Grenseland

Today our hosts took us to the borderlands (grenseland) between Norway and Sweden.  We started with a visit to Ronning Treski, where Olf Ronning makes traditional wooden skis by hand. He is one of only two wooden ski (treski) makers left in Norway, but continues to ship more than 300 pairs of skis per year around the world, including for the grandchildren of Spanish king Juan Carlos.  We then visited the peace monument at Morokulien marking the Swedish-Norwegian commitment to brotherhood and cooperation (as opposed to their past of conflict), and then went across the border into Sweden for lunch and shopping. Finally, we visited the Magnor Glassworks where craftsmen make beautiful glass products by hand.  In the picture, you see Cara peering into the kiln where the craftsmen make molten glass for their products (yes, we finally have pictures!).