This kind of life can piss off half the people on earth! I know Sweden and northern Europe

How many times have Sweden and Switzerland been confused by us, which led to Sweden, the official website of China, rushing to correct its name in the first sentence of welcome.

Switzerland, selling watches and sabers, Central Europe; Sweden, selling furniture and clothes, northern Europe, super good points!

But in official website's serious face, Swedish humor is really cute. Therefore, it is not surprising that such interesting signs are sometimes encountered in Stockholm, a serious ancient city.

After wandering in northern Europe for more than ten days, we suspect that it is probably the perennial cold that makes northern Europeans relatively indifferent. In many parts of Europe, strangers greet each other when they meet. It's almost impossible to see you looking confused on the road and ask if you need help. Fortunately, as long as you ask, they are willing to answer. Cold on the outside and hot on the inside, at least this is the Swede I have ever seen.

I didn't know how to buy a ticket to the airport at that time. People who ask seriously help us figure out which way is cheaper. Finding the cheapest store, the conductor said to book in advance with the app, otherwise it would be too expensive. The price in Sweden (while "clicking" my neck with my hand, I scratched a knife) even the locals can't stand it.

The economic level in northern Europe is high, and the prices are really high. But after Iceland, Denmark and Sweden are ok. At such a high price, Sweden's own H&; M is almost the same as that sold in China, and it is no different from white picking, but the quality is better.

I don't remember how much the airport bus cost in the end, but it's unforgettable to take the train from Copenhagen to Stockholm.

I took the train in Europe, and most people bought it and left immediately. According to past experience, if there is no promotion, the online price is the same as that in the station. Before I left, I took a look at the ticket price in Ctrip, 180 yuan/person, plus the express fee of 20 yuan/piece. Two tickets cost 40 yuan more, and I'm not stupid! When I came to the scene of Copenhagen Central Station, I found that I was so stupid!

Asked the conductor for the cheapest seat, she pointed to the cash register, 1000 ++ two people. Danish krona is almost equivalent to RMB! With any luck, maybe it was a misunderstanding. She gave me a good seat? It was not until I got on the bus that I had to accept the reality, which is the most common.

Although the sky is blue, although the station staff jokingly told me that the train was bound for Germany, every time Teacher Zhang mentioned Copenhagen, I would sadly comment: Boring! Why? Because they cheated me 1000 yuan. ...

Later, I gradually understood that the Nordic habit is that if you can book online, you should book first. As long as they use their own services, it is expensive! I'm afraid there is no way to travel with small traffic. Let's get rid of the large domestic traffic first.

In 20 15, Sweden began to try out the 6-hour working system; Swedes have 35 days of paid vacation every year; Having children, even adopting children, couples can also enjoy a 480-day holiday, which is valid until the child reaches the age of 8 ... Living well and working less will make more than half of the earth angry. People are expensive, can labor be worthless?

In summer, extreme sunlight will appear in many places in northern Europe. In Iceland, the sunset time is nearly 12 midnight, and the sunrise time is 3 am. In Sweden, mid-June ushered in their most representative traditional festival-Midsummer Festival. At that time, the sun had not set in northern Sweden, and even in the south, the night was only one or two hours.

The Swede said, of course, this should be celebrated! On the day before midsummer night, everyone left the city and went to the beautiful countryside for a holiday. Companies and institutions are closed and the streets are empty.

We went in autumn, and there were no festivals there. On the contrary, I had a good time at the "sub-venue" of the German Oktoberfest.

The couple on the opposite table, wearing small hats and beards, are tacitly aware.

Sweden is one of the friendliest countries in the world, which legalized homosexual relations as early as 1944. It is not unusual to see close homosexuals in Sweden. Every summer, Sweden not only has a midsummer festival celebrated by the whole country, but also has a whole week as a gay festival, where gay, bisexual and transgender groups hold parties on the streets of Stockholm.

Euthanasia is also legal in Sweden. In some of the most developed countries in the world, the most controversial LGBT equality and euthanasia are gradually legalized, which is probably the trend of social civilization development.

My first impression of Stockholm originated from a big picture of Stockholm scenery posted outside IKEA, which read "Water City".

There is a song, "You are too good to be true. I can't take my eyes off you. Perhaps the waves are rippling and stirring people's hearts; It may be that the light and shadow are swaying and confusing the eyes. Stockholm is incredibly good.

Walking in the alleys of the old city of Stockholm over and over again, the shoes beat "Benedict, Benedict" on the stone road.

Besides footsteps, birds often come to break the peace.

Children playing.

A dog walker.

A fisherman.

There are extreme days, and there are extreme nights. In the long cold winter, the sunshine in northern Europe will become very luxurious.

At this time, Sweden is still qualified to squander this glory. As the saying goes, "the years are quiet." I thought of this word when the sun is warm and everything is so pleasant.

Different from this leisure, the changing ceremony held on time in the Swedish Palace is serious and solemn. But this occasion always makes me want to laugh, hiding aside and secretly holding back my internal injuries. I'm terribly sorry, I really can't remember how much I sent.

Nordic people have a strong sense of environmental protection and generally love walking or cycling. Bicycles have long been a natural part of their lives, instead of enjoying bicycles under the banner of public welfare in China, scrambling to raise funds and occupying public resources.

Swedes' tall figure with simple bicycles is a landscape in all the streets. The equipment is more beautiful, but I still like watching the Dutch ride bicycles best. Their car looks retro, so it has style.

Besides Stockholm, IKEA also taught me that Swedes are also big fans of crayfish!

As an invasive species, crayfish is undoubtedly a failure in China, and it can't be explained all the time. If it hadn't been raised artificially, I'm afraid it would have been eaten as a rare animal. In Sweden, crayfish parties used to be exclusive activities for the rich. As more and more people like it, the Swedish government once ordered restrictions on fishing, and the ban will not be lifted until August every year.

So, the Swedes said, of course, this should also be celebrated! Therefore, every year in early August, Sweden will have a "Crayfish Eating Day".

Swedes eat crayfish in a very simple way, paying attention to the original flavor. They put crayfish and a lot of dill into salt water to cook, and then let it cool as cold rice. Instead, it is "exquisite". Choose outdoor, hang bright paper lanterns, use paper tablecloths and colored plates. Diners wear bibs around their necks and funny paper hats on their heads.

It seems that IKEA will only sell crayfish around August, and I buy them every year. Dill tastes like fennel. I'm not used to it, so I can taste it myself after processing, mainly because I feel clean.

Swedes still love meatballs, which completely turns me off. We didn't look for any special food in Sweden. A semi-Chinese and semi-Thai cafeteria is common on the streets of Stockholm, which saves the stomachs of China people and is relatively cheap.

I am very happy to cook by myself during the trip, but I can enjoy the local fresh ingredients in my favorite way, although it is troublesome.

I bought a lot of shrimp and vegetables to go with spaghetti. There are people from all over the world in the kitchen. I told the young people who looked like Europeans next to me that I bought too much and wanted to share it. She said she ate too much. So, I watched them all carrying a big plate of pure spaghetti with only a little sauce and eating with a smile. ...

Only an old Swedish woman is interested in my practice. She was amazed at my "talent" for cooking, and she could think of such rich materials! Shrimp is red, vegetables are green and noodles are yellow. It's so beautiful! And she just wants to go to the supermarket to buy a kind of cheese that she likes to match, and it's super satisfying to eat some fruit after dinner.

The old lady is very talkative. She said that she came from a small town in Sweden. She once had breast cancer, had a breast removed and was in hospital for a long time. Now she has recovered. She proudly displayed a gift made for her by her granddaughter, a letter bracelet that said "Fuck cancer". She said that a serious illness made her cherish time more. She likes traveling, so she must go and see more.

I put the rest of the ingredients in the shared area of the kitchen, and the old lady has mixed with other young people. It's good to listen to her talking and laughing and face the world optimistically.

Nordic people have money and leisure, so they naturally prefer to learn art. The name of "Nordic Style" is well known. Nordic style is simple and practical, but sometimes it reveals some publicity and even darkness.

Stockholm has the coolest subway station in the world. It is said that people can enjoy the works of different artists in more than 100 subway stations.

After getting off the escalator, the cold wind filled the platform through the long tunnel, and the rough cave-like walls and ceilings were occupied by various murals, sculptures, carvings and mosaics, just like a magical world.

A subway ticket can visit the "longest art museum in the world", but the subway ticket in Stockholm is sold by time, 1 hour, 2 hours, 1 day and so on. So we always wanted to see one more stop and almost missed the time. The blue line is the most artistic, and riding along the blue line saves the most time and effort.

There is also a word closely related to Sweden and Stockholm-Nobel.

The awarding ceremony of the Nobel Prize is scheduled for 65438+February every year 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, and the awarding place 100 has never changed-Stockholm City Hall.

There is the Nobel Museum in the old town of Stockholm. We didn't go into this museum, because all the exhibits are basically literary works and biographies of successful people, which is very boring. We took a handbook, and the most interesting thing for us was the Nobel Prize certificate. Each piece is specially designed by the artist according to the achievements of the winners, and it is a work of art worthy of collection in itself, especially beautiful. It is far from our concept of "encouraging by education".

Among the five Nordic countries, I have been to Iceland, Denmark and Sweden. I want to find another long vacation to enjoy Norway, but I don't know why I am so interested in Finland. There are too many places to look forward to, so come true quickly!