Lapland (Finland) Santa Trip - December 3rd - 6th 2017, Tara aged 7 years 7 months

Lapland Hotel Saaga - Yllasjarvi

Just arrived, time to sledge before dinner! It gets dark at 15:00 and stays dark until 10:00 the next day!!!

chillaxin in our in-room sauna

dinner - 8.50 a pint!

nice icicle

Reindeer sleigh ride in about -20 in the Artic circle

time for the Husky sleigh ride...

Husky sleigh ride...

Hot berry juice and a story from Santa's Elf.

back at the hotel with Finley

getting ready to go back out

exploring the slope from our patio

built a sledge run at the back of our room....

Making 'Snow Angels'.

travelator back to the top of the sledge run

Sledging with Finley

Aurora Borealis - The Northern Lights (need a better camera....)

Santa's House...

Sledging in -25 while waiting to see Santa..

The 'real' Santa!!..

Santa reading Tara's letter

Making ornaments with Elf 'Candy Cane'

local woodsman in a jumper in -25!!!

snowmobile ride in -25...

decorating cookies in the Elf's workshop

Hot berry juice to try to warm up!

on the coach with Finley

Gala dinner and Aladdin Panto

If the wind changes....

The gang - Tara, Angel and Finley.