Åre was our destination this morning. This area is best known in Scandinavia for its skiing--they have more than 30 ski lifts and hosted the Alpine World Championships in 1954 and 2007. We took a short walk around Lake Åre and were given information about the local wildlife, which includes bears, wolverines, and lynx.
Åresjön (Lake of Åre)
This area of Sweden has been populated by the Sami people for at least 9,000 years. We were able to eat lunch in a Sami hut where we ate reindeer which was prepared over a fire in front of our eyes. Our stomaches were very happy with the results.
A Traditional Sami Lunch in the Hut
In spite of having dessert after our reindeer lunch, we prepared ourselves for a visit to a local chocolate factory. We were able to sample a variety of dark, milk, and white chocolates with coffee. We were then able to choose anything we wanted in the shop to sample. We are spoiled here in Sweden!
Tina and Her Creations at Tina's Prailiner
Early evening was spent touring the Wången horse and trot school. We shared our final dinner in Jämtland with our fabulous Rotary hosts at the Wången's Värdshus.
Our Last Dinner in Jämtland
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