These are still pictures from July (extreme 'back-blogging', I know)
It was the first time in Finland and Russia for me and it was the first field trip after a long, desperate time. The group was so fantastic - wonderful people and we all got along so well. The weather was extremely good for the North as you can see on most pictures. The geology was fantastic - it was such a pleasure to take part in this event and although I enjoyed every single minute of the trip, it was all over too fast. We were a group of 14 people and travelled in a small bus with a fridge which was always filled with beer (and other beverages). At the end of the day we then all had a beer (or two, or three) in the bus. In Russia, we had to drive a lot on gravel roads and at times we felt more like sitting in a horse carriage than in a comfortable bus. The Russian toilet was a stop in the middle of nowhere - women to the left and men to the right ;)
The first night, we spend at a quite fancy, historic place called Karolinenburg. There was even a privat sauna in the bathroom of the suite where 4 of us stayed but we were too tired to use it.
This is the place:
And the history to it:
There was also a river castle and as one of the Finnish guys in the group pointed out: this is one of a few river castles left in Finland and what did they do? They built a bridge over it.
The view from the balcony of the suite:
Inside:
Reindeer lichen:
Lunch break at one of the numerous lakes ;)
It was the first time in Finland and Russia for me and it was the first field trip after a long, desperate time. The group was so fantastic - wonderful people and we all got along so well. The weather was extremely good for the North as you can see on most pictures. The geology was fantastic - it was such a pleasure to take part in this event and although I enjoyed every single minute of the trip, it was all over too fast. We were a group of 14 people and travelled in a small bus with a fridge which was always filled with beer (and other beverages). At the end of the day we then all had a beer (or two, or three) in the bus. In Russia, we had to drive a lot on gravel roads and at times we felt more like sitting in a horse carriage than in a comfortable bus. The Russian toilet was a stop in the middle of nowhere - women to the left and men to the right ;)
The first night, we spend at a quite fancy, historic place called Karolinenburg. There was even a privat sauna in the bathroom of the suite where 4 of us stayed but we were too tired to use it.
This is the place:
And the history to it:
There was also a river castle and as one of the Finnish guys in the group pointed out: this is one of a few river castles left in Finland and what did they do? They built a bridge over it.
The view from the balcony of the suite:
Inside:
Reindeer lichen:
Lunch break at one of the numerous lakes ;)
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