Finnish Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving from Finland! Tim and I have been trying to get the score of the famous Needham vs. Wellesley high school football game, but the news is tough to come by in Vierumaki. We had a nice dinner of Pork Cordon Bleu (yes Pork!) and some potatoes and carrots.

We had a good day of practice today and are preparing for a rematch with the Blues on Saturday, back in Espoo. So, I thought I would share some other photos that I finally had time to take off my camera. Again in no particular order...


Here is a photo Kelly took of me on the bench, in the last game, next to Zhang Ben.


Our team poses for a photo with the Chinese fans from the Tech University in Oulu.


I returned to the Senate square in Helsinki with Kelly to find someone had planted a Christmas Tree!


We stopped at another ABC on the way to Oulu for a bathroom break


However, this place was right next to the water and a little blue sky created a nice photo.


Captain Wang Linou in action on the ice against the Blues


This rest stop on the way home from Oulu had a strategically placed punching bag outside, to get out your driving aggression?


No place to put your hockey nets when not in use? Hang them from the ceiling like in Oulu.


Bus Driver Heimo, helps Dr. Gao pose for a photo during our rest stop.


Kelly and I found a nice Tex Mex place in Helsinki. The food was good, but lacking in the normal mexican spices. so it was a little odd, but had nice ambiance.


More of Helsinki was dressed up for Christmas on my second trip!

By the way, Kelly has her own blog (Cowpuppy Ranch, the link is on the right side of the page). While she is in Finland she has been taking some pictures and such also, so if you are interested, click on the link

Signing off on Thanksgiving from Vierumaki...