Kemi, Finland

... . (It hadn't hurt.) Most people in the nightclub were quite fond of me, especially those who I had photographed dancing. A tourist in Kemi, Finland was a big deal. Kia and I slow-danced to Guns'N'Roses' "Don't Cry," which was a great end to the ...

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We took a trip north to Kemi to see the ice castle, Lumi Linna.  It was an amazing sight, as well as the frozen waters of the Gulf of Bothnia, which were being snowmobiled on.

... are doing. We made certain that they had everything they needed. I admire them for working hard and becoming self-sustaining in Finland. In the program they are they need to study the Finnish language six hours a day for two years before getting work. ...

On the 31st we (Steve, Judy, Maaret, Gunnar, and I) went to see Lumi Linna in Kemi- an Ice Palace that people can rent rooms at. It wasn't quite finished, so we didn't have to pay to see it, but that night, 40 people were going to stay in the ice hotel. ...