Municipal Hall in Tampere
Pretty building in Tampere
Finland has a lot of lakes...
My curly haired Finnish twin, Piia
Commandeering my own boat, duhhh
Discussing nature with Leila, Leevi's mom
Near Swan Lake with Leevi (note the swans!)
In a park in Hameenlinna, overlooking more LAKES and FORESTS!
Climbing down to the bear cave !!
With the bear family ...
Learning about picking wild mushrooms
Showing off our bounty !
Inside, enjoying some hot tea and coffee and AMAZING apple cake. AMAZING cake. Leila you are a cooking goddess!!!!!!!!!!!
In a tunnel at Suomenlinna, a fortress on an island outside of Helsinki
Don't fall off the cliff Leevi! You're so close to the edge on both sides!
More shots from Suomenlinna...
In a cafe in Helsinki, getting ready for Rosh Hashanah by eating "round bread"
Leevi's snack...really big cinnamon roll
Leevi, Mikko and I celebrating Rosh Hashannah, with candles, round bread, apples and honey, and also a CROCODILE! When in Finland...
THANKS and BIG HUGS to Leevi, Leila, and Mikko for being SUCH AMAZING hosts!!!!!!! I can't overstate that enough ....
xoxoxoxox
Samantha
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