The Nobel Prizes!

Not entirely is it the flavour for Christmas in addition to Lucia... it is Nobel Prize flavour every bit well! On Dec tenth the annual ceremony volition last held hither inwards Stockholm to accolade the prizes for Economy, Medicine, Physics, Chemistry in addition to Literature. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded seperately inwards Oslo on the same day.
This weekend in addition to the days leading upwards to the tenth are busy hither inwards Stockholm amongst lectures, concerts too every bit arriving dignitaries in addition to accolade recipients. On Dec tenth the awards volition last presented past times the Swedish Academy in addition to the King at the Stockholm Concert Hall (Konserthuset)... followed past times the famous banquet at City Hall (Stadshuset). To last honest, none of these events are opened upwards to the full general public. However, at that topographic point are many other ways to acquire into the Nobel spirit acre you lot are visiting Stockholm.
Bird's oculus persuasion of the ceremony
Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2012 Photo: Alexander Mahmoud
First of all is the Nobel Museum, which is located in Gamla Stan (15 infinitesimal walk from the Rival Hotel). Here you lot tin larn virtually Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite in addition to founder of the Nobel Prizes, too every bit the history of the prizes in addition to past times winners. They postulate maintain temporary exhibitions every bit well... in addition to the electrical flow exhibition (opened yesterday) fits correct inwards amongst the season. Called "Fashion Innovation 3", it features creative interpretations of this year's awards past times students from both Beckman's College of Design in addition to the Royal College of Music. Sounds interesting! The exhibition volition decease along until Apr 13th, 2014.
Alfred Nobel- the human being responsible for it all.
Another selection is to catch the City Hall in addition to take a tour of the within in addition to come across the hall where the Nobel banquet is held every year. Tours inwards English linguistic communication are given (in December) at the transcend of every sixty minutes betwixt 10am in addition to 3pm in addition to taking a tour is the entirely agency to acquire inside. Be aware that at that topographic point are no tours on the ninth in addition to tenth of Dec due to the banquet in addition to the preparations. Having dinner at Den Gyldene Freden is a dandy agency to circular off your Nobel visit. It is hither that the Swedish Academy, who pick out the winners for the Literature Prize, swallow dinner every Th evening.
City Hall (Stadshuset) at twilight...
Finally... you lot tin produce similar Swedes traditionally do: persuasion the festivities on TV (mostly to come across what the queen in addition to princesses are wearing). Some hardy people produce stand upwards inwards forepart of the Concert in addition to City Halls to come across the royalty, dignitaries in addition to prize winners acquire far in addition to depart.
Here you lot tin read virtually my recent visits to the Nobel Museum, City Hall in addition to Den Gyldene Freden.

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