| The 1st brakfast!! I love this!! Unfortunately, the lodge didn't offer the self-serve waffle during this stay. |
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Mitsuko said to me, "Akashotel (the affiliated lodge of Ylläskaltio）
still has it." But, there were many pieces of Swiss rolls with berry as NEW!! |
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It was really GOOD and made me forget the waffle in a flash. I can't remember how many pieces I ate during this trip. Lol!   |
------ Grocery Shopping ------ Because of the lost baggage, I had only my money, passport, cellphone, |
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and camera, and the other travell items were all in my missing suitcase,
so I had to make the minimum necessary preparations for my stay. |
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I firstly went to a supermarket. It was such a hard time to go freezing
outside wearing light clothes (just a pair of jeans, thin socks, sneakers, and down jacket...)  |
| ◎ Items for My Teeth Each room of the lodge has body wash and shampoo, but not any toothbrushes or toothpaste. So I had to get them. My mouth didn't feel good because |
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I hadn't been able to brush my teeth since I left my home in Japan. I picked a pretty tube of toothpaste with Moomin printed on |
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(It's for children! Haha!). It can be one of nice souvenir goods for Japanese children. And I also got mouthwash "LISTERIN." Good!!  |
◎ A Pair of Socks with Cold Protection They are MUST!!! Even though I'm wearing a pair of thick ski socks, my toes alwasy get numb firstly |
| when I'm Freezing outside scince I'm sensitive to cold. So It would be i ncrease of frostbite with just a pair of thin socks I was wearing. |
It cost 20 euros (about 2000 yen) and was very experiense compared to Japan. But I was glad to get it. Because I felt much more cozy and comfortable in it |
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than 2 layers of ski socks. On top of that, after getting back to Japan,
it's been really useful on cold days when I felt chilled to the bone. |
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And I can also use it when I climb up to Japan Alps in the future. "GUARANTEED WARMTH!!" Sounds reassuring!!  |
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----- Snow Fun Safaries ----- On the way back to the lodge, I stopped by at "Snow Fun Safaries" for renting the gears for ski.  |
| A young guy, one of staffs, remembered and greeted me with his good smile so that made everything much easier. |
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Lsat year, foot wear, jyacket, high-pants, mittones... I rented 4 items for 5days this year and it should have cost me 85 euros. But the guy said to me "50 euro" as his original service, like last year. |
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It didn't stop there, this time, in addition to the aforementioned, he gave me a touque (Of cauese, it was included in 50 euros). |
Lucky!! And I appriciated what he always do generously.  So, I'm ready!! Let's go!! To be continued!! |