Helsinki Temple

 We took a taxi from the airport to the Temple - I put the camera on timer and this is the result ... Elder Smith really doesn't like asking people to take our picture ... plus there wasn't anyone!  we looked at the picture and he told me I cut off Moroni!

 So I took this one also - and still missed getting Angel Moroni!

 So this one has the Angel in it!  The yellow building at the left of the Temple is the patron housing - just a short walk in the trees to the Temple.

 This was our room!  good beds - warm down comforters.

 This is a map of Helsinki - it is right on the ocean ... it was about 20 degrees warmer than Novosibirsk!  It snowed the afternoon we got there - and the next day also.

Pretty sunrise at 9:30 am - and sunset was at 3:30 pm - like Sam and Allie have in Anchorage - further north than Novosibirsk.