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| Scenery on the way to Winterviken |
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| Alfred Nobel's Factory
The explosive plant at Winterviken produced the nitroglycerin needed for Nobel's invention of dynamite. In its natural liquid state, nitroglycerin is very volatile; consequently Alfred Nobel sought to make it a safer product. He discovered that mixing nitro glycerin with silica would turn the liquid into a malleable paste, called dynamite. Dynamite was much more stable and practical as it could be manufactured in a cylinder shape that made it useful for mining. After a couple of deadly accidents, one in which killed his brother, Nobel bought the entire area of Winterviken to be outside the populous areas of Stockholm. Gradually, Alfred developed the area by constructing a local rail-road, a harbor, testing grounds/tunnels (Nobel's Spränggroparna) for exploring dynamite and also, housing for factory workers.
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| Tunnels where Nobel stored the dynamite
Today, his factory has been converted into a cafe and events center.
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The cafe is owned by Markus
Augjalay, one of Sweden’s most reputable chefs. The cafe serves a wide
selection of pastries and has a different lunch special every day. We enjoyed
baked chicken with baker's potatoes, salad and homemade bread. It was fabulous!
The pastry selection was hard to choose from as everything looked delicious.
I settled for the apple lingon berry pie with warm vanilla sauce. It was one of the best pastries I have had yet in Sweden (which is saying something as I have enjoyed a lot of pastries in Sweden!).
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| Belle enjoying her lunch at Winterviken! |
Overall, it was a great day filled with a little bit of history, great company and delicious food.
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| Allison, Kelly, Belle, Natalie, Emma and Olivia at Winterviken |
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