-12 degrees today, sunshine, blue skies – perfect weather to spend the day outdoors! So we’ve gone to see “Art meets Ice”, an ice sculpture competition at Helsinki Zoo in Korkeasaari.
With 122 years in business, Helsinki Zoo is one of the oldest in the world. It’s not really big but as it’s located on an island, it’s definitely special. And despite the cold & the snow, we’ve still seen most of the animals. We’ve visited Mister Lion, a tiger, snow leopards, normal leopards, reindeers, wild horses & donkeys, an otter and even some crocodiles & frogs in the tropic area.
The ice Sculpting Competition was located directly in the center, and we even met an Austrian artist (Ursula Beiler) which was an extra bonus as I got to speak some German. (The monkey in the pictures below is made by her, by the way.)
A German in Finland - 