| Title | Photo at 66° 7′ 33.62″ N 29° 13′ 18.28″ E |
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| Source | Panoramio image ID 17523459 |
| Date | 02 Jan 2009 16:11:07 |
| Original size | 1000 x 750 |
| Retrieved from source on | 08 Jul 2012 23:02:47 (UTC) |
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Photo at 66° 7′ 33.62″ N 29° 13′ 18.28″ E
As an unexpected bonus, we passed by a reindeer farm, where I could see the only specimens of these gentle beasts of my trip. They didn't look too "genki" (Japanese for "in good form" or something), a…
Photo at 66° 7′ 25.11″ N 29° 13′ 49.80″ E
Already in Ruka (ski resort nearby Kuusamo) in the geographical Lapland area (although not politically speaking), we went for a few hours of Finnish "ski", which means "cross-country". Being Spanish,
I guess that you may get the opportunity to ride one of these sludges if you come early in the day.
You can find reindeer meet all over Finland, but it's obviously more typical and cheaper in the North. I was lucky enough for my friends to cook it up for me !
One more first for me: best-ever clothes drying machine. They are quite bulky, but they actually work pretty well, which isn't something I can say of most drying machines I've seen before.
Photo at 66° 7′ 16.36″ N 29° 13′ 55.98″ E
I won't show you how I managed to break a stick, but in the end I was good enough to go for about 10 to 15Km, and I can tell you that it was well worth the effort. Sure it's more like flat-hiking than…
Photo at 66° 7′ 50.40″ N 29° 14′ 0.60″ E
Photo at 66° 7′ 50.40″ N 29° 14′ 1.20″ E
Photo at 66° 7′ 50.40″ N 29° 14′ 1.20″ E
Photo at 66° 7′ 50.40″ N 29° 14′ 1.80″ E
Photo at 66° 7′ 50.40″ N 29° 14′ 1.80″ E
Photo at 66° 7′ 50.40″ N 29° 14′ 1.80″ E
Most reindeer in the farm where fighting hard to get the last bits of grass around, but I found this one to be the smartest one: why bother so much about grass when you can have as many pine-trees as
Photo at 66° 7′ 54.00″ N 29° 13′ 55.80″ E
Photo at 66° 7′ 54.00″ N 29° 13′ 55.80″ E
Photo at 66° 7′ 54.00″ N 29° 13′ 55.80″ E
There was a small coffee-shop as well, where you could take your own pelt to keep your chair warm. I rather have fun with the living beasts, but I still have leather wear and it beef so ...
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| Country | Finland |