New Year's Eve Zürich

Happy 2008 from Zürich

Stockholm with family

Moomin Disco on Selji Symphony Cruise

 

Christmas Vacation - part three

Helsinki to Stockholm

12/27: Helsinki - Wanha Kauppahalli
12/28: Helsinki - Kiasma Modern Art Museum
SILJA LINE to Stockholm

Night train to Helsinki

Christmas Vacation - part two

Rovaniemi to Helsinki

12/26: Reindeer Farm. Night Train to Helsinki
12/27: Helsinki

Christmas in Lapland

Finland - Rovaniemi and Luosto

12/21: Zürich - Helsinki - Rovaniemi
12/22: Rovaniemi : Santa Village and Reindeer Ride
12/23: Arktikkum. Rovaniemi - Luosto
12/24: Luosto: Christmas Tree
12/25: Husky Farm

Singing Christmas Tree @ Werdmühleplatz, Zürich

 

Andermatt and the Glacier Express

Andermatt Glacier Express

Sledging fun

Another visit from Santa

 

St. Bernard Express

Chamonix - Mont Blanc

Chamonix

La magie de Noël à Colmar

Christmas market in Colmar

Barbaella going to France

my new best friend - Barbapapa

Field trip to children's bakery

waiting for Samichlaus

There are 3 visitors in Ella's school today. Samichlaus, Schmutzli and a donkey carrying a basket full of treats.

In Switzerland, St Nicholas or Santa is called Samichlaus. He appears not on Christmas Eve or Day, but on December 6. He doesn’t sneak down the chimney, but comes through the front door, or maybe to school and give children mandarin oranges, nuts and cookies. Schmutzli is Samichlaus's sidekick. He has a dark face and dress in brown, rather scary looking. Legend goes if a child is not good, then Schmutzli will bag the kid and take him/her to the woods.

22 days till Christmas