by Tracey | Dec 25, 1999 | Rovaniemi
10 am; Christmas time. The floor looks good after we’d opened our presents. We even got lollies from our hotel. 10.30 Gavin’s family rang and its SNOWING! by Tracey | Dec 24, 1999 | Rovaniemi
We got up at 4.55 and sleepily got on our flight to Rovaniemi. Two snowmen greeted us. The whole place looked amazing. As we came into land we flew lower and lower over the trees. I couldn’t see any resemblance of an airport but luckily it did appear. Gavin... by Tracey | Dec 23, 1999 | Helsinki
The ground is a bit snowy but it didn’t snow today. I wasn’t actually too cold initially. We decided just to wander and see what we found. The shops and layout reminded me of Hong Kong. We found a market square that sold flowers vegetable and fish. It was... by Tracey | Dec 22, 1999 | Helsinki
After travelling nearly all day via Hamburg we arrived in Helsinki at 6pm (2 hours ahead of London time). We decided to eat and play at the casino in our hotel the Ramada President. For dinner we had Rudolph and he wasn’t too bad, a bit like bacon. A black... by Tracey | May 31, 1999 | Brussells
Monday morning was much cooler thank goodness. We took the subway out to Hazel to the Mini-Europe theme park. Which is as it sounds, a collection of Europe sights in minature. Next stop the amazing Atomium. It was built for the world fair in 1957. A really fast lift... by Tracey | May 30, 1999 | Brussells
We awoke to another scorching day and decided to take a city tour to see the sights. We saw many beautiful buildings, including some modern architecture, such as the European Economic Centre and older buildings such as the Courts. The first photo shows the modern... by Tracey | May 29, 1999 | Brussells
Saturday morning we returned to Heathrow and were told the flight was overbooked and we might not get seats. We were lucky and even upgraded to business class. We boarded then were delayed for an hour due to passengers checking in luggage then not boarding. All bags... by Tracey | May 28, 1999 | Brussells
A surprise trip for my birthday couldn’t have started off worse. We arrived at Heathrow airport on Friday night to spend two hours waiting to be checked in due to an accident, which meant that tankers couldn’t get to the planes to refuel. In the end the...