Dust Storm

Sydney was blanketed by the dust this morning and as the wind blow to the north east, the blue sky came back to normal this afternoon.

This picture is from Sydney Morning Herald by Luke Johnston
Before and after


For more pictures, you can click on The Sydney Morning Herald website.

More Pictures From Lahti

Meeting family and relatives is very important, especially when one lives on the other side of the world. These are some pics of our loved ones and also some Finnish traditional food.

The boys with Untie Siru


With Vaari and Mummu


Ari with cousin Daniel


Mummu


The cousins, Ari, Onni, Linnea, Jamie, Ilona


Fishing


Table full of sweets


Blueberry pie


Strawberry pie....irresistible


Mmmm yummy humongous ice cream

Summer in Lahti

My boys and I are very lucky and so grateful that we could travel to Finland, where my hubby is from. The city is Lahti, southern part of Finland, about 100 kilometres north-east of the capital Helsinki. It really is beautiful city.


The world famous ski jump.


Lahti Town Hall


Market place


The midnight sun



The lake, sauna, and the pine and birch trees


Fishing


Man-made bird nest


Cute squirell



The blue berries


For me personally, as I grew up in a tropical country, this whole summer experience was just mind-blowing. The berry picking, mushroom picking, swimming in the lake, fishing, sauna, and the midnight sun. It was just gorgeous. Thanks again to Steve's family and friends (Vaari, Terhi mummu, Aili mummu, Siru and Seppo, Ninni and family, Pia and family, Ulla and Hannu, Jyri and Camilla and Alexandra, Timo and family, Ollie, and Kari).

Can't Thank You Enough

This post is dedicated to my beloved family, relatives, and friends who made our family holiday so memorable and so enjoyable. Thank you so much for your kindness and hospitality. Thank you for welcoming us to your beautiful country. Thank you for everything.




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Will post some pictures later on in the week.

Happy Birthday Ari

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