SWEDEN - Europe by Eurail 2015: Touring Europe by Train - page 524

Cactuses in Sweden? That's right. Just opposite the rail station, you may be sur-
prised to see some 25,000 cactus plants in the Karl Johans Park. The plants are
rearranged annually according to special motifs.
Norrköping is one of Sweden's most important industrial cities and is the eighth
largest. If you proceed directly to the tourist office from the rail station, you'll be
in the well-preserved Industrial Landscape area (Industrilandskapet). Take a ride
on one of the yellow trams to experience yesterday's history in today's environ-
ment and to discover the unique Industrial Landscape where the old spinning mills
have been transformed. Or take one of the many guided walks, such as “Johanna's
Walk,” to go back in time to 1910 and hear Johanna talk about life at that time.
The Louis De Geer Concert and Congress Hall is a prime example—it once
was a paper mill. It no longer makes paper—it makes music—with performances
by Norrköping's own symphony orchestra, as well as by many others. The hall is
open to the public during the summertime, and guided tours are available.
One of Sweden's most beautiful industrial buildings sits in the middle of the
Motala Ström (River). Shaped like an iron and called strykjämet , it houses the
Arbetets Museum (the Museum of Work), with exhibitions, workshops, and a mu-
seum shop. Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; www.arbetetsmuseum.se .