3. the number of ticks i found on me yesterday after mushroom and berry picking in the woods all morning.
1. the number of poisonous snakes i almost stepped on at ina's cabin.
15. the number of 'tourist hot spots' ina and i visited in tampere during our 4 hours in the city.
102. ina's temperature yesterday.
4. the number of times i stalled the car driving around Turku trying to find an open pharmacy to buy her some medicine.
5. the number of euros spent on a new outfit from a finnish thrift store.. a truly divine experience.
8. the average number of times i get lost trying to go on runs around finnish towns.
10. the average number of courses in a finnish breakfast.
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| The cabin/cooking area we hiked into outside Jyvaskyla. |
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| With lovely Sorkkila by the lake. |
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Matilda berry picking the old-fashioned way, while Henkka
uses a new-fangled contraption. |
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| A mini sauna IN THE BATHROOM. Amazing. |
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| Textile museum in Tampere. Yay flannel pajamas! |
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| Random tourist shot with a gingerbread house. |
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| Another massive breakfast... |
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| Ina struck "Finnish Gold"! |
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| The fruits of our labour. |
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| View from Johanssen's Cabin. |
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Wineberries! And some other berry I have yet to identify that
looks like a miniature watermelon. |
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With Ina's Grandma, Linnea. She didn't know
any English, but kept trying to speak to me in
Swedish... she must've known it's in the blood. |
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Another INGENIOUS Finnish invention: a dish
drying rack in your cupboard. |
