"At first I was afraid, I was petrified..."
- Gloria Gaynor
We have officially completed our first week of living in Helsinki, Finland! Besides a delayed flight, missing our connection in Frankfurt, and not-so-nice airline personnel...our trip here was a success. (I do recommend sticking with American Airlines rather than trying another as we did this trip.) The only baggage that was lost - and found - were the double stroller and our heavy duffel weighing in at 65lbs.
The apartment Daddy picked out for us is perfect. Large rooms, tons of storage, windows, windows, windows, bath tub AND dishwasher, and plenty of room for the boys to play. We have already encountered the blinking light on the dishwasher indicating a problem. Since the words are in Finnish...we are clueless. Thanks to camera phones, I took a photo and sent it to Daddy at work and he had it translated by a colleague..."needs salt." We also MELTED our converter the first time we used it with our George Foreman, too many watts! Have to get another to continue using our American appliances.
The weather remains on the cold and dreary side here. The snowflakes are huge, about the size of a quarter! We did see sunshine and blue skies for the first time on Thursday. We have discovered 2 nearby parks that the boys enjoy. Daily trips to the market is our escape from the apartment. The selection is sparse but most of the necessities are there. The few thing I cannot find (vanilla) are kindly being shipped to me already (THANKS!) There is an American grocery store due to open soon about a 5 minute walk from the house. I am sure for a pretty penny I can have all of the things I miss the most from home.
Thanks to Sling box I am keeping up with all the current TV episodes and the Today Show. This evening we will be testing out Skype and the web-cam when we talk with Grandma. Family and friends are already dearly missed...
To answer all the questions I am receiving: We are SURVIVING the cold. We are SURVIVING without a car. And we are SURVIVING each other!
1 comments:
So, HOW did you survive the flight and delays? I'd love to hear any hints, fun airplane/airport games, etc in preparation for our summer trip with Peanut.
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