It was both really cold and really beautiful. The last hour of the trip to Jokkmokk was through rolling forests of snow covered trees. It was worth the drive just to see them.
Who is the idiot walking into the snow to take a photo- Oh wait, its me.
We ended up having about 5 hours in Jokkmokk which would have been fine it it wasn't so cold. As we got off the bus it was supposedly -23 degrees but it felt colder! We spent most of the day trying to find warm places to hide but when we did venture out there was some interesting things to see.
Sami people who are local to the area in their traditional clothes
Reindeer!
The market stalls themselves were a bit disappointing. Like any market, most of what was being sold was cheap stuff you wouldn't want. If you wanted things from the local area, your choices seemed to mainly be knives, reindeer furs, reindeer hats and reindeer meat. That said we did find a few things to buy so it wasn't all for nothing.
We also had lunch in a teepee which consisted of stewed reindeer meat with potatoes and cranberries which was both new and delicious. For all those wondering- reindeer meat doesn't taste all that different to beef.
Enjoying a well earned lunch
You should definitely have bought a reindeer!
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