My wife has a pile of papers and tests to correct. My daughter said she missed her grandparents. The two of us drove to Tampere to visit my parents for the weekend. We drove via Hämeenlinna and we took a few shots of the castle.
Hämeen linna, a 700-year-old castle from which the historical province of Tavastia of the Kingdom of Sweden was governed. The town of Hämeenlinna (pop. 80,000) still has a garrison and some national government offices. The Armoured Brigade is garrisoned about north 10 km of the town centre.
The busiest railway in the country was between the road and the lake, on the other side of which the castle is located.
Lakefront in the town centre of Hämeenlinna
This one was shot by my daughter. The golden hour and the motorway offered such good photo opportunities that it hurt that I couldn't take advantage of them. But we were doing 120 km/h, which made me reluctant to take any risks.