26/06  22:43

It’s 22:43, but it is still sunny outside~ yeah~This is Nordic Europe.

Yesterday, we flied 12hours from shanghai to Paris, and then transferred to Helsinki, cause the flight is delayed, so when we finally arrived in Helsinki, it’s already 1:30, but of course it looks like just 5 o’clock in the afternoon. The street is clear. We were exhausted, but the nice hostle room cheered us up~

Today we got up at 8:30, then walked to the Metro station, we bought a 3-day-ticket. The station is awesome, low ceilings are made of concret, curling into semi-circle shape, or make up grid.

Taking the metro, we are going to visit PES-Arkitectur. The metro comes out onto ground when it crosses the sea, and we saw the blue sea surrounded by green-thick-trees and blue sky. It is so flat and stretches into sky, but trees and buildings draw its shape. It was beautiful, and we have planned to stay on the Suomenlia the last day, so we have more chances to enjoy the view.

PES is hided behind trees, and it’s a nice house designed by Mr. Sammini. We spoke to Mr. Sammini junior and visit the office, people there are really nice and they really enjoy the life. Later you will know what I’m sayingJ. The office cooperated with UDG SHANGHAI, so some of them are working on the project WUXI opera house. And they say the big difference between designing here and in China is that they working on a small school for like 2 years, but in China maybe one month is done.

Then in the noon we got back to the centre of the city, actually the city is very small, the size is very comfortable, and usually quiet in the street. Compared to it, China is so big, and all Chinese cities is large, and it is usually very noisy on the street no matter how small the city is. So China is really growing and the atmosphere is ambitious.

We have a nice lunch in the sunshine and eating with birds flying over head. It is really relaxed and cozy~~

Luckily we happened to run into an exhibition, it’s about Alva Alto and Helsinki’s new city planning. We get a detailed map about all Alva’s work, that’s nice.

In the afternoon, we walked in the centre, and find Steven Holl’s work, Kiasma. I was taken away breath when I entre the building without having a preparation about the huge space in front of me. I had to confess that I never carefully studied about this house before, and I don’t know the steady lope is in the front of entrance, and I haven’t noticed that the wall is not just white and smooth, it’s concret and I can see the 横纹. The space is really breath-taking. We haven’t enough time to go inside there, but we will go in there tomorrow or the day after.

And the centre station is designed by Saarinens.

We don’t have enough time cause we are going back to the PES to attend a party they are holding. Oh, I nearly forgot, there is a nice girl named Ulia who take us to visit a nice church near the PES. It’s timber structure and copper surface. It’s a pity that when we got there it’s already closed, so we didn’t go inside.

After that we played volleyball with them. I noticed that the grass ground is well-designed too, cause it has several waves, that happens to make a playing-ground shape, people can play balls there, and some others can sit on the lope to watch. It is simple but meaningful.

After the volleyball we have taken a sauna! Haha , the real sauna, not those ones in my hometown, it was great. Then we eat food, drink beer, people there are really nice. They make jokes and play games. Perhaps in China people just continue to work after work, but here people really live through a life, a life! Not just live. J

I think I like here. But I also feel that speed of growing and that big ambitious in China comparing to here.

That’s it, today’s journalJ I will call it PES-day.

Ok now I’m going to make a plan about tomorrow’s schechule.

Good night, it’s 23:32, and it’s still light outside, it is amazing here. I’m happy the day is longer means I have live more hours in life. J