Finland : Muumimaailma

We dithered a little on whether or not to take the kids to Muumimaailma, a theme park about the Moomins, but I am so glad we did. It was a long, fun, day. We left my parents to get some rest and help take care of the baby and Mark, Anja, the four bigger kids, and I piled into Quatchi and hit the road. Helena felt queasy again on the winding highway and did get sick this time, even though we tried all the tricks we could think of. It's almost three hours to get to Naantali. We parked and boarded the shuttle that dropped us off close to the bridge that leads to the island that houses Moomin World. The first attraction is the theater where we watched part of a little play while eating our packed lunch.

The park is filled with places and characters from the books by Tove Jansson. It is really low-key, but charming and perfect for kids. We wandered around their house, posed for pictures with the Moomins, and the kids went swimming.

Stinky is one of our favorite characters.

Penny loved giving them hugs.

The day started out a little cool, but ended up being quite pleasant. We left the park about closing time and picked up some food at the grocery store near our car. After a little food we headed back home.