stalkerbunny

So this week has been somewhat tiring (with uni on all days except one that I spent writing job applications instead) but at least I got to visit Skansen on a class trip on Tuesday. Been wanting to go there for a while but haven't had a chance. Really need to go back with more time when I can afford it because it's a huge area (and maybe even some company if I can interest one of my local friends?).

Skansen is a outdoor folk culture museum started in 1890s by Artur Hazelius. Typical buildings from different parts of Sweden were moved to the museum and restored and furnished as "authentically" as possible. They also have had/have animals, some traditional Swedish farm animals and others more wild/exotic.

moar info on the various buildings.

Delsbogården aka The Delsbo Farmstead, representing a wealthy 1850s farmhouse from northcentral Sweden. Hence the size and red paint, which was something of a luxury back then. Also that the house isn't dark on the inside.

This house also features some "dalmålnings" a style of decorative painting that was developed in the Dalarna area and painted on... everything. A typical feature are stylised plant decorations called kurbits (pumpkin) I took some pictures of (some of) the paintings in the celebration room that amused me:

Something about Jesus crying at Jerusalem, I think ~~possibly over the gigantic tacky plantlife.~~