Hey guys!

Today I want to tell you the second part of our Ruka adventure. We didn't just stay in Ruka (in Finland). Even though I would have liked to stay here a few nights longer, we went to another nice accommodation. I definitely want to visit this magical place again this winter or next. Scandinavia is also beautiful in summer, but in winter it has a different touch / atmosphere. We had rented in advance a small wooden cabin, a wooden cottage in Sweden for one night. From Ruka we had to go there but erstinmal a bisschendorthin but through this snowy landscape, you do not say no! I had already thought in advance that it would be good if I would stay only one night with the three because I have a bit of sleep problems and if I can not sleep the night then I could just sleep the next night again:) Later, however, my worries were totally unjustified, because the others were so nice and let me have my own room so that the night was quite relaxed.

Hiking in the ski area with a great view

Doesn't that look beautiful? I wonder to this day why the sky always looked slightly orange over a city. It must have something to do with the lights and all the snow haha. That's how it was, when you drove from city to city you saw a slightly orange sky over every city. So you knew but also whether you were on the right route if the phone had failed, because there were not many cities where you could have turned wrong. There was at most times here and there a house on the roadside haha. So while our friend was busy skiing, we took a walk off-piste where these shots were taken. Meanwhile, I regretted a little bit not to have gone skiing too, but I wanted to stay with my one friend with whom I was closer, because it was her birthday and she had I think a little respect for skiing. Are you also a bit afraid of it or have you been skiing before?

As you can see, the sky above the snowy tannn where there were no lights was rather gray to black. But even that looked very soothing and beautiful, as I found.

It reminded me a bit of the ski resort of Rovaniemi, because there were also trails and smaller hiking trails off the slopes that you could easily manage and where you could just take a little walk.

Our small wooden house in Sweden with a great facility for one night

Here you can see our "little" wooden hut in Sweden. It was painted red, which gave it a distinctive touch, and looked just as cozy on the inside as it did on the outside, but more on that in a moment. We were a bit exhausted from the car ride and were very happy when we arrived.

That was our dinner - it wasn't a feast, but it was tasty and enough :)

We were glad that we chose this cutely furnished cabin and not an expensive hotel - around Christmas time these are very very expensive in Lapland. And you have another experience like on a road trip.

Here you can see me well rested in the morning, with a great view from the small window. What do you think of this little wooden hut? We liked her very much :) In the morning, slept in, with a cup at the window in front of the snowy forest - that's how you imagine a beautiful morning.

If you could decide to do a year abroad as well, where would it go? Rather to the warm south or to the cold north in winter? After some time you miss the light season and the warmth, but I would not do sanders if I could choose again. Only a second time I think I would prefer a somewhat warmer country:) Many of my friends also said they would have rather taken Iceland because of the diversity, but for me it was so perfect. Finland has simply breathtaking landscapes to offer - in summer and winter.

And there we had very small snowflakes in the hair, where you can take great close-ups! Often, I am also frozen in this time the nose hair or even the hair, a very funny feeling I can tell you haha. From Germany you know that rather not;)

This photo is from a national park that we still crossed on our way. However, I do not know its name exactly anymore.

I remember the day in December when I met with a friend of mine who told me about her Erasmus plan and told me that the deadlines for applying for the next year would soon be over. That same evening I was sitting there and realized that I only had 4 days left for the application and immediately started writing my application documents. And how lucky I was that we had met then! Otherwise I wouldn't have met all the great people and places and wouldn't have been able to make the experiences. When I saw the photo of the northern lights of Rovaniemi on the Erasmus website, I knew: I want to go there. And luckily it also came true as my 1st wish. As second and third wish I had indicated Iceland and Greece, but the Weihnchtsmannsdorf had gripped me at that time already alone withom reading from him. There were even a few Erasmus students who later also worked in this village. I imagine it hard, but also incredibly beautiful to be a part of it for a certain time. Would you like to work there one day?
On our way back to Rovaniemi we saw these reindeer that were on the side of the road. Don't they look cute? That rounded off our trip perfectly. I hope you enjoyed this post and then I say until next time, take care! :)