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Each years we try and do something a little better for my daughter, this years its lapland( dont know how we will get better than this though) , she is currently 5 1/2 and these are special times as she still believes.
Has anybody else been as I not sure what to expect, except its going to be very cold.
I will post a few pictures on my return. If I dont speak to you all before the day , Im wishing you all a very Happy Christmas.
Wow lapland - a great place. But in the winter it's not so nice - too unfriendly, harsh weather. You should bring a fishing pole and go ice fishing :san_grin:
Have a nice trip in Lappland Shadeswolf! Btw where are you guys staying there?Lappland is a big area and has lots of very different activities.If nothing else try the traditional Saami food like Poronkäristys = Reindeer stew or local fish dishes. I hope you enjoy the experience.:san_smiley:
Edit: And becouse you have the little one with you,i suggest you visit the Santa Park in Rovaniemi.
I`m hoping you are aware that you and thousands of other brits are slowing down Norwegian flights by about 15 mins, ShadesWolf. :san_angry:
j/k of course, but you actually are
Have a nice trip. :san_smiley:
Expect alot of forest :san_grin: and snow... and snow.
Nah, it's unfriendly during the summer - the notorious Lappish mosquitoes, you see. In winter it's just cold. And snowy. Possibly windy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sjakihata
Have fun in Lapland, ShadesWolf :san_smiley:
Try to learn & decipher the Barbarian tongue they speak there :san_laugh: (j/k to all the Finns here :san_cheesy: ), but seriously, brushing up on a bit of Finnish isn't a bad idea to communicate with the natives. Try the BBC Language website. :san_cheesy:
Do you mean Saami or Suomi, SilverKnight?
AFAIK Lappland is still in Sweden :san_tongue:
Pack warmly and see if you can find a nice dogsleed to ride in :san_cheesy:
Wrap up warm and I hope you and your family have a good time and Christmas SW. :san_smiley:
Yup, all I can say is wrap up warmly, and have fun!
Thankyou all for the nice words.
My daughter is really looking forward to it.
We have all our thermals etc, so we are well prepared.
Hope u all have a nice Christmas.
It's not that cold right now, only about 10 degrees Centigrade.
Shadeswolf:
I take my hat off to you. When I have kids I'll try to do similar things.
Damm I wanted to do Lapland as well. I don't think I'll go though too much work. Have a great time. Take ski wear !
gah! Lapland! sounds wonderful! have a great time...all these people going to interesting places in the xmas season.. jamaica...brazil...lapland... should have got something organised...
Correct me if I'm wrong, but there are Saami in Lapland, aren't there?Quote:
Originally Posted by Snowhobbit
I can't help it. Must post this.
http://www.samsungexplore.com/playin...dar/day19.html
Yes, that is the language I am referring to :san_cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by NeonGod
Finland got a region known as Lapland (Lappi) too. Considering the age of ShadesWolf's daughter I'm guessing it's the Finnish side. :san_wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Snowhobbit
Parts of the population is Saami yes. Laps is an older word for Saami. Lapland can refer to the entire area were Saami have traditionally lived too.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeonGod
SilverKnight, Saami (spoken by the Saami) and Suomi (Finnish) is two different languages. :san_tongue:
I'm guessing that it was Suomi you were refering to.
Best greetings from the only Saami on the .org :san_grin:
Better than Lappland is to say Sapmi as we Saamis say ourselves.
Not sure of which country you are going to since Sapmi stretches
from Norway, Sweden, Finland all the way to Russia. Anyway you
should try the dried reindeer's tongue in a hot cup of coffee :san_wink:
Have a good Christams SW, from what I've heard the Laps are really friendly people, but they dont use many words I've heard. :san_grin:
OK im back, Hope u all had a nice christmas. Lapland was excellent. It suprised me how quick it got dark and how the temp dropped after dusk, Only about 4-6 hours of daylight. I couldnt believe how well organised it was and how friendly the people were. All spoke excellent English which really surprised me.
Anyway some pictures as promised
http://www.shadesmtw.com/picture1.jpg
http://www.shadesmtw.com/picture2.jpg
http://www.shadesmtw.com/picture3.jpg
http://www.shadesmtw.com/picture4.jpg
http://www.shadesmtw.com/picture5.jpg
http://www.shadesmtw.com/picture6.jpg
http://www.shadesmtw.com/picture7.jpg
Nice. It looks like you had a great time. :happyg:
We Swedes are a very educated people! :gring:Quote:
Originally Posted by ShadesWolf
~;p Those yellow vests you can see on the first picture have Villi Pohjola-logo on them. So they must have been in finnish side.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lazul
Yes we were on the finnish side.
Blast!... oh well, good to hear you had a good time! :winkg:
Looks like you had a good time. The snow looks great, too. I wish it snowed like that more often here.
The snow was excellent, Ive never seen quite so much of it. While we were there it was constant, and the Fins just get on with their daily life and ignore it. It was strange coming back to the UK and having none here, and knowing what happens when we recieve a few inches.
At least I ignore it this winter because there is so little of it! I have never seen december whit less snow.Quote:
Originally Posted by ShadesWolf