This is their outdoor sauna in their yard. My mom calls it "karamelli" or candy for the English speakers. We went there later in the evening. It was hot and simply wonderful.
Sirkka and Ake took us to the city church (Lutheran church) where Sirkka is a pastor at.
Beautiful church. The history tells us that the Americans paid for this church to be rebuilt after it was destroyed in the bombings during WW II.
Sirkka took us on a "behind the scenes" tour.
Then it was time for lunch. Here we are walking from the church to downtown area to have lunch at a shore restaurant called "Liekkikota"....yep, fish.
Jake and Alex are ready to eat more fish. By the end of the trip they were so sick of fish that they couldn't even look at it.
Cousins, Sirkka and Marja. Thanks Ake for a wonderful lunch.
The ship has sailed.
Our family at Olavinlinna in Savonlinna. The annual Opera Festival is held inside this castle.
Alex and Jake walking back to the city.
Then we drove to Sirkka's sister's, Helena, house in Kerimäki. There Teikku (Helena's daughter) had baked all of Alex's favorite desserts (yes, requested beforehand by Alex). I can't believe I didn't take any pictures. Oh, I know, the batteries died while the boys were swimming.
Jake and Alex swimming in a nearby lake where they met two lovely blonde girls. They never talked to the girls but the boys would not stop talking about them. Especially Jake. I think he felt like the love of his life disappeared from his grasp and this was his only chance for love. He still talked about them days after. They even were talking about putting an ad in the paper to locate the girls. Teenagers!
Yes, the boys jumped off the bridge after carefully inspecting what's underneath.
After having a fun afternoon at Helena's house, we headed back to Sirkka's house for a sauna and dinner. Ake made smoked salmon in his smoker and the men headed to the sauna first. Then it was the ladies' turn. Thank you Sirkka and Ake for a great time in Savonlinna.
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