Ice Sculpture Event in the WinterSummer days playing in water by the Castle...I guess our missionaries won't be doing this! lol
Finland's top ten are among the oldest city in Savonlinna (founded 1639) is the Saimaa Lake District, an internationally famous tourist center. Natural beauty, St. Olaf's Castle, baths and inland waterway transport have attracted visitors to the city over a century. Also, culture has been strongly involved in the picture. The first opera performances were back in St. Olaf's Castle in 1912. Today, St. Olaf's Castle and held there in July opera festival in the city operate façade.
Castle for opera and orchestra concerts....maybe the missionaries can take in a concert or two?
My companion and I got to go see Rigoletto at Olavinlinna with the senior couple that lived in Savonlinna as well. They bought our tickets and it was so cool! They had two huge teleprompters hanging from the ceiling- one that translated the opera into Finnish and one into English.
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