Today we were fortunate to have a free day. Some of us relaxed (i.e. got our nails done), or went shopping and others went to the Flamingo Spa which is a wellness centre and large pool complex with waterslides. The girls had a great time at the waterslides and pool and enjoyed not having to follow the structure of a bus tour. We got back to the hotel mid-afternoon and it was time to get ready for the New Year’s Eve festivities. Our tour guide Lauri arranged for us and the other Canadian teams to celebrate together with a nice dinner in a hall that was built in 1925. Following the dinner we walked over to the town square to enjoy New Year’s Eve festivities. Unfortunately the weather was rather cold (-15 degrees Celsius) and at 10:30 pm we headed back to the hotel. Because we have a game early in the afternoon on New Year’s Day, the girls did not make 12:00 am (11:00 pm curfew), but we toasted the New Year early. It was another great day in Helsinki, and we are ready to compete hard in the tournament which starts tomorrow.
Happy New Year to the RH Lightning girls, coaches and parents and fans. Thanks, Mohamed for the blog we really enjoyed receiving the update and look forward to more. Good Luck to each of your games in the tournament, we will be cheering for you. Have a great time....From the Pedersen family in Canada.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year from Richmond Hill to all the RH Lightining Girls!! Good luck to you in all your games We are cheering for you. And special cheer for Sarah Esmail from her Cousins Madeha, Zahra and Sahar!! Thanks Uncle Mohamed for sharing with us the experience we love the pictures and reading about it!!!
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You guys are having a time of your life. That's great. Wish you all a Happy New Year and GOOD LUCK to your games today. GO LIGHTNING!!!!
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