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Snowcastle Hotel Ice Bar Kemi
2020年1月22日, フィンランド ⋅ 🌙 -4 °C
旅行者So cool. No pun intended
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旅行者 At first I thought .. wet butt , then I saw a sheepskin thingy ( could be a different animal )
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旅行者 That’s nice
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Snowcastle Ice Hotel Kemi
2020年1月22日, フィンランド ⋅ 🌙 -4 °C
旅行者Is this the one about 30 mins from Rovaniemi in Lapland ? Ours was Arctic Snow Hotel and there are also glass igloos . Are you staying the night ?
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Meaghan's TravelsThats the next one we went to. Stay tuned for the photos. Its a better one
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Meaghan's TravelsStayed in an igloo but no lights. We did do an electric snow mobile ride though. First in scandanavia apparently
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Kemi views
2020年1月22日, フィンランド ⋅ ☀️ -4 °C
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Icebreaker
2020年1月22日, フィンランド ⋅ 🌙 -4 °C
Awesome!!!!!

Plus the ice swimming was incredible!
Its like being in a flotation pool with abit of a chill.
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旅行者So were you breaking through the ice on it ? I’d have loved to have heard the crunching sound . You swam in this freezing water ? Photo photo photo !
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Meaghan's TravelsWe certainly did break the ice. Trying to get some of the group photos of the swimming
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Icebreaker views
2020年1月22日, フィンランド ⋅ ⛅ -3 °C
Margy WalshThe ice breaker wasreallysomething & Meaghan put on a dry suit & went into the ice cold water to float around
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Ice swimming
2020年1月22日, フィンランド ⋅ ⛅ -3 °C
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Icebreaker random
2020年1月22日, スウェーデン ⋅ 🌙 -6 °C
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Reindeers
2020年1月23日, フィンランド ⋅ ⛅ -10 °C
Big day today as we have a reindeer ride then santa claus village and finally a snow mobile ride!
So first the reindeer ride. Mum and I couldn't go together as we both couldn't fit in the sledge!

I put this down to my enormous puffa! But I did get to ride in the first sledge so that was pretty good. Must have had the strongest reindeer at the front!

Anyway a lovely ride through the forest then a hot drink and biscuits in front of a huge open fire then feeding the reindeers. Excellent morning.もっと詳しく
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Mary MaroskeYes you do have a big jacket 🤣🤣
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Meaghan's TravelsThey only had one size and it certainly could have been a few sizes smaller!!
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旅行者 Love it
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Reindeer relaxing
2020年1月23日, フィンランド ⋅ ⛅ -9 °C
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Reindeer close up
2020年1月23日, フィンランド ⋅ ⛅ -10 °C
and random scenery
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Finland forests
2020年1月23日, フィンランド ⋅ ☁️ -9 °C
Mary Maroske Great shot
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I met Santa Claus!
2020年1月23日, フィンランド ⋅ ☁️ -9 °C
But we only had half an hour to look around and then queue for about 30 minutes to get a very expensive poor quality photo with Santa.

Lots of shops so no time to have a good look.

But on the whole it was very commercial and Santa's house has outlets in it! The Russian experience was so much better so I recommend seeing Father Frost in eastern russia!

I was really looking forward to meeting Santa but the whole thing was too rushed. But I have my photo with Santa in an elf hat so what more could I ask for!!

We did get to send postcards from the Arctic Circle so that was cool.もっと詳しく
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Mary Maroske And you’ll get such a lot of wear out of it🤣🤣🤣
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Meaghan's Travels This is what being overheated in a long queue will do to you! I will wear it to my next Brisbane family event!
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旅行者Going through doorways could be a problem in that hat .
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Santa's home
2020年1月23日, フィンランド ⋅ ☁️ -9 °C
旅行者 It says marimekko ,not Santa lol
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Meaghan's Travels I know! Its disgustingly commercial! Santa lives in an outlet! So disappointing
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旅行者 Is this the final post for this trip ? I’ll miss it !
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Snow mobiling
2020年1月23日, フィンランド ⋅ ☁️ -8 °C
First time we snow mobiled was in Rovaniemi and it was on a diesel machine.
Second time was at the Arctic Snow Hotel and that was on an electric machine so very quiet but abit harder to steer.

Anyway they are alot of fun but surprisingly whether diesel or electric they are hard to steer. You basically have to put the pedal down and let the skis find the grooves.

So there is a midway stop where you have hot chocolate biscuits and sausages cooked over an open flame which is fun. One was in a tepee and the other in a timber hut.もっと詳しく
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旅行者I think you are brave .
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Mary MaroskeThat does look fun!
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Margy Walsh It was fun as long as your face was well covered did not want to end up with a sandpaper face like Canada
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Husky sled
2020年1月24日, フィンランド ⋅ 🌙 -4 °C
This was absolutely fantastic and a highlight of the tour. I had done a husky sled in Alaska but we merely went around in a circle on a glacier.

Here I drove the Huskies (six of them) through open fields and narrow pathways through the forrest.

Such a thrill. When you approach the huskies who are all set up they are madly barking as they know they are going to get a run. They love it. When they take off they go fast so you have to hold on tight and break abit.

As I took off I notice huskies on either side of me as the sled behind me wasn't breaking enough. Then those dogs behind started fighting and I freaked!

So I am screaming to the sled behind BREAK!
I am abit nervous around dogs I don't know so fighting huskies right behind me is a nightmare!

As they go they eat snow along the way to cool down. The two front dogs are the smartest as they choose the path based on the best terrain. Not surprisingly they are almost always female!
The middle dogs are usually teenagers who are still learning or the not so bright dogs who just run - these are predominantly male! No surprise there!
The back dogs are the strongest.

The dogs fight alot with each other but they don't attack humans.

They live in pairs unless they are psycho in which case they live on their own.

At this farm when the dogs retire they are looked after until they die. We went and visited them and they love the attention and a pat.もっと詳しく
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Mary Maroske Beautiful dogs. Did Margy go with you??
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旅行者You certainly are an action woman ! I’m very impressed.
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Meaghan's Travels Yes she was my passenger
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旅行者We did this too and it was a hoot ! Terrifying but fantastic ....I remember the barking and the excitement from the huskies ...when are you home ?
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Huskies
2020年1月24日, フィンランド ⋅ 🌙 -4 °C
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More huskies
2020年1月24日, フィンランド ⋅ ⛅ -4 °C
Mary Maroske Love that dog
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Margy Walsh The Huskies were lovely dogs note females are always leaders they are smarter & sensible the young males stupid fight with each other &van up set the whole thing the lead females try to restore order but a great ride well done Mushie Meaghan
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Husky solace
2020年1月24日, フィンランド ⋅ ☀️ -5 °C
Margy WalshWhat a beautiful shot that lovely husky he looks so prentice what is he thinking about?
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Snow Trees
2020年1月24日, フィンランド ⋅ 🌙 -7 °C
Am obsessed with snow covered trees!
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Snow Arctic Hotel, Sinetta
2020年1月24日, フィンランド ⋅ 🌙 -8 °C
We stayed in a glass domed igloo here. But there was hardly any lighting in the igloo so we were fumbling around in the dark. And of course we didn't see the illusive northern lights.
The indoor restaurant was pretty good though.
Only one night here so the whole thing was abit of a blur as we arrived when it was dark.

I thought the ice hotel here was the best one I went to on this trip. More intimate and the sculptures more elegant.もっと詳しく
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Our igloo
2020年1月24日, フィンランド ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
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Sami artwork
2020年1月25日, ノルウェー ⋅ ⛅ -11 °C
Margy Walsh I loved this art work
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Margy Walsh Wonderful owl
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旅行者I confess I hadn’t heard of Sami Art .. had to google .
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Mary Maroske Yes beautiful owls in Norway. We did the Sami cultural floor at a couple of museums in Norway. Fascinating culture but language is dying out
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Breaking news - Rudolph
2020年1月25日, ノルウェー ⋅ ⛅ -12 °C
We killed him as we left Finland going into Norway! He ran out on the road in front of the bus which hit him in the stomach. He then went right under the bus and ended up on the side of the road.

The bus driver saved our lives as it was a huge reindeer and there was a very loud noise as the bus hit it. He kept the bus steady on the ice and kept it from flipping. Scary.

The driver was abit shaky and had to take some time to steady himself before we set off again.

This was his first reindeer hit.

In Finland if you kill a reindeer the law is that you look at its marking and notify the police who then notify the owner. Insurance covers all killed reindeer. They are allowed to roam free so road kills happen.

The police and the owner were going to come straight away and collect it.

Bit like our kangaroo road kills - I hit one once and the car was wreaked but the kangaroo hopped off without a worry.

The tour guide was funny as she said it would have been killed anyway for meat.

Then the bus hit a large white bird so it really became the killing bus, or the suicide bus depending on how you look at it.

Then guess what was for dinner?! Yes reindeer!もっと詳しく
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Margy Walsh It’s all taped up now till we get to a larger town
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Margy Walsh He did a good job with the tape
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Margy Walsh Long live Igor
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Honningsvag
2020年1月26日, ノルウェー ⋅ ☁️ -5 °C
Ok so no snow down south and up north we have blizzards and avalanches so the road to the north cape is closed which is a shame.

The north cape is the northern most part of europe that you can reach by road. In summer it is often covered in clouds so it can be a tricky place to see.

Its only been open 12 days this winter and a group of Australians and staff were snowed in for 4 days last week. Apparently they always have enough food for a month.

In bad weather the road to the towns and homes up north operate in a convoy with a snowplough in front and an end truck and they go twice a day depending on the weather.

The road is icy and combined with the wind and the sun setting at about 1.30pm its a slow and dangerous drive. Its one of the most dangerous roads in the world which is why you can only travel in a convoy in bad weather.

So with the north cape road closed we were stuck in Nordkapp for a while and because the lady who runs the only shop knew we were coming through she opened the shop and was ready for us. Good commercial move as trapped people shop and eat!

We had to wait to see if the convoy would operate to Honningsvag where our hotel is.

So after a couple of hours the convoy set off and it was the most beautiful drive.

Then once we arrived we went for an afternoon stroll in the dark around the deserted town. On weekends the nords stay inside and all the shops are closed on sundays. The sun rises about 9.30am and sets around 1.30pm.

And its Australia day.もっと詳しく
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Mary Maroske They love their trolls!
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Mary Maroske Sooo expensive 😱
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Mary Maroske Wow- what an experience!
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On the road
2020年1月26日, ノルウェー ⋅ ☁️ -6 °C
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