Adventures with Audrey

  Kristina Cyllenstierna was a very interesting women to learn about in Stockholm. She was a very respected leader in Stockholm. She was a noble women and led the resistance against Christian II of Denmark (wikipedia). She encourage troops to keep on fighting on the resistance. She participated a lot as an advisor in state affair and in politics. The King of Sweden felt threaten by her after she was release from prison in Denmark. To get rid of her, he decides to marry her off to another noble man. Kristina Cyllenstierna lived a very eventful life and was seen as a powerful person among others. Kristina Cyllenstierna contribute to Stockholms loyalty and defended her country when Sweden needed her. She was a leader through the resistance and encourage people of Stockholm to defend their country and properly fight for what is properly theirs. She pushed them to keep on fighting even after the blood bath. She is also example to women of different roles women can have in a society and in w

On Thursday, I got to see and learn about the Vasa ship. This ship was so beautiful and I could only image how power this warship could be if it didn't sink. The museum where this ship is in had to be built around the ship. In the museum, each level there are different information about the ship. The bottom level is about the passengers. The middle has a film where you learn about some information about the boat. The top floor holds information about the layout of the ship. Each level you see a different view of the ship and can really admire the structure of the ship. The Vasa ship is important to Stockholm because it holds a lot of information about Stockholm naval power back in the 17th century. It's living proof of what ships would look like back then and how naval power was very important to a country. It is also interesting how quickly this ship sunk from the shore and how it is still preserve so well for being sunk in the water for about 300 years. The Vasa was meant to

  The Reichstag Building is so incredible and a very unique building. Visitors are welcome to grow up to the fourth floor and explore the dome and learn about the Reichstag deep history.  At the bottom of the dome, you can go outside and overlook the whole city. Inside the dome, you mourned the center of the dome and can learn about the history of the building. Visitor can also walk up the dome to the very top, and see the city from there. The dome reflects a lot of light and is very bright. In the center, there is a pole filled with mirror. I think there are mirrors to show that people make up the parliament.  The Reichstag has a lot of history tied to it that makes it important to Berlin. First, it is the parliament building which makes up the government. It took ten years to builds. In 1933, the building was lit on fire and most of the building was ruined. Hilter use the fire to put a bad light on communist and strengthen his party. Hitler never really liked the meaning of the buuil

  On Monday, I got to go through Kathe Kollwitz Museum and see her painting. Her painting have this deep, depressing aura that captures your attraction and makes you ponder on her pieces. I can feel her emotion through the painting. Kathe Kollwitz is a German artist know for her etching and sculptures. She married Karl Kollwitz, a doctor, against her parents wishes because they thought getting married would ruin her art career. Instead it was the opposite. Karl was willing to take care of the kids while she etching. Kathe used to paint the working class before her son died in World War One. After that, her pieces focus  on grieving parents, especially mothers.  I think what makes contribution so important is how well she capture so much emotion in her work while  barely having anything on her pages. She was able to show the depressing side of World War Two. After the War, she was the first women ever to be a professor at the Prussian Academy of Arts (wikipedia) but during World War Two

In Stockholm I got to through the ABBA museum. I am a big fan of ABBA and grew up on their music. Going to a museum dedicated to them made my day. This museum was so interactive and had a lot of information about the group before and after their days as a music group. Visitors had the opportunity to be the fifth member of the group. There was a recording studio, silent disco sessions, and a place where you could perform with the group. You learn about each member and how they created the groups. You walked through their stages of life with how they got famous and how that impacted their life. It was so much fun to look at their costumes and to hear their songs.  I don't think ABBA had a huge impact of Sweden history or culture but people associate ABBA to Stockholm. They were first introduce to the world by winning Eurovision for Stockholm (the song that won was Waterloo). They made music a huge part of Stockholm and it is incorporated into their culture. Their music has a lot of e

 what Lise Meitner is a great example for women in science. Meitner grew up and went to a university in Vienna where she was the 2nd women to graduate in physics. Vienna wouldn't offer her a lab because she was a women so she moved to Berlin. Berlin gave her a workshop for a lab. She was also the first female professor in Physics in Germany. During World War One, she was an x-ray nurse-technician and discovery the element protactinium. During World War Two, she lost all her positions and her lab because she was jewish. She had to move to Sweden to escape the Nazi's. She was offer to join the Manhattan Project but decline because she didn't want to be part of group that was responsible for building a bomb (thought it was unmoral).  I think what makes Lise Meitner contribution to Berlin and to the World so important is that she was an example that women deserve a role in science. She also shows that you don't have to lose your humanity to achieve greatness. She discover a