Road Trip – Last Day
The second day of our road trip found us all the way from Ruka, to the Russian-Finnish border, to the amethyst mine, and ending in Rovaniemi. Once we were in Rovaniemi, we were able to walk around a bit, which was nice. Walking was great to get rid of our “car [...]
Posts Tagged ‘bastu’
Road Trip – Last Day, Part One
Posted in Finland, tagged bastu, Finland, Finnish, hotels, Rovaniemi, Santa, sauna on July 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Things I Forgot…
Posted in Finland, tagged bastu, Finland, Finnish, handicapped sign, parking meter, passport, Swedish on June 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »
My conscience got the better of me. Need to say a few more things:
Glad födelsedag to Ulf! Happy Happy Birthday! Happy belated birthday to Ben! Also to Lauren and Caitlyn, who’ve had birthdays while we were away. Thank you to my Mom and the rest of my family and friends for keeping in touch! [...]
The Cabin and Midsummer’s…
Posted in Finland, tagged bastu, cabin, Finland, gulf, Jakobstad, Midsummer's, party on June 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There’s not much I can say about Midsummer’s other than it is WONDERFUL. A nice, festive, happy party that goes on early into the morning. (Although Michael and I could only stay awake until about 12:30 a.m.) Michael’s aunt & uncle’s friends are just like they are: extremely kind, helpful, and a ton of [...]
Fun in Jakobstad!
Posted in Finland, tagged bastu, dinner, Finland, Jakobstad, light, midsummer, sauna, train on June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Soooo…where did I leave off? Oh yes, we’d just gotten onto the train to Jakobstad. When we got on, I immediately thought of Amtrak, as that’s the only train line I’ve been on. But after all of four minutes on the train, I found differences. First, the Finnish trains leave on time. EXACTLY on [...]
Excited/Scared of Finland?!?!
Posted in Getting Ready, tagged bastu, culture, customs, excited, Finland, manners, quotes, sauna, scared, speak, Swedish on June 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Michael; being the amazing, wonderful man he is; sent me a site regarding Finnish culture. He is such a beautiful person for sending me this, but I am, in turn, also very scared. If you care to check my upcoming verbal vomit, here’s the original site. All quotes from the linked site are stated within [...]
