Ceramics and paper factory - written by Alo

While in Räpina with the exchange students from our school and Germany, we visited the ceramics workshop and paper factory. The whole group gathered in the ceramics workshop after some time of touring around Räpina. The worker there was a Russian speaker so our English teacher made good work of his speech as she translated it swiftly into English. 

While there, we saw numerous fascinating clay objects that were handmade right there in the workshop. 

Although the room where we stood in wasn’t the largest, all of us still fit in the room pretty well.

After hearing about the work the men do in the workshop, we headed to Räpina Paber Mill, which is a paper factory located in Räpina and also our last stop during the trip. In the factory we were welcomed by a guide who talked about the history of the factory and walked with us through the buildings. 
 
The tour was quite interesting for both parties because the whole group got to see how paper is actually made in the factory and we all got to see the remains of old Estonian currency, kroon, which had been reduced to paper scraps. Probably the one thing that we all took to notice, was the stench that emitted during the paper-making. Other than that, the factory tour was informative for all of us and we really enjoyed being there.