First Hotel Grand Falun
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Falun und Stora Kopparberget
... so stark (Achillessehnenriss) dass er für den Rest der Saison ausfiel und somit auch für die in diesem Jahr in Lausanne stattfindenden OL Weltmeisterschaften. Wie wir in der Zwischenzeit wissen, konnte dieser Ausfall gut kompensiert werden. Die Schweiz errang 8 Medallien davon 4 Goldene, etwas von was die Olympiateilnehmer nur träumen können. So besuchten wir also zuerst das Skistadium von Falun. Dort war alles ...
Falun
... purple, lilac, pink and white and then every shade in between. They are quite striking against the very green verges – must be all the rain up here. We then headed west through the forest and into the mining village of Falun.
All the houses are the red cottages with white trim. The red paint is called “Falun red”. It is a pigment that comes from the ...
Jul i Sverige
... lucky for us, as Santa arrived just after dinner and we all received some lovely presents. Liselott hosted the next night - a quiet dinner with her and Kennet at their new place, where we got to try out their fantastic new sauna.Heavenly!
We spent time with Johan at his new home and Kristofer & Stina at theirs - seems everyone has a new ...
Wealth Of A Nation.
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... hardships of mining in the 17th and 18th centuries.
After the tour we met up with Frida again, bought a pizza, and headed back to the backpackers where we consumed much red wine with our pizza and had lots of laughs and good conversation. Suddenly it was 2.00am! Thanks for a great night Frida.
Footnote: Englesberg Ironworks and Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun are UNESCO World Heritage listed.
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Jag förstår inte svenska
... br> Also, one of the byproducts of the mine is a red mineral that was used in paint. still is used in paint, and the famous "Falun red" is the colour of most of the heritage buildings in Sweden - the oh so recognizable swedish red houses. (and the Finnish ones too perhaps?). Further reading: http://www.kopparberget.com/en/Falu-Gru va/
Bowling, BBQ's and breakfasts have filled the days so far, and last night a nice hot sauna. Pictures to follow shortly...
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