We left Israel very early and landed in Rovaniemi, Finland at noon. All the passengers on the plane were Israelis (except for 2 Finns who came to see soccer matches - apparently the Finns were playing against Israel and the Ukraines). There are 5 groups traveling in parallel - 2 groups of doctors, a photography school and a couple of other groups.
It's a very nice & sunny day here today - the temps. are just above freezing but the winds are gusty and that of course makes things colder.
The first order of business was being outfitted in the "Arctic Center" - boots and socks, an overall, scarves, hats... A bit bulky but very comfortable. The overalls have zippers all along the legs so that one can change in & out without removing the boots which is very handy. And of course one needs to shed as much of the overall as possible whenever one enters the bus or a building.
After lunch we went for a lovely walk in the woods, crossed a bridge over a partially frozen river and arrived at a small hut where we got some warm berry juice and heard a story by a small campfire.
It will be an early night tonight to catch up on sleep and get ready for a day of snowmobile driving tomorrow!
Finland has an extensive network of webcams. http://www.rovaniemi.fi/layouts/rovaniemi/includes/360/lordi-aukio.asp?sek=10 has a view of the Lordi square which is about 200m away from our hotel!
More photos on https://picasaweb.google.com/ednawig/LaplandMarch2011?authkey=Gv1sRgCOnD-7j0wdDttgE#
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Cool! Tartei mashma.
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