Down Santa Clause Lane

"Elves were standing in the street,
snowmen and reindeer came out to greet.
Silver bells chimed from far away
and Santa rode by on an open sleigh.
And he told me "Have no fear, you're not lost you're here."

Walking this Christmas
Down Santa Clause Lane
No need to wonder,
No need to explain
Just have some faith in what you see
You're right here where you wanna be
Walking this Christmas,
Down Santa Clause Lane"
- Hilary Duff



Directly on the Arctic Circle, rests Santa Claus' Village. Filled with restaurants, gift shops, and cafes, the village is home to Santa's office and official Post Office. You can find the jolly man himself here 364 days out of the year. It definitely felt odd visiting him in the middle of March, but you can never ask for your wishes too early. I was most impressed with his multi-lingual conversations. The family in front of us spoke German, us English, and the group behind us Spanish. The man in red never missed a beat as he was able to speak to all of us in detail.






After a nice lunch the boys played in the park...luckily still covered in snow...while I roamed the village. We overloaded on souvenir must haves, sent a few post cards from the Post Office (check your postal stamp and seal), walked the Arctic Circle line, and simply enjoyed the +7 degree weather (45 F)! We made it back to our awesome cabin just in time to enjoy dinner and a hot sauna.