Land of thousands of lakes...

[Bovinia]

That sounds heavenly! Yes I've seen the Trilogy That was one of the things I loved so much about Belgium, the rolling hills of farm land. I grew up on a farm, so to me, farmland is one of the most beautiful sights. Of course, you must have cows out in the pastures too!

The Belgian beers were to die for too

 

[marviner]

That sounds heavenly! Yes I've seen the Trilogy That was one of the things I loved so much about Belgium, the rolling hills of farm land. I grew up on a farm, so to me, farmland is one of the most beautiful sights. Of course, you must have cows out in the pastures too!

The Belgian beers were to die for too

I also grew up on a small farm (in northern Finland). After my army service I moved to nearby city (Oulu) to study in the institute of technology. When I finished my studies (almost 20 years ago) I realized that the best opportunities for me were in Helsinki. So I moved south. And here I've been living and working ever since.

Oh, talking about beers... I mostly like English bitter (e.g. Fuller's Indian Pale Ale), but there are some good Belgian ones also. Chouffe Houblon Dopplelen IPA Tripel comes to mind. Highly recommended

 

[5cardstud]

I like Dark German Beer. Those Germans really know how to make beer but I usually drink

or

When I drink beer which isn't too often any more.

 

[Bovinia]

I most liked the beers that didn't taste like beer lol. The super mild blondes and fruit beers. And of course there was a Belgian Chocolate Cream liqueur I've been sober for over 20 years, except for the time I spent in Belgium

 

[marviner]

I like Dark German Beer.

I don't have much experience about German beers, so my knowledge is somewhat limited when it comes to dark German beers, but I'll put those on my shopping list

 

[Bovinia]

Most beers are way too bitter for my taste. When I drank heavily, it was for the drunk, so I didn't much care what it tasted like after the first few. My palate has changed a lot since I don't like to get plastered anymore.

 

[5cardstud]

It's been along time since I had a German beer but I used to drink it a lot. They have so many of them. They do taste like beer though and some are very heavy so you might not like them.

 

[marviner]

I most liked the beers that didn't taste like beer lol. The super mild blondes and fruit beers. And of course there was a Belgian Chocolate Cream liqueur I've been sober for over 20 years, except for the time I spent in Belgium

It's never a bad idea to cut down drinking every now and then. Nowadays I try to consume beverages somewhat responsibly, but back then when I was younger, we had pretty wild parties. As they say, there's a time and a place for everything - and it's called a college

 

[5cardstud]

Most beers are way too bitter for my taste. When I drank heavily, it was for the drunk, so I didn't much care what it tasted like after the first few. My palate has changed a lot since I don't like to get plastered anymore.

This one is one of my faves, well when I drank beer. It has the taste of toffe with an apple taste too. Makes me wanna go have a beer.

 

[marviner]

This one is one of my faves, well when I drank beer. It has the taste of toffe with an apple taste too. Makes me wanna go have a beer.

Have to keep that in mind Although I'm not sure if that one's available off the shelf in Finland.

 

[Bovinia]

You can buy Lindeman's in the states, and I do still enjoy a glass of this from time to time

 

[marviner]

To paraphrase Monty Python... And now, something completely different

Few weeks ago I went to see this show (my truly and absolutely favorite guitar player ever - mr. Steve Vai from USA) in Helsinki. Here's a short outtake of that. Great guy, great show

Poor audio quality. Sorry about that.

 

[marviner]

Here's another one from Steve Vai's show in Helsinki 2012. This time with better audio quality.

 

[marviner]

Hmm... It's about half past 4 AM here, so it's time for me to call it a day and get some sleep

 

[Bovinia]

Steve Vai is an incredible musician, would love to see him!

 

[evilfrog]

I liked this Finnish film a lot:Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989) - IMDb

I can't remember the names of the other Kaurismäki films I've seen, but they were also good.

 

[marviner]

Great pick, evilfrog! Massive thumbs up for you That's a real classic one Excellent job! I just can't believe I've forgot that!

BTW: The original finnish language was dubbed in italic (I guess) in that movie clip.

 

[marviner]

I tried to find the original "Leningrad Cowboys go America" with English subtitles, but I failed. I know it's out there, but I just cannot find it on a such short notice.

Well, here's some music instead. It's a Finnish band and it's m'kay

 

[marviner]

James May a.k.a "Captain slow from U.K Top Gear" is taking part of the Finnish Folk racing event:

 

[marviner]

Mika Häkkinen (The instructor of the UK's Captain Slow in previous video) is the two times F1 champion, both times beating the all time most successful F1 driver in the world (Michael Schumacher). Well here's a clip from Adelaide, Australia, where Mika almost died.