first of May

i was lucky to have a day-off on the first of May. Jukka is always off from work on the weekends and most of the time, i am working on saturdays and sundays. that means, we don't get to spend more time together or just go somewhere randomly.

but on May 1, we were able to walk around the city of Lahti, have brunch at a cafe and even went to Helsinki! 💕

we got up around 9. we had light breakfast at home, then we prepared to go to the city. i always walk to the city whenever i have to do errands there, but it is rare for Jukka to go there on foot. so, it feels kind of special to me that we walked to the city together.

this is at the front of one restaurant near the city hall.

i liked the details of their windows.

can't see much of it in this photo though...

next stop was Kahvila Oscari. it's one of the coolest cafes in Lahti. it used to be an old house, well actually it still is an old house. the owner kept that kind of 50's vibes in the place. they have yummy cakes. and that day, we got to enjoy brunch there. they had two kinds of sausages, karjalan pie, potato salad, fruit salad and cakes. my eyes were so hungry, (my tummy wasn't) so i took as much food as my eyes could take. i almost didn't make it to dessert. i just took it easy, like daddy said. 

i made it through dessert!

after brunch, we decided to check what's going on at the tori. as expected, it was full of people. people were sitting outside having their coffee, kids were clinging on their balloons and pets, like Fasu, were having the time of their lives smelling the present.

one of the entertainments at the tori...

we watched the circus for a while, then headed home. when we got home, we fed Amanda and Fasu then drove to Helsinki.

days before the first of May, i asked Jukka if we could go to Roihuvuori Kirsikka Puisto. i wanted to see the cherry blossoms. i was a little worried that we were too early, like the cherry trees haven't blossomed yet. but as we walked towards the garden from the parking area, we started to see pinkish glow of the cherry blossoms. oh, they were so beautiful! my heart felt warmer. and i felt relieved that our one hour drive didn't go to waste.

it was definitely one of the best firsts of May that i've ever had!