{"id":13437,"date":"2019-12-16T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?p=13437"},"modified":"2019-12-02T16:11:49","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T21:11:49","slug":"visiting-santa-at-the-north-pole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/visiting-santa-at-the-north-pole\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting Santa at the &#8220;North Pole&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While people may realize that <a href=\"https:\/\/santaclausfinland.fi\/en\/joulupukki\/\">Santa Claus comes from Finland<\/a>, few get the chance to meet the big man near his home. We were fortunate enough to make the trek to his secret forest &#8211; Joulukka &#8211; outside the town of Rovaniemi (where we stayed at Santa Claus Village, of course). In what seemed like the quickest two hours of our lives, we met some jolly elves, got a tour of Santa&#8217;s secret command center and spent some quality time with Santa himself!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.12.20-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.12.20-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13446\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.12.20-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?attachment_id=13446\" class=\"wp-image-13446\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.12.20-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.12.20-1200x900.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.12.20-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.12.20-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.12.20-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.12.20-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">On the bus listening to the elves&#8217; stories<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.34.43-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1688\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.34.43-3000x1688.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13450\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.34.43-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?attachment_id=13450\" class=\"wp-image-13450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.34.43-3000x1688.jpg 3000w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.34.43-1200x675.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.34.43-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.34.43-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.34.43-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.34.43-533x300.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The elves at the secret forest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.36.41-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.36.41-2250x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13441\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.36.41-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?attachment_id=13441\" class=\"wp-image-13441\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.36.41-2250x3000.jpg 2250w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.36.41-900x1200.jpg 900w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.36.41-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.36.41-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.36.41-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.36.41-630x840.jpg 630w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.36.41-960x1280.jpg 960w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.36.41-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.36.41-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Checking out a tiny elf&#8217;s house<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.43.34-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.43.34-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13443\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.43.34-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?attachment_id=13443\" class=\"wp-image-13443\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.43.34-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.43.34-1200x900.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.43.34-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.43.34-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.43.34-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-12.43.34-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Warming up with roasted marshmallows<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.05.45-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.05.45-2250x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13444\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.05.45-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?attachment_id=13444\" class=\"wp-image-13444\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.05.45-2250x3000.jpg 2250w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.05.45-900x1200.jpg 900w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.05.45-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.05.45-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.05.45-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.05.45-630x840.jpg 630w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.05.45-960x1280.jpg 960w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.05.45-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.05.45-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Inside the secret command center listening to kids across the world<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.14.40-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.14.40-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13442\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.14.40-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?attachment_id=13442\" class=\"wp-image-13442\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.14.40-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.14.40-1200x900.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.14.40-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.14.40-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.14.40-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.14.40-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Checking out the mail sorter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.23.15-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.23.15-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13445\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.23.15-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?attachment_id=13445\" class=\"wp-image-13445\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.23.15-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.23.15-1200x900.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.23.15-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.23.15-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.23.15-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.23.15-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Sitting with Santa<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.39.38-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.39.38-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13447\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.39.38-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?attachment_id=13447\" class=\"wp-image-13447\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.39.38-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.39.38-1200x900.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.39.38-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.39.38-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.39.38-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.39.38-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Big group shot!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.41.51-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.41.51-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13449\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.41.51-1.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?attachment_id=13449\" class=\"wp-image-13449\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.41.51-1.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.41.51-1-900x1200.jpg 900w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.41.51-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.41.51-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.41.51-1-630x840.jpg 630w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.41.51-1-960x1280.jpg 960w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.41.51-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Outside the command center<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.43.12-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1688\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.43.12-3000x1688.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13448\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.43.12-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?attachment_id=13448\" class=\"wp-image-13448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.43.12-3000x1688.jpg 3000w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.43.12-1200x675.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.43.12-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.43.12-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.43.12-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.43.12-533x300.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Kick sleds with Santa<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.46.29-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.46.29-1-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13439\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.46.29-1-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?attachment_id=13439\" class=\"wp-image-13439\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.46.29-1-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.46.29-1-1200x900.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.46.29-1-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.46.29-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.46.29-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.46.29-1-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Checking out the reindeer (behind us)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.47.03-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.47.03-2250x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13440\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.47.03-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?attachment_id=13440\" class=\"wp-image-13440\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.47.03-2250x3000.jpg 2250w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.47.03-900x1200.jpg 900w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.47.03-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.47.03-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.47.03-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.47.03-630x840.jpg 630w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.47.03-960x1280.jpg 960w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.47.03-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-11-26-13.47.03-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Bye bye, Santa!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While people may realize that Santa Claus comes from Finland, few get the chance to meet the big man near his home. We were fortunate enough to make the trek to his secret forest &#8211; Joulukka &#8211; outside the town of Rovaniemi (where we stayed at Santa Claus Village, of course). In what seemed like&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/visiting-santa-at-the-north-pole\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[19,102,20],"class_list":["post-13437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-picture","tag-christmas","tag-finland","tag-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13437"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13437\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13452,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13437\/revisions\/13452"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}