Pyhäntäkä

On my way to the bus stop last Friday, I grabbed some nice pictures around my host familiy's neighbourhood. The small forested area, called Pyhäntäkä, includes at least 15 houses and is situated on a minor highway from Lahti to the town of Heinola.

Our house overlooks a small hill on the opposite side of this photo.

This picture shows most of the yard in front of the house. Since I came in late October, most plants were already fading away although I'm sure it's beautiful in the summer.

A picture taken in the opposite direction. The small white house is older than ours and is not being used at the moment. The red shed is where my host dad, Heikki, maintains his antique cars.

This road runs in front of the yard and continues to the highway.

This one was taken from my bus stop looking back in the direction of my house.

Here is the highway where I wait for the bus to Lahti almost everyday.

As you can see, there are lots of trees and snow: a typical winter scene in Finland. Behind the houses there is a large lake. My family has a summer cottage on the lake as well and they spend time there at various times in the year.

I'll be changing families on Saturday!