Northern Travels丨Look at Northern Europe from a different perspective. Do you really love this desolate land?

When we say we want to go out for a walk or change the environment, what we come into contact with is just changing from one environment we have seen to another environment we can imagine. But when you go to Iceland, it’s a completely different world, a beauty that’s close to the end of the world. You can’t even find a complete flower here.

Anyone who goes to Iceland will have the illusion that they are in another world. As far as you can see, you can see weird-shaped basalt rocks standing in the black sand and white sea, and the mountains grow unfettered and wanton. It is a desolate land with no grass at all. Everything here looks particularly desolate and primitive. This place is an "alien planet" or a different world.

We once mentioned a self-driving tour along Highway 1 around the island. In this boundless wilderness, Iceland is so quiet that it seems like time has frozen. You can completely stay away from the hustle and bustle and let yourself go in the sound of wind and waves. If Your trip is to see a completely different world, and to get the shock of "there is such a thing!", then Iceland is worth it!

Even in the future world, there are still human beings. The cities that bring a little color to Iceland are probably the cities. There may be very few colors, but it is precisely because of this cool tone that makes Iceland look cooler. Other Nordic countries are closer to nature and more like "alien planets" from science fiction movies.

The "alien planet" seems to be a place without human fireworks. The name Iceland does not imply temperature. However, the deepest impression of Iceland on me is not the cold, not the wilderness, but the heat! How to say? Because of the hot springs! Iceland is rich in geothermal resources. There may be a small hot spring in your neighbor's backyard. Soaking in hot springs is a daily routine, especially soaking in hot springs in the ice and snow, two extreme enjoyments.

If you want to choose a place to escape the crowds in winter, please choose Iceland, because it can take you back to nature, a world that is completely unfamiliar to you, even so strange that it makes you instinctively feel uneasy. After seeing the glaciers in the wilderness and letting yourself go, return to the city and soak in the hot springs. This may be the meaning of travel.

The world has three poles, the Antarctic, the North Pole and Tibet, and Finland occupies the North Pole. In Finland, the distance between the sky and the earth is very close. After entering winter, Finland first begins to have a long dark night, and then the sky is full of The ground is covered with white snow as far as the eye can see, the boundary between heaven and earth disappears, everything is pure and wide white.

I am a person who likes sunshine, so I have never disliked rainy weather. However, the rainy weather in Finland has cured me of this problem. I even look forward to rainy and snowy weather, because Melting snow is colder than falling snow, and rising sun is colder than rainy days. I am forced to like rainy and snowy days.

This is a cruel fact, but when you get used to or even fall in love with things you once hated, you will find its beauty. You will find that the snow-covered forest is more like a fairyland than the lush forest. You will find that your Finnish friends who don’t go out often invite you to play, and you will find that Finland is particularly welcoming after the snow.

Finland, as the land of the far north, on the way to chase the aurora, you will find that the vast white snow almost blurs the boundary between heaven and earth, and you can’t tell the difference when you ride on the snow. When you are riding a motorcycle in the forest and suddenly reach a land of white snow, you will feel as if you have "went to heaven". Losing yourself in the white snow is the Finnish favorite thing to do.

Finns also have a project with the highest enjoyment index - "sauna". Other people's woods may be a hunter's resting hut, but in Finland, there is always a sauna. No matter where you go, there is a sauna. You can steam yourself to sweat, then plop into the icy lake, and then steam again, and the cycle starts over and over again. , immersed in the excitement of the two worlds of ice and fire.

Someone asked me why I always praise Norway and never disparage it? There is nothing to belittle about Norway, because it is simply the darling of God. The long and narrow land location in the north and south has created beautiful winding fjords, and it happens to be in the aurora belt. In winter, if you have nothing to do, you can just look up and see the aurora, which is what we envy. Every day, there are many ski resorts, so you can ski if you want all year round!

Norway likes winter. For them, winter is a season suitable for contemplation and a fresh start. Although the winter in Northern Europe is extremely cold and deserted, Norwegians especially like to go out during this season. In addition to chasing the aurora, there is also skiing. Norwegians really like to go out for skiing in winter.

Skiing is the main source of happiness for Norwegians. Norwegians are said to be born with skis on their legs. Not letting them ski is really the cruelest punishment in the world. They enjoy speeding on the snowy fields. The feeling of "graceful like a dragon swimming in the forest, graceful like a startling dragon" is calm, confident, comfortable and comfortable. This free and easy temperament is the true son of God.

I have said countless times that I like Sweden and Sweden, but I am extremely disliked by my friends in Norway. It is probably due to incompatibility of cultural differences. In Norway, the only way to date you is to go hiking or skiing. As someone who likes to stay at home. For people, it is true that "one person is honey and another is arsenic", so I really like the Fika culture in Sweden. If you are tired from work, go to Fika. If you have friends you haven't seen in a long time, go to Fika.

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Swedish Fika became popular in the early 20th century. In short, it means inviting friends to go to a cafe to enjoy a relaxing and happy time. An indispensable thing for Swedish people in their daily lives.

Many new words have been derived from Fika. For example, "Fik" is a cafe where you can enjoy Fika. Fikarum is a space in the company for employees to enjoy Fika. As for Fikasugen, it means: Oh my God! I have a strong desire to Fika right now.

I used to think that if I had the opportunity, I would go to work in Sweden. With the support of Fika culture, the company’s black and white inscription stipulated that 10 am and 3 pm are Fika time every day, and Swedish people like it. Work as a team instead of working alone. This kind of corporate culture is very suitable for people like me who "fish in troubled waters"! The key is to go to work at 9 o'clock and get off work at 5 p.m., with a 2-hour Fika and a 1-hour lunch break. The actual working time is less than 5 hours.

For a person who likes to eat and drink, Sweden is the "Utopia". You can "indulge in sex", enjoy life, and enjoy life. This world is very worth it!

Denmark is a country with magic and the ability to make time flow slowly. Many colorful houses are arranged together, neat and orderly, very much like the scenes in "Andersen's Fairy Tales". This country gives people a quiet and happy atmosphere.

The feeling of the Danes is just like their buildings. They are warm and bright. They are not as cold as the outside world. They like to be lively. Here you can easily experience the uniqueness of Denmark. It represents the comfortable and comfortable Hygge culture. Holding a coffee and reading a book in the square, or quietly watching the passers-by, you will feel like time has stopped.

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Hygge culture is a unique culture in Denmark, which symbolizes a warm, comfortable and peaceful atmosphere. The most intuitive thing is that there is heavy snow outside the window, and you are drinking hot water in the warm room. Milk tea, reading your favorite book, the cat sleeping soundly at your feet, and the wood of the fireplace exuding heat, this is hygge.

Don’t forget that Copenhagen is also the “kingdom of bicycles”. Most people like to ride out. , work and go on outings, the simple and slow lifestyle makes the Danish people live a better life - affluence and leisure have become a unique landscape in Denmark. Looking at the peaceful faces of people passing by, they look like they have not been squeezed by life. Denmark may really be a fairy tale world.

Iceland, Finland, and Norway feel like they are on the other side of the world, very far away, which creates a sense of isolation; while Denmark and Sweden feel distant from people because of the warm colors of the cities. Much closer, their life is more like the "Utopia" we yearn for, where everything is dreamy and beautiful, making you long for life.

If you have the opportunity to travel to Northern Europe, you will feel why it is called an "ideal world". It is far away, but once you set foot there, you will easily find that there is unlimited freedom and happiness here.

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