European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 23, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Stag Forsen is a 36meterhigh Waterfall near Sweden Lake country continued from Page 13 Birches at the Lakeside or on a the churches arc Cool spacious celing even when they Are inside columns or Arches arc of Wood painted to look like col ored bits and pieces of a number of them Date As far Back As the 15th Delarna is a hotbed of and visitors Are welcomed by Glass blowers and makers of the wooden Delarna the Symbol of swe Early in the morning in Ratvik you can even watch Bakers making a thin a just the dough is made of wheat and Rye potatoes and and is delicious with a soft goats milk or bring some Home and wrap it around a in a fiddle repair workshop is open in manned by students of the violin makers school in nearby the school opened three years ago in the face of a shortage of violin makers in a Region where fiddle music is especially it is said that if you meet two people from three of them will play the the accordion is an important part of the musical and the swedish bag pipe is being the last of the old bag pipers died in but now a Man in Inston South of leks and is making bagpipes the swedish bagpipe is smaller than its Scot Tish with Only one drone and different Reeds so that the sound is another traditional instrument is the a sort of swedish Alp Horn made of Birch bark and it is from three to six feet Long and was used by Farmers in the Hills in summertime to talk to the villages and to other they could ask the ask if a Farmer had lost a sheep or warn of bears and wolves and Call for help with different Melo said Torbjorn one of three Lur players in Folk music held in the Are Good places to hear a variety of one is scheduled in july Art As Well As music and exam Ples of dal Carlian painting can be found eve this is the school of self taught painters Active Between 1780 and 1870 who painted on paper and directly on wooden Walls or the Art died out with the Advent of printed but examples Are preserved in museums and reproductions Are for Sale in most souvenir at the tip of Lake was the Home of impressionist Painter Anders Zorn and the town has Many of his Best works in a his striking Tomb stands in the churchyard in the Center of Mora is one of the larger and love Lier of the Lake with a pedestrian zone for another spacious with res a Campground and the general air of a resort is at the top of Lake or the buildings of Orsa Are quite differ ent from the red Wood of the Region they come in Bright a variety of in Brick and in yet another resort is famous for it sits on a Peninsula in Lake Sil Ratvik is a pleasant stopping Point with a natural history its wooden pier near the Campground stretches 625 meters into the when it was built in the poet to Bergman said it was As Long As leks and is situated where the of Terdal Aven River empties into the Folk still Wear their colourful and often priceless local costumes to Church on Sun and at Midsummer they arrive at Church in the Church designed like Little Viking ships with 10 sets of the Church boat races arc held on the first Sun Day of the province capital on Lake is the administrative and cultural Center of the its Copper which were producing before financed corporation in continuous Many of Sweden imperialistic adventures in the the mines Cuan toured the larger towns Are the places to Stop for a meal or although the veins have run the mining company has unless you pack your own restaurants and branched out into other business and is considered to cafes Are few and far Between elsewhere most of the places id go Delarna is a sleepy but there is plenty to Many sights to the province is crisscrossed with walking and cycling trails which Lead past Meadows and through Evergreen and Birch for it also has its share of monuments and amusement Here Are a few Points of interest Worth near Orsa Skeer Tropic a collection of fish and a Canyon called the great precipice where a railway Bridge stands 113 feet above a water a Mountain pasture with old buildings where cattle Graze in the thin bread specially Tun Brod is served at the a Forest Village with a Small Chapel open 24 hours a musically inclined visitors Are Welcome to play the Organ a Village with a View 300 feet above the deep Valley of the River Ingmar Bergman has cast parts of some of his films in and near Mora Zorn museum and paintings by the impressionist Anders forestry open daily in a quiet fishing Village where life moves at Las Century where baskets and lace Are made with human wooden horse Balder a handicraft Tofteland Santa on the slopes of Gerunda Mountain South of in and near raettv1k another manufacturer of wooden 90 Little 6th and Gudmunds the Nitt Sjo dating Back to the 1800s the Church a grouping of about buildings around the dating from the 17th horses were sheltered there during serv an outdoor Tower with views of Lake a natural Well in the Middle of the Forest whose ice formations in Winter Are Worth a Waterfall 36 meters High near Boda which can be reached by a walking wooden Steps make the climb easy dont fail to walk Down the other Side of the Hill for the Best a Village with a museum of dal Carlian paint Ings by Winter Carl the museum is open May september get the key at town is also known for its annual fiddlers in and around leks and an idyllic Village with a View Over Lake Sil another this one with a tin figure with a ski lift to Asl Den Mountain for the Gerunda from which you can see seven Church steeples on a Clear the lift to the top is open summer and a town with a natural history a Lookout Tower and flying Field with an Active glider boat rides Are available from the major towns on the on Lake boats leave almost hourly from Mora and schedules and Price lists arc available at local tourist offices and Landing fiddle and accordian music is popular in the hotels seem to operate on the full Board the tourist office leaflet promised restaurants in a Village on Lake but i found Only fun Page 14 the stars and stripes How to get there the folklore province of Delarna is Northwest of Stockholm and can be reached by almost any Means of the roads Are there Are Small airports with regular service at Mora and trains and buses run fairly the Region is especially Good for family it has twice As much bed space in Holiday villages and private houses As in plus 30 campsites and 15 youth hostels in there is no age limit for staying in i stayed at Klockare Garden s79033 Tel phone 024750460 or 50260 about Halfway Between leks and and the part of the Countryside Sweden is situated in Green Meadows above Lake Siljan and is made up of several buildings with a few rooms in like other hotels in this it is Strong on Charm As Well As a Colony of artists and craftsmen have Little shops on the and a Coffee shop and souvenir shop Are part of the the hotel accepts the the Goa you please payment Jan that is Good in about 200 hotels in the buy it before you go at travel agents or the swedish National tourist offices at the current Exchange rate and Book your first booking for the following nights can be made at the reception desk of the hotel where you Are the swe Cheque is available in two Price groups which costs 180 Kroner about per person per night and is for a room with Bath or and which costs 130 Kroner about and is for a room without a typical swedish breakfast usually a variety of Crisp but cold cereals and sour plus Tea or Coffee is included in supplements Are charged for single rooms and extra children under 12 who share their parents room stay around Lake hotel prices Range from 210 to 386 Kroner about to apartments rent Tor 687 to Kroner about to a week and Holiday houses Cost 510 to Kroner about to package Tours for such activities As boat ing and Folk music Are rates vary by july and August Are heavily booked As is the  ski Cross country skiing is popular but there Are downhill slopes As a number of ski lifts operate m the Vicinity of Lake and Falun is hoping to attract the Winter the ski Region extends into the far North of the country where summer skiing is possible in the Midnight Sweden holds to the old custom of right of Access to that Means that everyone has the right to roam around in the forests to pick berries and Flowers some wildflowers Are a car is a plus for exploring this the roads Are generally Many of them but maximum Speed limit is 90 Kilometres per hour about 55 lights must be on at All times while this presents no problem in rental cars like All cars in Sweden the lights Are controlled by the ignition seat belts must be used in the front driving under the influence of alcohol is strictly Delarna handicrafts will tempt the shopper this is no place to but the Quality i usually first class and handmade items look for shop signs that say the larger towns have these shops of the swedish handicraft usually located near the local tourist these shops sell items from All Over the but Are Strong on the local items will vary from town to and so will among the most popular items Are wooden Handwoven linens and Delarna wooden pottery of every porcelain and the local costumes Are but most places wont let you buy less than the entire handmade outfit and that can Cost to Kroner about to look for the tax free sign in shop windows for considerable the shop will give you a form dont forget to fill out the Back to be presented at a special Booth for a refund when you leave the the items must be unopened and shown to the at the Stock Holm they can be shown at the information Booth before Luggage is checked or at the tax free Booth inside the International departures shopping hours Are usually weekdays to 6 and saturdays until 1 a few Large department stores May open on Banks Are open weekdays to 3 gasoline stations open 7 to 7 but not All open on at Many Banks and Post offices it is customary to take a number and line up for restaurants can be found in All Price ranges the tip is always included in the Price of a meal but the Price of alcohol is a Glass of House wine costs about a Large draft Beer May Cost about and a Small Bottje of Beer More than prices in the state run liquor stores Are also strict hours Are observed for serving for information about travel in Contact swedish National tourist Glockengiese seawall d2000 Hamburg swedish tourist Box s10392 08 july the stars and stripes Page 15