Some more holiday updates...

The last update only contained stuff from the roadtrip, but I realized that I need to write more from my stay in Norway and then the time I had in Estonia...:-)

So, I had about 1½ days in Norway before I flew to Estonia... In that time I got to see some stuff...I met Anette´s family, her mom, brother and his wife. We also got some time over lunch with Tom Jensen which was really great, and I got to see some of Fredrikstad, Sarpsborg and Oslo. I got to see Zoè Kirken and some of the staff there...:-) And then Anette and I walked around in the old part of Fredrikstad...

Here you can see Anette and I in front of Zoè Kirken...:-)

Anette and her mom:-)

Anette and I in front of her mom´s place...

Me in Fredrikstad...

Me with the old part of Fredrikstad in the background...

At the airport in Oslo, we met up with Lise, who also came to Estonia for a wedding. It was so great to see her again!

In Estonia I spent 3days at our youth camp. It was a blessed youth camp,which I really enjoyed, even though I was a bit exhausted after the trip... :-) We had worship, preaching, movie making, dancing, and lots of time and fun in the sun!!! It was great to meet some new people and see God moving in people´s lives...And then some wonderful news... Julia and Tom got engaged during the camp!!! Soo amazing!!!:-) Congratulations to you too once again!!!Here you can see some pics from there...

Helina, Monika and me...

A meeting in the tent...

Tom and Julia!!! Engaged!!!:-D

Some dance practise in the sun...

Saturday the camp ended and there was a family "summerday", where more people from the church came to spend the day. It was so great to have fellowship like that in the church!

I also got some more time with Lise, as she spent one night at my place. We had such a blessed time together! Lise you are so wonderful, sweetie! Sunday we went to church and enjoyed a wonderful meeting and then we took a bus to Tallinn later that day.

Lise and I in Tallinn...

Lise and I in the bus...:-)

Roadtrip to Italy!!! :-)

What can I say...? I was blessed with a wonderful holiday roadtrip through Europe to Italy! It still seams like a dream, a bit surreal, even now after the trip...


On the 5th of August after my morning shift at work, I finished packing my bags and headed to the airport. I flew to Copenhagen that evening where three Norwegians and a BMW were waiting for me. The travelleres were, my wonderful wonderful friend Anette, her boyfriend Jostein and his friend Oystein (sorry can´t make norwegian Ö)... They came driving down from Norway, and together the four of us continued driving through the night through Germany.
Anette, Oystein and Jostein...

The guys...Oystein and Jostein... The chicks...Jen and Annie...

Early in the morning we came to Austria, were we stopped and had breakfast at a river.

We then continued down to the northern parts of Italy. We came to Chioggia and found a hotel in Sottomarina near the beach. There we stayed two nights, had some beach time, some wonderful Italian food and icecream, and long walks through the city...

Sottomarina...



The following day we spent in Venice. What a wonderful experience! Such an amazing city! So charming!!!

Jostein and Anette in wonderful Venice...



Me in Venice.

We then continued down towards Rome and we drove through San Marino, the little country inside of Italy. Rome was fantastic! I was so blown away by that city actually!!! Soo much to see and amazing buildings!!! We got both some Rome by night and Rome by day! Beautiful, beautiful!

Tourists in Rome.
Colosseum...

Love sweet love...

Rome by night.

Dinner in Rome.

After that we headed for the beach and got some time there before we continued driving further up north...We stopped in a small place called Tarquinia and stayed there at a hotel. It was a charming little city. We had breakfast in the city and walked around in the small streets and shops.

View over Tarquinia.

A charming breakfast.

That day we were supposed to have a beach day, but the weather didnt agree with that plan, so instead we headed up to Pisa and saw the tower. We had a nice time there in the rain. A different rainy touristy experience. Quite charming that as well:-).

Some serious rain clouds...

Pisa!!!

In the rain with sun in our hearts...

From there we drove up to Genova. We checked in at a hotel, had dinner in the city and then enjoyed a nice movie evening at our hotel. :-) The following day was amazing with warm sunny weather, and we had an AMAZING day at the beach!!!:-D So beautiful and nice! As you will see in the pictures...;-)

The BEACH!!! :-D

Anette in Genova.

Beach in Genova.

In the evening we drove further north to Milano, were we found a nice hotel, which only had an available suite-so we took it! :-) Talk about nice hotel...hehe we then enjoyed some delicious Mexican food that evening! Most of the people in the city was actually gone- all Italians were by the coast..hehe, we though for a while that we were the only ones in the city...but then we found plenty of people at the restaurants...

Milano.

The next day we drove on and continued up to Switzerland. Talk about a beautiful country!!! The mountains were just so beautiful! We were acting like some serious papparazis! :-) (you know me...) The wonderful Swiss Alps...

Well, then we also drove through Lichtenstein, up to München, were we spent some hours that evening. München was a nice surprise for me actually. I dont know what I had expected, but it was a nice place...:-) and the restaurant owner really did his job well... :-)

München...

Lichtenstein...

We then drove through the rest of Germany that night, taking a 4 hour stop at a petrol station, were we slept in the car... We then got to Denmark in the morning and drove to Sweden. We had a little beach stop in Denmark though... That evening we arrived in Norway. We were all more or less tired..hehe...

Beach break in Denmark.
A break in Sweden for spirit, soul and body...

I then got about one and a half day in Norway, which was really nice. :-) I felt like a princess the whole journey!!! I just felt soo blessed and I was overwhelmed at God´s goodness and faithfulness. He blessed me so much financially through all these amazing people! And I could not have enjoyed the company more than I did! Guys, you are amazing! Thank you for an unforgettable trip!!! :-D

Anette, Lise and I then flew from Norway to Estonia. I had a few days there at our youth camp and after that I returned to Finland, where I am at the moment. I have a few more days of work and then I head back to Estonia for next years studies... What a blessed and amazing summer it has been!!! Praise God! :-D

Summer Update!!!

Ok, this is crazy! I haven´t updated my blog in one and a half month! so here comes a breef overview...

well, mostly I have been back in Finland working taking care of elderly people. It has been a really good job, that I have enjoyed. It is so good to get new experience (after so many years at shell working in the cafeteria branch and in the kitchen). It has been a very blessed working season. I will still work one and a half weeks before I return to Tartu for 2nd year at medical school...

I was so blessed being at the Conference at my Church in Tartu in the beginning of July. We also got a nice time with my family up north at our summer cottage. That was a really nice relaxing quality time! Besides of this time off work I have used the time seeing friends, the cell girls from Fredax and spending time with my relatives at my grandparents summer cottage near by... I think this has been much of the summer program in general...but then comes my biggest blessing this summer...A ROADTRIP TO ITALY!!! I will write more about that in a bit...cause there is sooo much to share from that experience...but now, a picture tour from this summer...

Mom, Doris, Hanna, and dad...A nice evening at our summer cottage...

A nice summer dinner at home in the sun..with my wonderful parents and dog!

My wonderful sister Hanna at our summer cottage...

Fredax cell evening...:-)Hanna, Laura, Abonesh and Ebisse:-)

And the rest of the girls, Sandra, Emma and Linnea:-)