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Holiday Vacation

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We took advantage of the two week winter break from school to travel! Estonia We spent Christmas in Tallinn.  We stayed in the Old Town and enjoyed the Christmas market - considered one of the best in Europe- and exploring more of the Old Town. We face-timed with our families back home and we started a new tradition - ice skating on Christmas Eve!  While there was a slight concern, Santa did in fact find us in our hotel room in Tallinn so I guess Owen and Lillian were good this year! Tallinn "Fat Margaret" in Tallinn Norway Next we traveled to Oslo, Norway and took a train across the country, arriving in Bergen to spend the Birthdays and the New Year's holiday.  While we knew that mid-winter is the rainy season in Bergen, we tried not to let it dampen our sprits.  We were fortunate to spend time on Mount Floyen on one of the days that was rain free.  Not only did this area provide a great views of Bergen, there are old growth cedars and great hiking as