mentally far away from civilization. The world is breaking someone else's heart.
~Diane Ackerman

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Cycling in Helsinki


It is finally springtime in Helsinki and I started my cycling season last week. I am just getting summer wheels on my bike. I commute between work and home ab. 40 km and it is wonderful to be out again. We have had a lot of snow this winter, but we are lucky the city keeps many bike ways clean and open all winter long. Thank You!

Vihdoinkin kevät, viime viikolla aloitin työmatkapyöräily. Ihanaa, olen ollut talvilevolla 3 kuukautta. 25.3. pääsi jo pyöräilemään ilman sohjoa Kalliosta - Oulunkylän kautta lentokentälle. Kiitos kaupungille, kun pitää pyöräilytietkin ajokunnossa talvellakin!