22/06/08 - Getting offered a job in 19th century Sweden.

Today we had another lazy morning and in the afternoon, Peter took us
out on the lake in their boat. We saw a fantastic view of the Åre
mountains, which is where we plan to go next.

After this we visited Jamtli Historieland, which depicts recreations
of Swedish life in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Actors are
dressed for those times and role play, sometimes in old Swedish
dialect. We came across one house just as they were eating dinner so
we were invited to sit for a meal of pigs blood mixed with flour
(which formed a kind of pasta), served with a white sauce. It was
actually quite tasty and Daniel tucked into it with relish. The family
we were eating with, offered Daniel a job, as their previous worker
had left for America. They also thought he was too skinny and said
they'd feed him up. All of this role playing was translated by Peter
and was a very amusing exchange.
We also went back to our childhood days and got on stilts for a quick
walk around. After a few nervous moments, its just like riding a
bike!!

We had planned to go to the Åre mountains but there is so much to see
at Jamtli and our ticket is valid for two days so we decided to stay
another night in Ostersund and go to the mountains tomorrow afternoon.