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Karstad: Nordic countries (5)

Days: 10 days

Time: August

Per capita: 20000 yuan

With whom: with friends

Play: photography, food, with the group

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Karstad

Published on May 27, 2014 15:45

One of the destinations of this trip is to visit "fjords" in Norway. Therefore, starting from Stockholm on the east coast and crossing Sweden to enter Norway, you have to pass through the Midwest City Karlstad. It is a small city with a population of less than 70000, which can only be regarded as a small town in China. However, in the middle ages, it was already a commercial distribution center in Sweden, and its industry was famous for machining and wood products; It is now the capital of V ü rmland County, and the largest city in the province V ü rmland in Sweden.

Although it's a short stay, overnight stay, pleasant hotel, delicious breakfast, dusk and fresh air in the morning, the beautiful scenery of the small town still leaves a deep impression on me. Even from today's perspective, the ancient karstad is also a peaceful and beautiful city.

Karlstad town square and Karlstad town hall in the city center

Statue of the goddess of anti war Standing in the center of the square, folding the sword and stepping on the helmet, the implication is obvious;

At dusk, the town is quiet, and the bars along the street are full of guests;

According to the website of karstad, the city is a sunny town in Sweden. A statue at the entrance of the city tells about a local hotel maid called "state of sola I Karlstad". With her cheerful character and sincere service, she welcomed all guests and won praise;

The scenery in the picture above is so beautiful that it is near dusk;

Below is karstad railway station in the early morning;

The dawn of the ancient town;

The houses in the small town are amazing;

Courtyard of the house

Main entrance of citizen Park

Although the hotel we stayed in is mentioned in the narration of the four northern European countries' accommodation trip at the beginning of this series of travel notes, it is necessary to post more pictures of this ancient hotel full of artistic atmosphere, and it is suggested that you visit this old hotel;

The old elevator that needs to be pulled hard;

This is my choice;

The Nobel Museum in Karlskoga is an important scenic spot in Karlstad. It is located in bjorkuben Manor (birch Villa) on the outskirts of Karlstad. It is Alfred Nobel's residence and Research Institute in Sweden for the second half of his life. The instruments and medicine bottles of his experiment are displayed in the Institute. Visitors can visit the study in the residence to learn about Nobel's work and life.

Born in Stockholm, Sweden, Nobel is an outstanding chemist, engineer, inventor and entrepreneur. In his life, he won 355 patents for technological inventions, among which the invention of nitroglycerin making explosives is the most famous. He not only engaged in research and invention, but also carried out industrial practice and set up industry. He opened about 100 companies and factories in 20 countries on five continents, including Europe and the United States, and accumulated huge wealth.

Nobel died in Italy on December 10, 1896. A year before his death, he left a will to set up the Nobel Prize.

In his will, Nobel donated about SEK 1 million to more than ten relatives and friends, and the rest (SEK 31 million) was used to establish the Nobel Prize. The contents of the Nobel Prize in the will are as follows:

I, the undersigned, Alfred Bernhard Nobel, after serious consideration, hereby declare that the following is a will dealing with the property left after my death:

I hereby ask the executor to dispose of the remaining property that I can cash in as follows: to convert the above property into cash, and then make a safe and reliable investment; With this fund, a foundation will be set up, and the interest generated by the fund will be awarded annually to those who have made outstanding contributions to mankind in the previous year. The interest is divided into five equal parts and distributed as follows:

A prize for the most significant discovery or invention in physics;

A prize for the most significant discovery or improvement in chemistry;

A prize for the most important discoveries in medicine and physiology;

One award is given to the person who creates the best works with ideal tendency in the literary world;

The last prize goes to those who have done their best to promote national unity and friendship, to abolish or reduce the standing army, and to organize and publicize the peace conference.

The physics and Chemistry Prizes are awarded by the Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm; The medicine and physiology awards are presented by the Caroline Medical College in Stockholm; The literature prize is awarded by the Stockholm Academy of Arts; The peace prize is awarded by a five member committee elected by the Norwegian Parliament.

No consideration will be given to the nationality of the winning candidate. That is to say, no matter whether he or she is Scandinavian or not, whoever meets the most requirements should be awarded the prize. I hereby declare that it is my urgent desire to award the prize in this way

This is my only valid will. After my death, if any previous wills concerning the disposition of property are found, they will be void.

After several years of preparation, the Nobel Foundation was founded in June 1900, and the Nobel Prize was awarded for the first time on the fifth anniversary of Nobel's death, December 10, 1901. Since then, in addition to the interruption due to the war, the annual awards ceremony was held in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, and Oslo, the capital of Norway.

The Nobel Prize ceremony is held in the afternoon, because Nobel died at 4:30 p.m. on December 10, 1896. In order to commemorate this scientist who has made great contributions to human progress and civilization, people chose to hold a ceremony at the moment of Nobel's death when he was awarded the first prize in 1901.

Now it seems that the amount of the Nobel Prize is nothing. It may not be as high as that of a certain country. The key is its honorary value and academic status in the world. The awards of any country are unparalleled.

It's a pity that we don't have time to visit, but we leave a reason to visit again（ A series of travel notes (to be continued)

Background music: Nobel's list (Xu Zhian)

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