Post by Ella. Yesterday was a travel day. One of those days where much of the day is spent waiting. Our train wasn’t until 2:15. We had a late breakfast and hung-out in our room until nearly checkout time (noon). We slow rolled the 10 minute walk to the Gothenburg train station. We walked up…
The breakfast
Post by Ella We are still in Gothenburg (Goteborg to the Swedes) at the Scandic Hotel. Leaving this afternoon for Oslo by train. We were asked to reserve a time slot for breakfast since the hotel is so full. We arrived to find a sea of people. Food stations spread far and wide. Separate dining areas…
Banished to the courtyard
Post by Ella We are generally pretty casual about when and where we eat our main meal of the day. Often we just stop at the first place where the menu looks good to us both. Sometimes, someone we’ve chatted with will recommend a place. Yesterday though, Grubb was hankering specifically for seafood so he did…
A few photos of Gothenburg
Well, maybe more than a few. https://photos.app.goo.gl/strMoDJUZ1x7fX6DA
To the top of the mountain
After the leaving the out of fashion void of the Röhsska Museum, we made an emergency stop along the Vasagatan to infuse Ella with a much needed Frappuccino. Then we maundered into the Haga district where we found ourselves at the foot of what is termed “a mountain” in the local parlance. At the top of…
I sure am glad I had that Frappuccino
Post by Ella Because not 5 minutes later, we were chugging up a steep winding path to a lookout tower with views. Apparently I was enjoying the Frappuccino so much that I didn’t take a picture of it but here’s the tower. Grubb posted more about this place. My only goal in this post was…
Beautiful day to stay away from museums
Post by Grubb. But that didn’t stop me from suggesting we check out the Gothenburg Fine Arts Museum. The first exhibit on the second floor should have been a warning. As we made all the hallway connections there were enough old masters cropping up to make me pause and be wowed. But the majority of the…
The Palm House
Post by Ella After breakfast (tell you about that tomorrow because it deserves pictures and I was so taken with all the people and food choices, well no pics), we ambled on down to the Palm House, about a 20 minute walk from the hotel. Set in lush gardens, a green house featured many types…
The Candy Farm
Post by Ella A little store we passed while walking around Gothenburg. Well, you’ll see…
Göta Älv from above
Post by Grubb Göta älv, or “River of the Greats”, drains the Vanern, a Baltic ice lake, into the Kattegat, an inlet connected to the North Sea. Upriver at Trollhattan Falls, Gota Alv supplied the hydropower for the steel factories that were part of Sweden’s own Industrial Revolution. Here we’re looking at it from the rooftop bar…
What’s a city without a canal?
Post by Grubb No city we’ve been to so far.
Into the Haga
Post by Grubb. The Haga is an old neighborhood in Gothenburg not far from the docks on the south side of the river. It was originally a working class section of town. Now its well-preserved wooden houses and streets allowing only pedestrians give it a nineteenth century feel with small cafes and stores selling antiques at twenty-first…
Soup of the day
Post by Ella In the Haga district, we ducked into a little cafe for coffee and pastry. I left Grubb to order and went to grab a table outside. Grubb comes out with a tray. A small chokaball (intense fudgy chocolate with nuts and rolled in coconut flakes) for me and a big bowl of pea…
The build in Gothenburg
Post by Grubb This morning we took the train from Malmo to Gothenburg. It was a two-and-a-half hour ride, but we were traveling first class (highly discounted for seniors) so it was very comfortable. When we arrived in Gothenburg and emerged from the station we found ourselves in the middle of a noisy construction zone that looked…
Between Malmo and Gothenburg
Post by Ella Bear in mind, these were taken from a high speed train through a train window.