14.12.-16.12.2009 - Arctic Circle, Santa Claus and a cat named Hitler I was in Rovaniemi! "Watt?" Will think now agree. And then comes the explanation:
Rovaniemi is the capital of Finnish Lapland, located almost exactly on the Arctic Circle. Why was I there? Frankly mainly because I wanted to see the northern lights. I will not talk to you but now that it did not work. I've caught a bad time ..
But now the story from the beginning!
Am 13.12. went off the preparations, there were cookies for the ride and as a gift for the "host family" baked. But what makes a student without a rolling pin and cookie cutter, if he wants to bake cookies? True, he takes a vodka bottle and plastic vodka glasses! This looks at the end like this:
This made so Cinamon Cookies with chocolate filling and butter cookies with strawberry jam filling.
Am 14.12. then went first to the university to the last presentation. Here is a small module about the University, which has nothing to do with the trip, but still worth mentioning.
In services marketing, the person I due to insufficient Concentration'm so screwed it, I got the repeat test, a 5! I'm so happy, I'd been so angry at the 2! Now some are thinking: "... As Moooment something wrong!" But no, that's all DIR so happy about Kaja 'ne 5th Yes because in Finland the other way notes are: 5 = Excellent
4 = Very good 3 = Good 2 = Satisfactory
1 = Adequate
0 = Failing
it checks out. So that was my last exam in Finland and in general, only now there is the business plan, the internship report and the Bachelor thesis and then FINITO! And then it goes from the master study in Helsinki when everything works.
Back to travel.
went to the University then at 12:00 clock on the train from Oulu to switch. However, the train stopped and stood there in Oulainen first 45 minutes. And was cold and dark. Why? Because the locomotive was first broken and a new one was needed! Why was the connecting train in Oulu (which is about an hour away from Oulainen) already gone, and we went by bus. At 20:15 clock then it started to snow! Just for the German movie:)
Finally arrived in Rovaniemi, the Gastmuddi us has picked up the car because there was problems with the window. She opened it and then it was no longer! So we are at -22 ° C first cuddly for a little while through the area down and then we went to last. In the middle of Rovaniemi were then the first time two reindeer on the road and have looked stupid. The creatures are so completely cute! Anyway, it went to Saari-kama, a "neighborhood" of Rovaniemi. Here in Finland that is also all villages and towns were merged, that is one of a village which is 40km away from the city, even as a city. Anyway, we were
then at home, it looked like this:
living room:
living room (including feet from Papa):
kitchen
The how it was important to see what you need. Was asleep in the living room.
over the cookies they have been pleased and there was then also for dinner. And of course, other stuff;) What was really strange though: The family sits down together at the kitchen table and sings a song together before supper there. Crazy Finns.
At this point I would like to explain, like the third part of today's headline. The Gastmuddi, it is the way Taina, and said: "Guess how the cat is, and I watch you on his nose!" We just looked stupid. No idea. See for yourself:
said her daughter, the cat looks like Hitler with the black nose, so the poor thing is now so! : D
So then came the actual visit: Am 15.12. went from there to the Arctic Circle to the Santa Claus Village!
I've actually seen the Father Christmas, talk to him and hugged him: D He's full of great, I'm thrilled! Kristin and I told him that you wish for snow because he thought that the wish for all: D Well, where he is right ..
away from the entrance to the Santa room is full of crazy! A dark corridor with all sorts of strange things on the walls. I believe it was called "path of secrets." Sorry because you could take any pictures, but in the middle of a giant clock with gears and all, it was the trimmings. It was kinda creepy and cool at the same time.
I then have a photo taken with Santa Claus, that was expensive, but I'm happy about it. And I can tell the children of my brother at some point that I've met Santa Claus when I was young: D (because I do not even own kids because then have to serve his).
the bag and cover photo of Santa Claus photo, a candle holder and a Finnish flag for your pocket. A few little souvenirs but should be with.
The Santa Claus village itself consists else from starting many souvenir shops, restaurants, a Weihnachtsmannpolarkreispostfilliale where there is a post of its own temple, a giant ice chute and an ice bar. But all totally expensive .. Finland flag was just my cheap, costing anywhere else 5 euros, I got it for 2,50 €:)
I'll have a video made by the way again, and for all, that I do not communicate normally with Skype, have I also take time out look.
Yes, when Santa Claus was also pretty cold, 21 ° C has shown the thermometer
We are back in The city had first down and hunger. And, well, we are students, that is where it went? Exactly, to McDonald's. But not to ANY McDoof, no, the northernmost McDoof the world!
Then we looked at the Arktikum, a huge museum in which there are several exhibition rooms on the life of the Arctic Circle and is in the Arctic peoples living, explanations of the origin of northern lights, environmental equipment, and much more .
So the day passed in Rovaniemi so very exciting, now at -25 ° C. It occurred to me before but not nearly as cold, on the contrary, I'm in Tampere froze at -5 ° C more than in Rovaniemi. Thanks to my pants, without her I probably would have been lost.
But let's face it: If you eingefrohren schonmal a handkerchief? That was strange! In the end I looked like a frozen chicken, the scarf and my hair was frozen at:
more thing about the weather: Sunrise and sunset was around 10:00 clock around 14:30 clock. So much of the day you do not here. In Tampere, it's not very much different.
Today we went back, there was fortunately a direct connection from Rovaniemi to Tampere. The return trip took only 8 hours, the journey there was much worse with 9 1 / 2 hours.
All in all I liked the trip very well, I'm just a bit sad that we have not seen the northern lights. But maybe I can still see that in Tampere, which happens rarely, but it is not impossible. Especially at these temperatures: -20 ° C. There are also
What, however, noticed today: Neither here nor in Lapland in Western Finland / Pirkanmaa there are windmills. I somehow find good, those things always look like this hässlig.
Lapland was really a great experience, but if I go high wiedermal, I want to experience the North Cape and -50 ° C! This is so one of my life's journey and experience goals. Nature in Lappland is so impressive, seemingly infinitely while working through the ice and snow all fragile Sun Beautiful!
In the summer I would also like to once again up because it's the total opposite. Although it is only 20 ° C warm, at least in most of Rovaniemi, but it feels much warmer. Or so says Taina.
I'm excited to see where my next journey leads me, and until then I wish you much fun with the gallery of recent days:
http://pics.livejournal.com/awful_average/gallery/00058bc9 First