Day 9

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=95 BGCOLOR="#999999" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="08f005f0ermwup.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>International Ringette Federation (IRF)</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="International Ringette Federation (IRF)"><B>home</B></A></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=189 style="border-right: 1px solid #CCCCCC;" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id128.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Day 1"><B>Day 1</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id129.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Day 2"><B>Day 2</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id130.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Day 3"><B>Day 3</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id131.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Day 4"><B>Day 4</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id132.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Day 5"><B>Day 5</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id133.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Day 6"><B>Day 6</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id134.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Day 7"><B>Day 7</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id135.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Day 8"><B>Day 8</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id136.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Day 9"><B>Day 9</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id137.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Day 10"><B>Day 10</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id138.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Day 11"><B>Day 11</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id139.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Day 12"><B>Day 12</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id140.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Day 13"><B>Day 13</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id142.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Finnish Experience in Czech Republic"><B>The Finnish Experience</B></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=385 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Day 9</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="503" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 513 WIDTH="497"><div> August 17, 2004 </div> <bR> <div> Today was another busy day which started with a bus tour of the city of Turku. The tour lasted around two hours and was a nice way to see the city due to the rainy weather that we have been enduring for the past couple of days. During the tour we learned a lot about Turku, including the fact that Turku is celebrating it's 775th birthday which makes it the oldest city in Finland. Finland became an independent country in 1917 following the fall of the Russian government, a result of WW1, which was in control of Finland. Our tour took us through the three aspects that were considered to be crucial to the development and success of a city, the Cathedral, Castle and river. We were fortunate to have the opportunity to get off the bus and visit the castle which proved to be a highlight of the tour. </div> <bR> <div> We had a few rare hours of free time to relax or shop before we drove back to Naantali where the Red team took on the Junior ringette team of Naantali. The White team then travelled back to Turku to play an exhibition game versus the Turku A team, leaving the Red team in Naantali to spend a few hours of free time until the bus returned to escort both teams to supper at a harbour restaurant called Kala-Trappi. Unfortunately, both teams failed to defeat the tough Finnish competition today but we all look forward to our next games and challenges. </div> <bR> <div> Jen & Sharleen </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="497"><div> O<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >n tour at the castle in Turku</FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 686 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="0f4fea80.jpg" border=0 width="510" height="680" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>