This morning we left our hotel in Mora at 9:30 to go to the dala horse factory where we learned the history behind the wooden dala horse that has become world famous. The process that is used and detail needed to create each dala horse is pretty astounding. One small wooden horse take up to 2 weeks to make from start to finish. Through a process of 6 or 7 steps they take a block of wood and turn it into a beautiful handmade wooden horse. The craftsmanship that was exhibited by the workers at the factory is something that seems to be lost in today's society.
After some shopping and tours of the factory, we left and were on our way to Stockholm. The bus ride took about 5 hours and was filled with lot of napping and a couple intense games of hearts! Our hotel in Stockholm is adjacent to the Ericsson Globe which is the largest sphere shaped building in the world. After unpacking and a couple of hours of free time, we ate a quick dinner at the hotel which featured some delicious Swedish meatballs with spaghetti, bread, and salad. Tonight a group of 20 or so of the students on the trip went out to downtown Stockholm together which ended up being an interesting and fun experience. For one, none of us had ever taken metro transit in Europe so we had to figure out our transportation and ended up riding the subway downtown.The biggest issue we faced was finding a bar that would let a group our size in and have room for us all. So once we found one called "Broken" we stuck with it and hung out there for the rest of the night before heading back to the hotel for bed!"
Thanks
Trevor and David
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