Finland: The Long Trip
As I wrote in my last post, over the next couple of weeks my posts will take a different tack. Rather than writing about genealogy-related topics, I am going to show you a little of Finland, which is the homeland of some of my relatives (past and present).
So I’m taking a holiday to visit this beautiful part of a world, to see my relatives who I’ve come to know through emails and Facebook, and have briefly met some of them (but not all). So I have 2 weeks to enjoy their company, meet more relis, and discover the wonders of Finland!
My “trip of a lifetime” already is underway, and there’s so much I’ve seen (and photographed) already, and despite the fact that it took about 2 days, and 3 plane flights to get to Finland, it’s totally worth it … not that I ever doubted that. The place is beautiful, and my relatives have made me feel like one of the family.
My journey started in Adelaide (South Australia), then went to Singapore, then to Frankfurt (Germany) and finally to Helsinki (Finland). I had no dramas with any of the flights, either with any being delayed or cancelled, or with any issue on the plane. So that’s always a bonus!
But the trip getting there was an experience in itself, so before I get on to showing your Finland itself, let me share a few pics I took along the way.
all packed and waiting at the airport
not the biggest plane I’ve been on, but still BIG
one of a number of sculptures at Changi airport, Singapore
the Butterfly garden at Changi airport,Singapore was a must-visit
isn’t she pretty!
in Changi airport there’s one of these drinking fountains every few hundred metres … so you’ll never go thirsty
Singapore airport even has a cactus garden! Yes, truly!
these sculptures are beautiful, but I had to wait my turn to even take a photo, they’re that popular
and Singapore airport even had an orchid garden, complete with koi fish
I’m envious of the sunflowers in the “sunflower garden” at Changi airport, Singapore
I saw the sun rise at 4.15am over the Ukraine
Frankfurt airport, not the prettiest airport, but still it got me to where I had to go
Hello Finland … it’s SOOOOO green
tada … I made it!
my reli’s had this beautiful welcome message waiting for me in my room
another Welcome message
it’s tough … but this is the view from my room
Stay tuned for more pictures of my adventures in Finland.
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Great photos! Thanks for sharing!