< PreviousWe have to look at the Spanish word “carosella” to receive a hint. This word means “little battle” in English. Many years ago, knights had to be good at horseback riding. They also had to fight while riding the horse. So, it was important for them to practice using a sword or lance while riding. Young knights practiced on wooden horses . They would try to spear hanging rings while their horses were pulled along tracks. This is where the words “carousel” and “merry-go-round” come from. Instead of tracks, carousels eventually used a spinning plate. And on top of that, better mechanics made the horses move too: the carousel was born. How does centrifugal force work? When a carousel spins around, then you feel centrifugal force . It pushes your body toward the outside. The reason this happens is because of inertia. When you put an in motion , you give it energy – it is like pushing a car. Even when you stop pushing, it keeps rolling until the energy is used up. Carousels also “push” people; but they don’t push them in a straight line – they push them along a curve. What our bodies want is to move forward. It feels as if we are being pushed outward. But actually, our body wants to move in a straight line, not in a circle. Text – Daniel Feichtner Carousels are fun. But who invented them? And why can they make us dizzy? All about carousels Acceleration Centrifugal forceMost times it works well. But when we move around too quickly and too much, our brain gets mixed up. The information from our eyes doesn’t match up with the information from our ears. Then our brain tells us that we should stop moving. We get dizzy, and we feel like we need to sit down. For Kids WORKSHOPS FOR KIDS FOR AGES Crystals make you creative: anyone can be a designer in our workshops. December 1, 8, 15, and 22, 14:00 –17:00 FAMILY SUNDAYS IN ADVENT There are four times in Advent where the young and the young-at-heart can be creative together. BIRTHDAYS IN THE GIANT Birthday girls and boys can have an unforgettable party experience in the Giant with their guests. CAROUSEL Even in winter, Spanish designer Jaime Hayon’s Carousel invites visitors to go for a ride at Swarovski Crystal Worlds. kristallwelten.com/ children Children’s program 2019/20 at Swarovski Crystal Worlds This organ of balance is made up of curved tubes and a spiral that looks like a snail’s shell. There is a liquid inside it. When you move your head, the liquid also moves – a split second after you do. The organ of balance “feels” it, so it knows in which direction you are moving. Why can riding a carousel make you dizzy? We get dizzy when our brain doesn’t know whether to stand still or to move . Normally, we have two senses that tell it what to do: our sense of sight tells us in which direction our world is moving, more or less. It is our sense of balance which is more precise. We have a special organ in both ears to control our balance. 6162 A glamorous gourmet evening A new decade will be welcomed with a culinary celebration at Daniels Kristallwelten. Guests can treat themselves to a pre-New Year’s Eve Gala one day beforehand, savoring the exclusive ambiance of the recently opened Beletage. Text – Daniel Schreier Photos – Axel Springer63Cuisine T here’s no better way to begin a new decade. For the first time ever, Dan- iels Kristallwellten invites guests to a pre-New Year’s Eve Gala on December 30, 2019, where head chef Michael Gruber will treat them to an exquisite menu boasting regional and exotic ingredients. Elegant ambiance In addition to special delicacies, guests can look forward to the Beletage’s elegant ambiance, with a view of the Crystal Cloud and the Giant, which will be lit up during the Light Festival. “We’ll make our guests’ eyes sparkle with a combination of light, crystal, and culinary delights,” says chef de cuisine Michael Gruber, who is already looking forward to the gala. The gala menu at Daniels Kristallwelten: • Aperitif • Amuse-bouche • Lobster – mango – Ka r lime • Beef filet – pumpkin – potato – black salsify – cabbage • Roasted almond – cuvée Sakanti Bali (premium chocolate) – grapefruit • Petit four • 1 glass of champagne at midnight and fireworks Price: 79.00 euros per person December 30, 2019, 19:30 Reservations by December 20, 2019 at reservations.kristallwelten@swarovski.com.64 Main course: roasted shoulder cut of veal with braised vegetables and thyme sauce Serves 4: 1.2kg shoulder cut of veal 100g carrots 100g celery 100g parsnips 50g onions 300g waxy potatoes 6 cloves of garlic 1 lemon 20g tomato paste 100ml dry red wine 200ml beef or vegetable broth, thyme, salt, pepper Directions: Rub a generous amount of salt, pepper, and olive oil into the shoulder cut and allow it to soak in. Cut the peeled vegetables into 2 cm cubes. Heat olive oil in a roasting pan and sear the shoulder cut on all sides. Remove the meat from the pan and let it sit. Put the diced vegetables (except the potatoes) in the roasting pan and slowly roast them until they are golden brown. Then add the tomato paste and roast it with the vegetables. Deglaze with red wine and allow it to meld completely. Add the broth and potatoes, placing the meat on top. Allow it to roast in the preheated roasting pan at 180 degrees for one and a half hours. Pour broth over it every 15 minutes. When cooked, add sauce, butter, thyme, grated lemon peel, salt, and pepper to the meat and vegetables to taste. If necessary, bind the sauce with a mixture of flour and water. Slice the meat and place it on a plate with the vegetables, adding sauce and a sprig of thyme to garnish. New Year’s menu to cook at home You can find more recipes to try at home at kristallwelten.com/blog (in German). For everyone who would like to treat their guests to something very special on New Year’s Eve. BL G65Cuisine ¡¢£¤ ¥¦§¨ ¡¨© ª«¬¤®¯: New Year’s Eve celebrates the end of the year. How do you decide on the menu you would like to present at the Pre-New Year’s Eve Gala at Daniels Kristallwelten? ª¤¥±¯¨ «²³¯: It’s important to me to present our guests with seasonal ingredients whose flavors match well with the season. My goal is to have my experiences from the previous year reflected in the Pre-New Year’s Eve menu: which dishes went over particularly well, what did I learn when talking to our guests. That’s something I’d like to incorporate into it. It is also important for me to include my international experience in the menu, like with the combination of ravioli and Ka´ r lime, those are fusion ideas of mine. What are the highlights of the Pre-New Year’s Eve menu? Which courses would you like to emphasize in particular? One of the highlights is definitely the lobster. It is a luxury product that harmonizes fabulously with the Southeast Asian Ka´ r lime. We include mango in the accompanying bisque, a cream soup with a rich taste, to give the dish a fruity note that rounds it o¶ . It goes well with the season and the occasion. The Pre-New Year’s Eve menu is a gala menu, which means it can be a bit decadent and ostentatious. Every chef wants to show o¶ on these types of occasions, which is why there is lobster and beef filet for the main course. * Available from the Swarovski Kristallwelten Stores in Wattens, Innsbruck, and Vienna. Prices valid for these Stores at the time of printing. Prices may vary. New Year’s Eve at home should also be a glamorous way to end the year. These decorative elements are guaranteed to make your guests’ eyes sparkle. : 299.00 euros* : 49.00 euros* : 89.00 euros* Interview with Michael Gruber, chef de cuisine at Daniels KristallweltenSend your entry now! Send your answer by March 31, 2020, by email to kristallwelten.magazin@swarovski.com, or on a postcard (including your contact details) to Swarovski Kristallwelten Magazin, Kristallweltenstraße 1, 6112 Wattens, Austria, and if you are lucky you could win one of five gift vouchers worth 200.00* euros. Legal notice Publisher: D. Swarovski Tourism Services GmbH • Media owner & production: TARGET GROUP Publishing GmbH, Innsbruck • Content: Christiane Gasser, D. Swarovski Tourism Services GmbH • Editor-in-chief: Matthias Krapf, MA • Creative Direction: Carla Rumler, D. Swarovski Tourism Services GmbH • Graphic design: Eva Lobenwein, Marco Lösch, BA • Coordination: Nina Müller • Photos: Axel Springer; unless indicated otherwise: Swarovski Kristallwelten, Swarovski, TARGET GROUP archive • Managing Directors, publishing house: Mag. 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