Jyväskylä

Ok so here we are almost at the end of our first week in Jyvaskyla. So where are we? About four hours north of Helsinki- well by train at least - this train map shows the route we took via Tampere. Tarja Nikula collected us from the station and took us to our home for the next four weeks. Apartment with large living area and kitchen, bedroom and bathroom, so much space compared to JoBurg and warm all the time! Tarja had kindly left breakfast essentials so no need to explore that first evening - even though it was still daylight at 10pm it felt like evening anyway!
Cold and Daylight are the first two impressions of the town. Even though it is spring it is cold enough for jumpers and coats, (and gloves that we bought on our second day here!) For most of the week it has been sunny which has meant the weird experience of watching people sitting outside in the sun eating lunch while we are wrapped in coats and gloves etc:-) Today Saturday is grey and gloomy and drizzly, just like those dreary Saturday afternoons I remember from Melbourne childhood winters.
And of course because we are so far north it is daylight almost all the time! Today's weather information includes: Sun rises 4:42 and sets 21:47. Length of day is 17 h 5 min. This is harder to get used to than the cold I think! Going to bed at 10pm when well, the sun isn't actually shining, but it is still light, is very hard to get used to.
Photos and the town and University next post!