Since we are in Dalarna county we had to visit the shops where the Dala horses are created. For those unaware, Dalecarlian horse or Dala horse (Dalahäst) is a traditional carved, painted wooden statue of a horse originating in the Swedish province of Dalarna (Dalecarlia). In modern times it has become a symbol of Dalarna, as well as of Sweden in general.
My grandmother, Margit Vanja (Bengtsson) Steele had given me a Dala horse when I was younger and it was so nice to visit the shops first hand. We visited the two main shops. Dalahäst – shops visited …
Here we are at the shops where the horses are crafted and sold.
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Not far from our rental house in Mora is Rattvik, so we decided to take a day trip and make a visit.
Cora, Booi, and Michelle braved the tobagan run. David and Bret did the Segway course.
The toboggan run was on the side of a mountain and looked like a lot of fun. It was located at Adr: RÄTTVIKSBACKEN Slalomvägen 36 795 35 Rättvik … https://goo.gl/maps/7D4Toqem6Wo. And here is the website: rattviksbacken.se
Here is David on the segway (which he enjoyed and was very good at):
And here is the tobagan run:
At the lake we all walked to the end of the pier and Neva was brave enough to jump in and swim.
After this activity we needed a break and went for fika (https://sweden.se/culture-traditions/fika/) at Fricks Konditori.
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