Everybody was so excited about travelling to
Lapland and the adventures that lay ahead of us! We had a lovely relaxed meal in the hotel
next to the airport and made sure we had a good sleep before our flight in the morning. 
What a winter-wonderland it was when we stepped off the plane! We collected our snowsuits and climbed aboard the 'Bells Bus' where we sung songs on the way to our hotel. We unpacked in our beautiful spacious rooms and then had a lovely Welcome Meeting where they served us mulled wine and soft berry juice. Delicious! After getting some of our snow suits changed to ensure we were as comfortable as possible whilst out and about, we tucked into a delicious dinner. We then put our snow suits on and made our way outside for a wander to explore our surroundings. Unbelievably we got to see a display of the Northern Lights. It was a green line of light that faded in and out - what a treat! We tucked in for the night feeling very happy and excited! 
The following morning we did some wonderful activities. We did tobogganing, snowmobiling, husky sledging and reindeer sleighing - what fun it was! There were plenty of fires to keep ourselves warm by. We joined in with some Finnish songs and even learnt how to do reindeer calling! That afternoon we did some shopping in the town which was right next to the hotel. Some of us bought traditional Finnish gifts to take home. We then had a game of ten pin bowling which was fabulous as everyone got into the competitive spirit! A special well done to Lesley and Diva who were our striking champions! The day was rounded off with carol singing underneath a beautiful tree, a hearty dinner and drinks in the bar whilst listening to a live musician who had us all singing along! 
The following day we arose feeling eager to get back into the snow, so after breakfast we climbed into our snow suits and headed into town where more shops were explored. We played in the snow and climbed in top of a huge mound of snow and slid down on our bottoms! It was then back for lunch and it was time for the day to really begin! We set off to Santa's village where we went inside lots of different workshops. It was snowing too, so it was even more magical!
We got to decorate our own biscuits that the Baking Elf had made for us inside The Bakery Workshop. We followed Jolly Jack, our leader for the holiday, who led us into the Post Office where we got to see how all the presents are sent! We saw them busily making toys for all the girls and boys. Some of us even sat down and drew some pictures and were able to pick up the toys! Once we had looked around all of the workshops, we heard a huge HO HO HO and Santa appeared! The atmosphere was amazing and everyone was so excited! He had an impressively long, white beard and was very friendly.
We were told that Santa would be at our party later that evening where we would have a chance to actually meet him! We freshened up and headed out to the party where our table was laid out for us! We all received presents from Santa and had our photo's taken with him. We spent the rest of our last evening dancing and singing along to Christmas songs - what a super holiday we had! Thank you to all who made it so special!
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