Lapland
A week in surprisingly warm Lapland was great.
One of many reindeer
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There was snow
The raindeer statue by the supermarket
The swing by the frozen lake in Akaslompolo
Snowshoe walking in a meter of snow
The queue for the ski lift
The pavements and bike lanes were well maintained
View over Akaslompolo
Our flat was in there
Mount Rushmore in one of the rooms of the ice hotel
Petra in the ice hotel
The bar had a Santorini theme
Good old Blighty. Notice the deformations.
Status from the Helsinki train station reproduced in ice
The Venetian sleeping lion in one of the bedrooms
An icy Venus de Milo
The northern lights
The northern lights
Hut in the middle of the woods. The toilet is at the back.
Dog sledding, which was great fun
Dog sledding
Cross country skier on the frozen lake
On the snowscooter
The gondola to the top of the fell
View on the top
Land of a thousand frozen lakes
Deliveries to the restaurant are done by snowscooter
Reindeer sledding
Reindeer sledding
Reindeer farm