Anticipation levels were already sky-high when we touched down in snowy Kuusamo, 500 miles north of Finland's capital, Helsinki.

当我们降落在芬兰首都赫尔辛基以北 500 英里的白雪皑皑的库萨莫时， 人们的期待已经很高了。

By contrast, the 15-minute journey to our hotel, Holiday Club Kuusamo, was entirely silent, as dozens of families gazed out of the coach windows in wonder.

相比之下，前往我们的酒店 Holiday Club Kuusamo 的 15 分钟路程完全寂静，数十个家庭惊奇地凝视着车窗外。