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Happy steps in Finland
Finland, being one of the members of the Schengen states was easier for us (Dad, Mom, cutie sis, baby C and me) to travel from Czech Republic without needing a visa. Since it’s where my big sis is based with her family, going there from Prague was an idea we were toying about and we’re glad to have finally visited this part of Northern Europe.
While waiting for my big sis and niece to meet us at the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, we toured a bit of the Arrivals Hall, changed some Czech Crowns to Euros, browsed over the maps and brochures we got at the information rack and took some photos. While looking at the people around, I can’t help but smile and tell myself it’s another different world.
Big sis lives in Pori which is about 242 kilometers from Helsinki, so we had to take the evening bus going there. We left the airport at about 7:40 PM and arrived in Pori at almost midnight! The most interesting part was that the sun was just about to set that time, thus throughout the bus trip, we had a great view of the scenery of trees and lakes with the sun still shining bright even when it was already late in the evening.
Stepping out of the bus, I felt the cold wind as we waited for big sis’ hubby to fetch us at the bus stop. Yup, this girl from the tropics will have to get used to the cold outdoors (even if it’s summer here) plus the interesting schedule of midnight sunsets and early sunrises which for me is just simply amazing!
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The sun at midnight? That has to be one of the most interesting things. I have read about it always and also from this blog. However, I guess I would not know how it feels unless I am going through it myself. Hope that you have a fantastic time with your family!
Posted by BK on July 7 2008 @ 11:08 am
Hi Te CY
Every time i visit your happysteps, i find it nice to surf at. Just like CY, so colorful and i can learn many things from your site. Keep it up! Regards to all… God bless you too!
Posted by mayang on July 7 2008 @ 8:43 pm
[...] It’s so unbelievable that we can set foot on these parts of the globe, and I take this as an immense blessing for us, for which we are so very thankful to our Lord God Almighty! With the cam in hand, how I wanted to just click and click, if only to document our coming to this far-off area of the Nordic Region. Carey has already written about our trip to Pori, so may I share it with you here. [...]
Posted by the lighter side » Now Here in the Land of the Midnight Sun on July 10 2008 @ 6:40 am
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