My Final Journey

At 11:30 yesterday morning I decided it was such a beautiful clear day that I wanted to make my favorite drive into the mountains. I knew that my days of doing that were almost over. So I dropped everything and just went.
In the middle of my journey is the Candle Factory, and here is it's story...

There are three parts to it. This is the entrance to the restaurant where you can get a wonderful traditional meal. It used to be a creamier. Back before they built the tunnels getting you up into the mountains, you would take a boat to a landing about 10 miles from here. Then you would make your way up into the mountain area where there were big farm and still are today.
So all of the farmers would bring their milk to here and they would buy their cheese and etc. Well when the tunnels came along they turned this into a candle factory. (Now a tourist place)

These are a special Christmas candle. Hardly any of the candles here have scent. Below you will see the lady who works at the factory putting the special design on each candle individually. This candle takes about 4 different colors, so she has to put one coat on and let it dry and then another and so on...

They have a dipping vat for kids. Kids can pick out a candle and then make their own outside coat with their own special design and colors.

These candles had been dip and were dry she was taking them and putting them in bundles.

You asked why a candle factory. It gets so dark and dreary in the winters here that everyone burns many candles. In the late afternoons and evenings you see candles burning in people's windows, on their tables and in the their living areas. It just makes it more cozy during those long winter nights.