Wonderful time in Scandinavia

We had a wonderful time on this trip to Scandinavia. The preparation‘s ahead of time were very helpful, including transfers from transportation to hotels. Hotels were excellent, beautifully appointed, and very pleasing to stay in. The only place where we ran into difficulty was in Finland, where the appointed date of our tour was a national holiday. Our tour person, Ula, said that she contacted Firebird and told them that this would create a problem because many things were closed. I don’t know if Firebird suggested that she change the date from Thursday to Wednesday or not, but it left Molly and and me with touring on our own on Wednesday , and then touring with Ula Thursday morning at the same places as we had already gone. That was very disappointing. All the tour guides were excellent. We also would have liked to have some more suggestions for free time. We enjoyed having the free time, particularly to see things that were not included on the tour. Additional suggestions would have been welcome. Our extra cooking class was terrific, and the trip to the Viking Village was very interesting. In all, it was a great trip. Thank you to all, particularly Anastasia, who assisted in planning.