On the 3rd morning, I went up to the restaurant on the 2nd floor for breakfast.
Like last morning, noisy Japanese tourists were there. Then I heard.....
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"We were so happy to see Aurora/Northern Lights!!" "We were
so glad to see very nice ones!!"
"They were so beautiful!!" "It was a little cloudy but we
saw them moving behind the clouds!!"
HOW ANNOYING!!
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But!! As I'm a happy-go-lucky guy, my mood recovered after many meatballs
later. Haha!!
After the breakfast, I started skiing!!
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● Point ①:Velhon Kota
The 1st rest point
This Kota doesn't have lots of kind of sweets, but it's a cafe
with one of the best Lappish mood, so I go there every year.
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The wooden chairs and desks with the warmth of the locals,
candles, and a fire place...... All is perfect!!
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Cinnamon Roll : One of the most famous sweets in Finland
The most commonly available pastry at every cafe in Finland
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● Route②
After the break, while I was heading for Lousu Lake (point③),
The cloud got thiner and thiner, and the sun started to shine.
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About Time!!
It was great to have the sunny sky, but the trail here was difficult..... |
After I skied down from point①, I hit a flat trail, which continued as far as I could see.
I almost shouted, "Where are you continuing to!?!?!?!"
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One of the fun things about cross-country skiing is to enjoy many kind of sceeneries,
but the trail like the picture above continued about 2hours and really made me bored.....
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● Point ③:Luosu Lake
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Completing the longest boring trail eve; route②, I managed to get to Lousu Lake; my final distination.
5 years ago, I took a local bus tour for Aurora/Northern Lights, and went
there for the 1st time in my life. |
I remembered that I took some pictures of not only Aurora/Northern Lights but also trees and huts,
thinking the structure of photos there. And I also saw Aurora/Northern Lights on tha frozen lake.
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The cafe, which I used to warm myself up while I was waiting
for Aurora/Northern Lights 5 years ago, was still there!!
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Long time no see!! Nothing has been changed!!
5 years ago, It took one hour to get there by bus, but it took 3 hours
cross-country skiing
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this time. I can't believe that I could make it there cross-country skiing
To be continued!! |