Sunday, January 5, 2014

2014-6 Finland : Rovaniemi from Helsinki by Coach- Many "FIRSTS" experience..Santa Sports Hotel & Santa Claus Village

Rovaniemi - about 300km north of Helsinki...by domestic flight ...one hour...

First time : Using Auto print check in luggage...

First time : Seeing a mid size dog just on leash boarding this domestic plane...it was a priority "Client" too...went in first before the humans! (Apparently need to buy a ticket too - discounted)

First time : Staying in a really sports hotel called "Santa Sports Hotel " in this small town...
First time : Doing so many sports activities in this indoor hotel...( no choice...daylight is so short of less than 3 hours and it did not even appeared as daylight but like dusk!)

...SO WE JOGGED In the mornings...

...improved our bowling scores..one hour about E10 + Shoes E2

...and we played badminton...
and I tried my first kick boxing attempt!


...and John had a good time at the fully equipped gym and I had good swim in the pool with the massage water therapy!

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VISIT TO SANTA VILLAGE...WHERE SANTA SUPPOSEDLY LIVES?

FIRST TIME  : seeing a giant snowman!
PLS LISTEN TO THIS SONG IN "FROZEN"..DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A SNOWMAN?...from the latest 53rd Disney movie just launched in Nov 2013!


FIRST TIME : SIGHTING THE REINDEER With broken antlers :(



FIRST TIME : Entering into the teepee..like a tent to keep warm in winter..



First time : Seeing skinned foxes sold at E140 each !
Not the first time seeing huskies at work...


But First time seeing one working husky up in the same coach from Rovaniemi travelling to Saareiselka!
Well trained dog...Very Kuai...
No santa claus, no elves sighting :)


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Saying bye bye to Rovaniemi, we took a coach E50 to Saareiselka...what an experience here! Distance about 250km and about 4 hour coach...
But guessed what happened?

The coach broke down soon after ten minutes it departed from bus station...
A second coach was called...but it was smaller!
So due to overflow, about 6 passengers including poor John had to stand!
Quite a horror to think that they have to stand for next 4 hours?
No seat belts? John sat behind the coach on the steps :Phew!!
But thank God after 1 hour and 45 min, some passengers alighted at the next town...
and so John sat down at last...poor 
thing! No compensation :(

What an experience!!!



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