Our New Year's Eve plans, as usual, were left to the last minute. (We like to live on the edge). Joensuu was a ghost town for the Christmas break and all flights, to just about everywhere, were jacked up for the holidays. We knew we had to get out and do something or the darkness would swallow us up (and because I get really antsy). So after exhausting several options, we made the decision to travel to even more darkness and snow.
After countless times passing through, we finally got to spend a little time in Helsinki. We went straight from several days of luxury in Switzerland to two nights in the smallest apartment ever. And we thought our apartment was small. The bathroom in this place could barely fit one person at a time, literally. You could brush your teeth, use the toilet and take a shower, all at the same time. Luckily, we didn't spend much time inside or I might have gone crazy.
Adelboden, Switzerland | Part II
After our exciting encounters with the mountains via snowboards, we spent our last full day exploring them on something a little more familiar. There was a hiking trail near our hotel that took us to see some pretty mesmerizing views. We first walked through the cutest neighborhood that I'm convinced we'll live in some day (just like every other place we visit). The houses all had names written on them and they all looked like they would have the perfect fire place inside.
Adelboden, Switzerland | Part I
My idea of the perfect honeymoon had always been a relaxing week on the beach, laying out in the scorching sun with little umbrellas in my drinks. But since our recent move forced us pretty far north in the world, we felt like a warm beach was just too far away for a December trip, so we decided to embrace the winter. Our minds were made up when Scott found an advertisement for a hotel wih an infinity pool looking out over the Swiss Alps - sign me up! It really was everything we imagined (from the picture). Skiing/snowboarding, a wintry hike and lots and lots of pool time.
