Chapter 336: Kingdom of Sweden
When Chen Xing first arrived in Sweden, he entered the country from Arlanda International Airport in the northern suburbs of Stockholm, the capital of Sweden.
After boarding a plane from the bustling Charles de Gaulle Airport, after less than a three-hour flight and out of customs, Chen Xing's first impression of Sweden was that the airport was surprisingly clean and quiet. The people Chen Xing saw after passing through the customs here all had a kind of subtlety on their faces that were completely different from those of Western Europeans.
Fortunately, it looks like Huaxia Airport with few people, everyone is doing what they have to do, and they will not rush to talk to the people around them, and no one will talk to friends here.
This is a place in Sweden that has no good reputation.
Many people, even Chen Xing, used to think that this place was the same place as Switzerland, and sometimes they often wondered whether it was Switzerland or Sweden, in short, what they thought was that the country where everyone likes to keep their money here.
As an ordinary person, Chen Xing didn't quite understand why so many people liked to keep their money in Swiss banks, which was beyond his understanding.
However, it is also the reason why Chen Xing's money is relatively small, he does not exist much in China now, and most of his income is still in the French Industrial Bank, which can't be helped, who told him to earn French money, it is too troublesome to exchange it, so he simply saves it like this.
Geographically, Nordic refers to the five sovereign and independent states of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland.
Among them, only Finland joined the eurozone, and the other four countries continued to use a currency unit called the krona, only adding the name of the country in front of the krona, and the exchange rate was different, so Chen Xinglai also exchanged some Swedish krona in the bank before coming.
Another thing that few people have noticed in the five Nordic countries is that the national flags of these countries are exactly the same, only a little more different in color.
Denmark has a white cross on a red background, Sweden has a yellow cross on a blue background, Norway has a blue cross on a red background, and so on......
For thousands of years, foreign tourists from outside Europe rarely came to this place, so until now, the Nordic countries have not been as well-known as Britain and France, and the Nordic atmosphere is now only passed down among a small group of people who like to travel.
Chen Xing did not contact anyone at the Hasselblad factory directly, but just took a car to find a hotel in Stockholm to stay first.
"It's really ......cold," Chen Xing said as he put down his luggage in the hotel.
Fortunately, he had anticipated this situation and came out with a long coat.
In Paris, there must be a few long coats in the men's wardrobe, except for the hot summer of this year, the other months can be seen at any time of the year, Parisian handsome men who go out at any time of the year, even in winter, they rarely wear down jackets.
But this is just one of Paris's examples, and other cities will have much less of this ethos.
Suddenly came from a warm place to the cold region of Sweden, Chen Xing really didn't get used to it, before changing clothes, he went to the bathtub to soak in the bathtub while swiping his mobile phone, and stayed for more than half an hour before getting up from the bathtub and changing into a new set of clothes.
This was the only thick clothes he had, and he had to go to the store and buy new ones if he wanted to change them.
This is not difficult for Chen Xing, who is now going out shopping, holding a Hasselblad camera made in Sweden...... Ha, I don't know what passers-by in Sweden think of the Hasselblad brand, can those who were photographed by Chen Xing recognize that this is a camera produced in their country?
As soon as he thought of this, Chen Xing immediately walked out of the hotel with his camera.
It's almost four o'clock in the afternoon in Sweden, the sun in the sky is covered by dark clouds, and the ground is the color after a light rain, deep and three-dimensional, and this environment is the best way to take pictures, especially these ancient buildings in Europe.
Like Paris, the houses in the Swedish capital have maintained a very old look.
Chen Xing guessed that the inside was also the same as Paris, which had been modernized, and as for the appearance, the Paris government would pay for it to use modern technology to ensure that the appearance of the houses in the Paris city was not greatly changed, and even the air conditioners were not allowed to be safe.
So, the same goes for Sweden?
Europe has spared no effort to preserve ancient buildings.
This is also the reason why there are too few people, if a small country like Sweden really has a big population, then there are probably more high-rise buildings in the city, because only in this way can more people live.
Passing by a restaurant, Chen Xing stopped.
The streets of Paris should be full of all kinds of cafes, but Sweden is okay, there are restaurants on the roadside, and there are relatively few fast food restaurants, at least in the street where Chen Xing walked. The name of this restaurant is Stockholm Banquet, and the store is very large, and the price should not be cheap.
But who said that this was Chen Xing's first meal in Sweden, then he must find a good hotel.
So I walked in.
An idle waitress immediately came up and asked in English, "Hello, do you have an appointment?" ”
"It's just me, please find me a location where you can see the street from the window, thank you."
He likes to sit by the window when dining, because he can see people coming and going on the street, and sometimes there are some emotional stories between people, every time he sees this kind of small story, Chen Xing will smile gently, and he will be more happy to eat.
As for in case you see a quarrel, it's even more interesting.
Dinner.
The waitress also understood the thoughts of a traveler like Chen Xing very well, and took him to a good position to sit down.
If the dining environment in Paris is compact, it is loose, with very separate locations, and some of the middle spaces are blocked by partitions, with a special focus on intimacy.
Chen Xing looked at the menu and ordered.
I've seen a lot of names for dishes I've seen before.
Chen Xing first ordered a Swedish dish he knew, called Swedish meatballs.
This dish is very classic in Europe, Aunt Lizi made it for Chen Xing at home, it tastes good, at least Chen Xing will swallow saliva when he sees this dish, this time I will also taste what the original Swedish meatballs taste like, and whether there is any difference between it and the French version.
There is also grilled salmon, a Swedish pie, Swedish sauerkraut soup.
The main ingredient of Swedish meatballs is beef, with mashed potatoes, eggs, butter, etc., just by looking at these ingredients, you can know that the taste of this meatball is definitely not much worse.
Because of the addition of mashed potatoes and breadcrumbs, it tastes like a colonel's chicken nuggets when you eat it, but the taste is beef, and the taste is very different, the beef should be hammered out, refreshing and springy, stained with a sauce that I don't know what ingredients, and adding a fruity sweet and sour flavor to the saltiness.
Although Chen Xing is not a picky eater, he doesn't really like many dishes because of his sensitive taste.
This dish is definitely one of a kind,
If it is reproduced in China, won't it be sold out? It's just that the price may not be cheaper.
Oh, no, there is a super low-profile version in China.
Colonel's chicken nuggets.
It's all mashed meat mixed with mashed potatoes, and if you dip it in a little tomato sauce, you can also experience one-tenth of Chen Xing's happiness now.
As the name suggests, Chen Xing thinks the taste is average.
The Swedish pie looks about the same size as the mooncakes in the gift box of the Mid-Autumn Festival, but the meat filling inside is beef, onions, and various spices. If it is made flat, it is similar to the beef pie in Tibet, and the taste is okay, and the Chinese stomach can accept it.
Chen Xing found that many things in Swedish cuisine were not bad.
The dishes he ordered were a little less interesting than grilled salmon, his characteristic was smoking, but Chen Xing was from China, and this smoked ingredient was too common in China, and charcoal barbecue was much more delicious than this.
But it can't be said that there are no holes in Swedish cuisine.
Because Chen Xing saw canned herring on the menu.
Canned herring is directly a dish, if you order this, then the waiter will open a can for you, the taste of canned herring in this restaurant must be different from the ones sold on the market, but Chen Xing doesn't want to experience it, so it's better to stay away.
Chen Xing was eating, and suddenly his eyes saw a bright color.
It must have rained before he came, and the water on the ground and buildings had not yet dried out, and as time passed, the sky became darker and darker, and the three-dimensional sense of the ground and the buildings became more and more intense.
The whole world outside the window is dark.
Most of the people passing by are also wearing dark clothes.
But at this time, there is a woman wearing orange-red wide pants and a baseball cap, and the jacket is a papaya-colored down jacket, which contrasts strongly with the whole world, like a colorful person walking out of black and white, this kind of picture will never be missed by photographers.
Chen Xing was so excited that his DNA moved, and he subconsciously picked up the camera and photographed the woman walking outside through the window.
Sometimes don't blame the photographer for only taking pictures of girls when he shoots on the street.
You ask a man to put on makeup when he goes out every day, and then spend half an hour researching what to wear today, what colors to use with what colors, and how to dress for today's weather and what to look best at...... Then you kill him.
Chen Xingdu already pays attention to his personal image, because in his opinion, the image is a business card that does not need to be delivered, and what kind of person you are can be seen in your personal image.
But he can't be as troublesome as a girl going out.
Chen Xing didn't even check how he took it, and hurriedly chased out the door, wanting to show this photo to this girl.
A waiter was stunned, and just wanted to run up with Chen Xing to chase him out, but was stopped by the foreman.
"Hey, don't bother with other people's business."
"Huh? What are you talking about? ”
The middle-aged foreman motioned to the young man to look at a backpack and mobile phone that Chen Xing left in place, and said: "The value of those things is about the same as this meal, and he uses a Hasselblad camera, which is a Hasselblad, how can he escape the order?" ”
At this time, Chen Xing had already stopped outside the store, and he stopped the woman very smoothly.
The foreman, who has a lot of life experience, let go of the employee's clothes, tidied him up a little, and said: "At any time, you can't stop others from pursuing true love, and even more so as an employee of our restaurant, you must have an eye that is good at finding details." ”
To be honest, Chen Xing's movement running out was quite big, and the first reaction of many people who dined here was ...... Is there someone who has evaded the order?
But when they stood up and saw the woman who was talking happily with Chen Xing outside, they all smiled knowingly.
"This girl is so good-looking, if I were ten years younger, maybe I would have chased her out."
"Are Asians so bold nowadays that they don't hesitate to go up and talk to strangers, which is really not like them."
"She's so well dressed."
"For the first time, I thought Asians were handsome too, ah, they walked in."
Chen Xing and his new friend walked into the restaurant.
Her name is Britney Betty, German, studying for a master's degree at the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, this time she was just bored and wanted to take a casual stroll, and then she was met by Chen Xing, and after the two chatted with each other, Chen Xing invited her to this restaurant for dinner.
"Please re-grab the menu." Chen Xing said.
Chen Xing returned to his dining table, the things he ordered were almost full of this table, and there was not much room for new plates, so Chen Xing was silent here.
It's a little embarrassing......
"The first time I came to Sweden, I ordered more things, hehe, after all, if you want to taste more Swedish food, then let's change the table."
"No, I'll have some salmon."
She didn't come specifically to eat this meal, but she also thought that Chen Xing, an Asian, was very interesting, and she could talk more during the meal.
The people of this part of Sweden are really as cold as their land, even in a school, they rarely interact with each other, and even if they meet their classmates on the street, they only smile and nod at each other, so she has never been accosted in Sweden.
It's funny to be accosted by an equally shy Asian.
Chen Xing is not shy, at least he is absolutely not shy when he picks up a beautiful girl, he dares to talk to the fashionably dressed Wu Xiangling at Guangzhou Airport before he has experienced the function of the system, and later he also knows that Wu Xiangling is still a small boss in the domestic fashion circle.
I dared at that time, but now I can't be even bolder.
Chen Xing said: "I found that people in Sweden seem to be able to understand and speak English, and before I came, I thought that language was the biggest problem for me when I traveled to Sweden. ”
"I've been learning English since I was a child, and at least 60 percent of the people can speak in English, and this is the capital of Sweden after all, so it's not surprising that there are more people, you are Chinese? How long do you want to visit Sweden? ”
"Yes, Huaxia, the time of the trip is uncertain, at least half a month."
He can stay in Sweden for three months at most, and there is nothing to do now anyway, and there is no problem in returning home when the Chinese New Year is over.
It doesn't have to be in Sweden, though.
He also wanted to visit more Nordic countries in the new year, Iceland is definitely a must-see, there was a travel article that used to mention Iceland, he was curious about this place for a long time...... And next month, League of Legends' S will be held in Iceland.
He's been playing this game for so many years and hasn't been to see it live.
So, all the factors combined, he definitely has to go to Iceland.
(End of chapter)