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More amazing views of beautiful Iceland

28 Thursday Jul 2016

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Iceland is a place like no other.

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The landscape is just something you aren’t going to see anywhere else.

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It’s spacious.

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It goes on for miles.

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And all you see is more land.  That’s all.

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Beautiful

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We took one last look inside the crater – to see a different beauty.

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New Adventure: Iceland

23 Monday May 2016

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At the end of June 2015, our family was heading back home to the US from an amazing year living in Finland.  We decided that since our flight was going through Iceland, why not spend several days there.  Let’s just say, it was the right decision.  Iceland is amazing!  Join me on our journey to this amazing land.

It started with the bus ride to our airbnb home that we has rented.  Once you leave the airport, you know you have found a place that is unlike anywhere else you’ve ever been.

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The landscape is amazing.

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It’s breathtaking in many ways.

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The most common way to describe Iceland that I’ve heard and have used: It’s what you imagine it would be like to be on the moon.

 

 

Winter in the Finnish Forest

21 Wednesday Jan 2015

Posted by laceduplutheran in Finland, Travel

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One of my most favorite things about being in Finland is winter.  That’s right – winter in Finland.  It’s different from winter in the US – or at least the parts of the US I am most familiar with.

Winter in FinlandI don’t necessarily think that the difference has to do with the landscape though.  The US has some amazing landscapes.

Winter in FinlandI’ve been fortunate enough to have visited some of these.  They are truly amazing.  No, it’s something different from that.

Winter in FinlandIt’s not the fact that in the “dead” of winter, there is little sunlight either – although that is certainly a bit different.  The height of the sun on most days does go up very far in winter.

Winter in FinlandBut it’s not the sun that makes winter in Finland different either.

Winter in FinlandWhat makes winter in Finland different is the attitude about winter of the people here.  They look forward to the snow!  It brightens everything up.  It makes everything look and feel fresh.  It makes going outside enjoyable.  The people here look forward to skiing and ice skating outside among other activities.

Winter in FinlandYes, winter in Finland is different and better in many ways.  It of course comes with its own challenges, but for today, I’ll stick with the graces.

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