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Finland/2007
Japan to Finland

Levi
Levi Ski Resort(1)
Reindeer farm
Husky park
Levi Ski Resort(2)
Hotel & town
- Hotel,Pub
- Restaurant
- TV & newpaper
- Experiment(?)
- Wine shop

Rovaniemi
Hotel & town
Museum
Santa Claus Village
Ounasvaara hill
Town & Restaurant
Moi Moi Tour
Husky park

Mikkeli
Helsinki
Homestay
- Finnish Forest
- Joulutortu
- Horse riding
- Sauna
- Wine shop

Helsinki
Accommodation
- Tamppeliaukio
- Sibelius Park
- Helsinki city
- Old Market Hall
- Uspenski cathedral

Finland to Japan

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After a 10-minute ride, we were right back where we started.
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The other reindeers had big horns and brown fur. They looked like real reindeers. My white reindeer looked very cute, but it was...more like goat!

We were served hot drinks at one of the buildings in the farm.

Though it was snowing on and off outside, it was quite warm in the room. I couldn't wear my clothes there.
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My tour guide. She was very friendly.

left:
Reindeer farmer in the traditional Saami costume. Sammi are people who live at Lapland(the northern regions of Scandinavia) for at least over 2000 years.

right:
Saami native costumes. The costume on the left was for a female and the costume on the right was for a male. The base is a blue texture and it is decorated with colorful patterns. I heard that the patterns differed according to the place where people live.

You can also enjoyed a husky sled and kick sledging in the village. ...By the way, what is kick sledging like?

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Though it was just a 2-hour excursion, the tour van was completely frozen up!

right:
Because I had a booking for a husky excursion the next day, I went back to my hotel with this suit on. It kept me quite warm on the way back. The problem was I looked like a badket worm!

When I went back to my hotel, the snow stopped. But the sky was still covered with deep gray clouds. However I had good thermal clothes on today and it seemed unlikely that I would be able to see the northern lights again tonight.

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