Finland/Estonia Trip '21

Finland

The hotel restaurant in Lapland

Blitzen

Chilling with Blitzen

Sadly he didn’t fly us around

Nothing like 6 pm in the arctic circle

Dasher

Our view of the Northern Lights…stupid clouds

Snow in Lapland

This is at 10 am.

Dog sledding

Proof that we are driving the sled

Stationary shot

Over the river and through the woods

Friendly dogs, well to humans

Time to hit the warming tent

Friendly dogs

Puppies

Doghouse

“Wild” reindeer

The igloos

The hotel

The woods

Reindeer statue

Selfie

Santa’s house

Santa’s House

Lighted bridge

Outside Santa’s house

Outside our igloo

Most daylight of the trip

The woods

Cathedral in Helsinki

Xmas Market in Helsinki

Building in Helsinki

How do you pronounce that?

Going to eat bear and reindeer

Inside the Rock Church

Outside the Rock Church

Estonia

The streets of old town in Tallinn

Tallinn Christmas Market

Selfie at the market

This would be Ellie’s favorite coffee shop/bar

Old Town photos

Tallinn Cathedral

Selfie

Powder Tower

Alicia in front of the cathedral

Castle wall

So cold that Death is frozen

Government Building

Old Town buildings

Tallinn Church

Tiny building

Overlooking Old Town Tallinn

Random church

Industrial plant on the water

Pohjala Brewery

Barrels at the brewery

The tap room

Barely silos?

The old town wall

The Christmas market

Streets of Tallinn

Georgian food for dinner….so good

I’m pretty sure this Speak-Easy gave me Covid, the unexpected souvenir

Barrels at the brewery

Texas is everywhere; even in Tallinn