This afternoon we got to visit one of the two Dala horse factories in Mora, Nils Olsson Hemslöjd. We saw horses of all different sizes and colours, even some roosters and pigs. These are all hand carved and painted. Once they are cut into a rough shape, they are more precisely carved (with Mora knives, of course), then painted and varnished.
We were invited to the home of our teacher and friend, Anna. She lives in the village of Färnäs, which is home to some very ancient buildings (several from the 12th century are in the top ten for Scandinavia's oldest buildings). We walked down the village's oldest street. In the evening, we heard fiddle tunes from Anna and her friend. It was all very cosy in a home filled with music and candles.
The view from Anna's house
Walking in town
Taken from the village's oldest street
A building from the 12th century
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