We went directly to a private home, where we were served delicious coffee and cake.
WEDNESDAY - JUNE 18, 1930 - VASA & KORSHOLM, FINLANDWe didn't wake up until about 10:30 this morning. We were told that the train would leave for Toby at 5:30 that morning, but for some reason or other it didn't. The train was moving when I awoke and I thought it must be around 6 o'clock, but it was 10:30 and here we were still in Vasa. We spent the morning and part of the afternoon walking around Vasa. Several of us went to the church and climbed way up to the top of the tower. There certainly were enough steps to climb--I don't remember how many counted--but we had a very fine view of the town from the tower. Afterwards the pastor took us to his home to show us his paintings. He was quite well known as an artist.
We left for Toby at 3:20 that afternoon. From Toby we were taken by cars to Korsholm. We went directly to a private home, where we were served delicious coffee and cake. We also sang for a while. We walked down to the shores of a little lake close by, where it was lovely. We went boat riding and had great fun. Later on we had dinner and then were taken to our car to get ready for the concert. It was supposed to start at nine o'clock, but there were so many people there that they had to move the benches outside and have an outdoor concert, and it was at least 10 o'clock before it started. Busses loaded with people from towns for miles around came. And imagine! a concert outdoors from 10 to 11 o'clock at night--in broad daylight! As a stage we had to use the porch, and when all the singers were on the porch there wasn't enough room for Mr. Carlson, so they had to rig up a box for him to stand on, and he had to walk a rather rickety "plank" to reach the box. Also, there was no piano, but in some way they got an organ there, and I had to accompany Blanche on the organ. They danced for a while after the concert, and we went home at about 12:30 in a taxi.
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