Hotel Aakenus Rovaniemi

This is our frist of many night trains accross Europe.<br>We Leave Helsinki on the 9th and get into Rovaniemi very early on the 10th<br><br>We should have a fun packed Day in Rovaniemi. looking to do some arctic rally driving. and other male bonding activities.<br>

... work out cheaper per drink than beers. Beer and cider can be bought from supermarkets, but only before 8pm, and wine and spirits can only be sold by government controlled liquor shops which close at 5pm on week days, and 2pm on weekends.<br>A bottle of beer in a shop costs around NZ$10 each, and premixed drinks are about the same.<br><br>-When buying a bottle of soft drink from a shop, you actually pay a bit more (I ...

... Nende lahtiharutamine võtab rohkete vabanduste saatel päris tükk aega. Hirmus palju kohalikke suurte seljakottidega. Korraks tundub, et olen ainus välismaalane, aga siis kostab koridorist ka inglisekeelset rõõmustamist Tamperesse jõudmise üle. Rovaniemis on vastikult külm. Tabloo näitab pluss seitse. Vähevõitu. Saabuvate autorongide peatuspaiga juurde koguneb inimesi, aga kuna meie rongi sabas tilpnenud käru juures veel elumärke näha ei ole, otsustan ...

We rather annoyingly got up early this morning so we could catch the bus to Ranua Zoo, only to discover that the bus only left at 11:00. So Megan filled in the extra time shopping. The zoo was an hour and half away by bus, and with the sun setting by 3pm, we were worried about how worthwhile the trip was, but were assured that two hours would be enough to see the animals. We are really beginning to feel like we are the only tourists around, as there were only two other ...

until moving to finland, i had never heard of this particular art form, but oh how beautiful it is! perfectly suited to the cold dark winters of finland. the basic idea is that large sculptures and figures are created out of various flammable ...

... you munch your veggie burger or makkara (finnish sausage) and fries. last weekend erika and i had a flatwarming party at our place, the theme was creating a rainbow, everyone was supposed to come dressed all in one colour. i was green ;). you may notice the irony that at some point during the night i decided to test the black and white feature on my camera and then never switched it off... one of the highlights of ...

... fold laundry, per say. It is what the HAVING of that time allows me - space. Space to think, really think things through in their own time, rather than in the hurried small scraps of time that I manage to squeeze into my day in Canada. There is so much more freedom to create my own schedule and find my own rhythm here. Because it is so much more self-motivated and driven, I think the Finnish education system sets up the possibility of real learning much better than the more ...

... get everything in the car to drive. My bag was more heavy with the tent and food. The drive to Rovaniemi was 193km which we did in about a little more than 2h arriving by the end of noon time. We went directly to Santa's Arctic village to visit and there to cross officially the Arctic circle which is mark on the ground. I got a postcard to send to my parents there. Took some pictures and visit around and got ...

... finland in the fall, at least for a few more months... i received one of these "You know you've been in Finland too long, when..." emails the other day, here are the points that i related to after 5 or so months... 1. You rummage through your plastic bag collection to see which ones you should keep to take to the store and which can be sacrificed to garbage. (but then, i always did this, didn't i? i also rummage through the recycle bins ...

... able to download photos, i'll post some! the vegetation and wildlife are very similar to canada's norther boreal forest, which makes me very happy, as you all know how much i love our trees and squirrels! so the basics... i am living very near the university (a 5min walk, which is good since i am still looking for an affordable good bike), in a 3 bedroom flat with Galia, a woman from Kyrgystan who is in her second year of the same programme as me, and Laura, a ...