Summer Holidays 1 - Humppila

The first stage of our holiday road trip in Finland took us to Humppila where Paula's family has their country house. We've stayed here since Tuesday when we left Helsinki and the plan is to leave tomorrow for a weekend in Tampere.

The following two photos illustrates the most important activities taking place here.

The house is located in the middle of barley fields so we have an opportunity to enjoy rather typical views of Häme region. The house is expanding as the family is too. The left wing of the house is brand new. That's the small spot of privacy for Aira and Paavo.

Malla, Paula's aunt, and her tireless little helper Severi have made sure that potatos and salads on the lunch table most certainly are as fresh as they possibly can be.

So far the weather has treated us well so it's nice to have some afternoon coffee in the garden. The famous pool is located on the background which has been popular among some of us.

The man in charge.

Cousins with quite different appetites, Sammeli starts 15 minutes later and finishes 15 minutes earlier.

To make a long story short... we're having a blast as you can see from the picture below. It's Iines' first summer and our first summer in Finland for a long while. More updates to come, stay tuned.