Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Norway
Hello again everyone! It is September 1 and we have been on the Hurtigurten ship Polarys for 2 days now on the Norwegian coast. We had a wonderful time in Finland, both in Helsinki and in the north country, Lappland, home of the Samis. Last Saturday we spent the whole day learning about the Sami culture. First a trip to the Siida museaum in Inari for a lunch and then guided tour of the very well done museum. Then to a great souvenir shop where I purchased my leather and silver Sami bracelet - thanks Marsha Rova for the idea! Finally we went to a reindeer farm owned by a Sami family. We saw the reindeer, tried to learn to lasso one, and then had a traditional meal.
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Sami has her own culture? Sorry, thats the first thing that came to my mind! ;) sounds like lots of fun though!
ReplyDeleteLove you!
Cool Beth! We learned about the Sami when we took our Alaska history course that is required for teachers here. They came to Alaska in the late 1800s along with reindeer to teach eskimos reindeer husbandry! Crazy but true. Their relatives still remain, as do the reindeer in several places, wild and free. If anyone is interested, see these links:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.baiki.org/content/alaskachron/1890.htm
http://www.alsap.org/Sami/Sami.htm
Keep up the writing, it's fun to share in your adventures. -peter