The Last Day

We were up and about at 3:00 a.m. to catch our plane out of Rovaniemi. As we were pulling into the airport, we were greeted with this wonderful memory.

Once we were in Helsinki, a group of us had to remain there since the connection was too tight. After checking into the Hilton, Susan, Elaine, Brianna, and I headed downtown to see what we could see. We learned how to use the train from the airport to the rail station and back (and we made sure not to sit next to anyone if we could avoid it, as we were told to do), we went into Stockman's and saw the most amazing display of chairs, and we found a Robert's Coffee so I could have one more chai. The others agreed it was pretty good, too. Then we returned to the hotel, had dinner, and the next morning we left for the airport.

Our flight was very smooth, but between slow baggage claim, clogged security, and a close connection, we had to stay in Dallas until the next flight. We ran into Elaine who had a long layover and we had a drink and some chips. Each beer was $16 - wow - so drinks and dip was nearly $100 - and I just had water! Then we were off for home. It was a wonderful trip, and I would love to go back. Maybe sometime!