Chapter 470: Igloos, Treehouses, and Hotels
Ye Chao got on a bus in a foreign country, he rarely took the bus, but except for the appearance of the person, he didn't feel any different from the domestic one.
Of course, it's much colder here than it is at home, because it's close to the Arctic Circle.
It takes 3 hours to get to Saariselka by bus from Rovaniemi. There are several daily buses running between Oulu, Rovaniemi and Saariselkä.
Saariselkä in northern Finland, located in North Lapland, 500 kilometres within the Arctic Circle, is a virgin wilderness that has not yet been spoiled by man, and is the northernmost tourist destination on Earth. Saariselkä's natural landscape is very different from the rest of Finland, due to the special polar climate, there are no tall and straight trees north of the tree line, only small groves of trees fighting the cold tenaciously, giving it a wild and sacred feeling.
Saariselkä Ski Resort is located in the endless wilderness of eastern Lapland.
Due to its unique geographical advantages, the estate is not far from the resort and was once a gold nugget paradise in Lapland.
At Tankavaara Estate, visitors can visit the Gold Museum, and those interested can try their hand at the river sand to see if they are "golden". The famous "Arctic Sea Route" starts in Saariselkä.
The ship travels along a long route across the border to Nordkapp, Norway's northernmost point on the continent.
Saariselkä has a good restaurant serving traditional Lapland cuisine as well as game specialties such as reindeer, grouse, fish, forest fruit and mushrooms.
Here in Saariselkä, there's a church with a name, uh, it's called Saariselka Church.
The church is the spiritual heart of the whole village, and it feels sacred—at least, that's what the locals think.
It is the preferred place for weddings and funerals for locals.
In addition, the structure and architecture of the church are particularly suitable for live concerts.
The village is not big, and it can't keep Ye Chao's footsteps.
When he arrived in Finland, Ye Chao also went to see it and stayed at an igloo resort for one night.
A hotel in Finland has built an igloo resort on a snowfield in the Arctic Circle, and there are 20 glass igloos in the igloo village, which are modeled after the first Sskimo Igloo.
The superior geographical location, coupled with the unique glass dome design, allows the residents to have a new experience of "sleeping in the ice and snow".
The glass igloos are based on the traditional Eskimo igloos, each with central heating, a glass panoramic skylight and a mini-fridge for 2 guests.
The igloo village also has a small chapel built with snow for visitors to worship on Sundays.
Located in the snowfields near Urho Kekkonen National Park in Finland, igloo is one of the best places to see the Northern Lights. Moreover, Ye Chao found that lying in the warm and comfortable "transparent" Xiaoice house, without going out, he could see the sky full of stars every night.
But, it's just a little cold, and ordinary people generally can't stand it.
However, this is not a problem for Ye Chao.
Finland has igloos, which are famous for igloos, but Ye Chao also heard that there is a country near here that has tree houses, and that is Sweden.
The Tree House is located in the scenic village of Haras in the northern Swedish region of Lapland.
This small village of 600 inhabitants is located 60 kilometres south of the Arctic Circle and about an hour's drive from Luleå, the largest airport in northern Sweden.
Lapland is a vast land with three World Heritage sites, and the village of Haras is the most pristine and pristine natural environment, surrounded by forests and lakes in the Lule valley. This small village has restaurants, shops, hotels, petrol stations, swimming facilities, and a beautiful church.
A treehouse, as the name suggests, is a house built on a tree.
The idea came from a documentary by Oglesen, Treelover. The film tells the story of three men who flee from the city and embark on a journey to find their roots. Because of their love for their hometown, they built a treehouse together.
This philosophical film tells the story of people and trees, and conveys the message that trees are of extraordinary significance to humanity, both historically and literally.
Today, the Treehouse Hotel in Sweden has brought the film to life.
The founders of the hotel invited well-known Swedish designers and architects to capture the harmony between man and nature and keep it in people's hearts forever.
Igloos, tree houses, none of these appeared in the country.
It's not that it hasn't appeared, it may have appeared, but it has appeared in other people's romantic imaginations, and it has never been opened on any scale, let alone made into a hotel model.
Of course, there are not any hotels in the country that do not have any characteristics.
Ye Chaoke heard that in a place called Yanzigou in Sichuan, a bubble hotel appeared.
The bubble hotel is a fully transparent room made of eco-friendly materials with a 360° view. Because it is easy to install and disassemble, it can choose the most beautiful scenery according to the different needs of guests for the landscape.
At the time of installation, only an inflatable pump hidden at the entrance was needed to present the guest room with a sci-fi feel in front of visitors.
The design idea of this hotel came from the Frenchman Stefan Dumas, and was built by Yanzigou Scenic Area for outdoor travel enthusiasts who are looking for zero contact with nature.
At that time, Ye Chao had heard that Sichuan Yanzigou Scenic Area was ingenious in order to do publicity, and placed its transparent "bubble hotel" in the bustling Chunxi Road in Chengdu, in this "hotel", sofas, beds, wardrobes, tables and chairs are all available, and the scenic spot also arranged a beautiful female model to live in this transparent "bubble hotel" for two days for visiting, so as to attract the public.
According to reports, the scenic spot promotes its fully transparent landscape room through this performance art, so that visitors can choose scenic spots to set up camp in order to achieve the effect of 360 degrees close to nature.
Of course, in addition to these, it is said that capsule hotels have also appeared in Japan as a type of hotel accommodation facility with a high density.
The space available to guests is limited to a small space of approximately 2m x 1m x 1.25m made of injection molded plastic or fiberglass, which is only enough for sleep.
Electronic entertainment devices such as TVs are usually installed in the space, and a curtain is set at the entrance of the resident unit to maintain the privacy of the residents, but it is difficult to completely isolate the sound, and the toilet and shower facilities need to be shared.
The units are stacked and the guest's luggage needs to be stored in lockers farther away from the units.
Capsule hotels also have on-site facilities such as restaurants and vending machines for the convenience of guests.
China has also upgraded capsule hotels - there is a very fashionable name - space capsule hotel, in addition to the public facilities are basically the same, the sleeping space is increased, the ordinary TV is replaced by the LCD TV computer all-in-one machine, the cabin safe, and multiple fire facilities, safe and comfortable, leisure and convenient, is being accepted by more and more people.
The biggest advantage of capsule hotels (also called capsule hotels in China) is their convenience and affordability, which are generally about 4,000 to 5,000 yen per person per night, which is cheaper than formal hotels. In China, this kind of capsule hotel is only 5~60 yuan per person per night, which is a typical low-cost high-end consumption.