Fred Fry International

They recently introduced the Smart Car to the US. I have been familiar with the car much longer than that, having run into one in Rome over ...

Here are a couple of pictures of the memorial to Finland's longest-serving President, Urho Kekkonen. Urho Kaleva Kekkonen was a Finnish ...

This week's edition of Maritime Monday has been posted at gCaptain . Maritime Monday 114 You can find last week’s edition here . You ca...

Any newcomer to Helsinki from the US quickly learns to watch out for the bikers. They are everywhere and they are quick. Although admittedly...

Here is a popular spot for sitting and relaxing, on the steps leading to the Lutheran Cathedral at Helsinki's Senate Square . (Senate Sq...

For our sixth-wedding anniversary (today) I took the family to the Finnish Seafood Restaurant Meri Makasiini (Their website can be found her...

Here are a couple of photos from the main train station in Helsinki, Finland. The facade includes these statutes that hold illuminated globe...

Here is a photo of a boat taxi we saw while having dinner on the patio of Meri Makasiini which is right on the harbor, across from the shipy...

Finns are a little down on their language. They don't really see it as important, but at least as long as you are in Finland, it is a ve...

With all the importance being placed on participation and not actual results, many of today's children are not being prepared for having...

Here is a photo of the bathroom of our rental apartment in Helsinki, Finland. As you can see the towel drying rack is on the left. This is ...

Here is a photo of what I had for dinner Tuesday night. We got some Finnish sausage ' makkara ' (it was cut open and some cheese pu...

So now we have narrowed the 2008 Presidential candidates to the final two. That's great as now it is clear that Clinton is out of the pi...

So we are here with the kids in Finland and of course we need to go to the local playgrounds here. There is one thing that strikes you immed...

Here is a photo of Helsinki's bar tram. I took a trip in the tram once when I was an MBA student here. I remember that the first beer w...