Suomi…land of lakes and sauna

     Flying into Helsinki, is always a memorable experience.  It reminds us of how much we miss the boreal forests of Northern Ontario.  Even though it’s a large city, Helsinki is surrounded by trees, not only on the outskirt but also within its limits. Since most of our week was spent with family and friends, I thought I would create a video with some of the photographs we took.  I haven’t asked anyone’s permission to use their photos because I’ve made sure to unlist the video which means that unless you have the URL from this blog, you can’t access it. So, I please ask that you do not publicly share it, either.

     One last thing about this trip, that I would like to share.  For the first time in many years, I had the opportunity to sit by the window, on the plane ride back to Frankfurt (the closest major airport).  If you haven’t flown into Europe, this may be difficult to visualize, and I really wish that I had taken a photo but the view on this flight was awesome.  As we started our decent, the clouds were so thick and fluffy, it felt like you could just jump into them and they would envelop you, then under the clouds, the landscape was like a patchwork quilt of different shades of green and brown surrounding villages that look tiny from this height.  As we kept descending,  there was a point when I felt like I was looking at a photo with the miniature setting on, it was very strange and then all of a sudden, we were in the city of Frankfurt.  I wish I could show you the pictures in my head!

     Enjoy!  Julie

                                                         Link:     Trip to Finland