Monday, May 25, 2009

Helsinki

We just returned from a 2 week long trip. The second half of the trip was spent in Helsinki (the capital of Finland).

Here we are enjoying some lunch at a cafe in the downtown area of Helsinki.














Odin without socks enjoying the warm weather.














On a national holiday, we spent the day helping some friends plant potatoes, onions and garlic at their community garden. Dad helped till the land by hand while Mom watched Odin get VERY dirty!
















A short walk from our hotel brought us to a calm and relaxing botanical garden. Mom and Odin spent many hours walking around the garden while Dad worked.











We took an overnight ferry to travel from Helsinki to Stockholm (and then a flight from Stockholm to Umeå). Here is a picture Dad insisted on taking...as you can see it was very windy!!! Check out Mom's crazy hair!

At dinner Odin made his usual mess (b/c he likes to feed himself...). One of the wait staff noticed this mess and appeared a bit annoyed until Odin flashed her his winning smile. She immediately melted and started playing with Odin (which he throughly enjoyed).

Odin showing off his Sweden t-shirt.