Culture

One weekend in March, H-M decided that we all needed a dose of culture so off we went to South-Karelia Art Museum to see some modern art, in this case the travelling exhibition "War or Peace." (To find out what other exhibitions are on in 2012, click here.)


Modern art is more interesting for some members of Elk's Street than for others, as the photo below shows:

The boys playing on their mobile phones and ignoring the moderen art.

Following the visit to the gallery, we had a breath of fresh air while looking around the fortress, which was in winter grey.

The orthodox church, Finland's oldest.

In front of the snow chapel.

The altar of the snow chapel.

After wandering around for a while, there was what for some was the best bit of the outing - a snack at the Majurska café.

H-M in front of the café (with Thomas in the background).

Full of chocolate cake, the boys' strength gradually returned after the arduous task of appraising modern art.

Thomas improving the accuracy of his snowball throwing.

To end this post, below are a couple more photos of our trip.

A view from the fortress across the harbour area, the Casino restaurant is in the centre and the water tower in the background.

Not so modern art - a statue of a dragoon guard on his horse