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On another side of the stationary boat, we
walked onto the iced sea. Danced to some
Bollywood songs. The captain allows me
to visit his cabin on return & the view from
the top was fabulous, to say the least. We
returned in the evening very exhausted. The
restaurant Nest serving Asian cuisine was
right across from the hotel where we had a
quick dinner & retired for the evening.

and a restaurant. This is made sometime
in late October or early November & melts
sometime in April.
In the evening we drove to the Bears’ den a
place where many heads of State have been
entertained. There was a sauna there & a
100 feet away was an ice-cold water man-
made pond. Initially, I hesitated to go to the
sauna & the chilled pool, but after seeing
a lot of friends I went to the sauna & took
a plunge in the chilled pool. I enjoyed it &
went to the sauna & returned to the pool
again. (BTW this experience can be had in
many places in Finland) Interestingly there
are over 2 lakhs saunas in Finland. Can be
The next day we checked out & late & found in almost all homes & our room in
went for the Husky rides. That was an North Arctic had one as well.
interesting experience. This was on a Husky We slept the night in the Igloo hoping to
farm & they shared a lot of information sight the Northern lights again, but sadly
about the Husky dogs. During winter luck was not on our side as they, perhaps,
they consume around 10,000 calories of were dancing elsewhere.
food a day. After the ride we petted the
dogs for a photoshoot. We then went to a
restaurant having a spectacular view. The
food was decent as well. Vegetarians must
inform the restaurants in advance. From
there we drove to the igloo hotel. These are
modern igloos with a glass ceiling & if one
is lucky, one can see the Northern lights
lying on the bed. We then proceeded to
the Ice hotel where everything was made
from ice, multiple rooms, a chapel, a bar,

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