Get ready for a fun first full day of exploring Gothenburg, Sweden. It was not hard to wake up this morning at all. Naturally woke up at 8:00 am Swedish time, which is 1:00 am back in the Midwest. I enjoyed the nice light breakfast that its interesting to see the difference in breakfast foods from the United States to Sweden. We have a heavy full breakfast and they have light with little to eat.
The next step into our day was taking a bus tour around Gothenburg. We loaded up on the bus and headed out. We passed by Slottskogan park and went down a busy road. I will say the way the stoplight system works is interesting. They do the opposite as the stop lights in the US. Starting with red then yellow and finishing with green, however the colors have the same meaning. With the tour we would get out and explore the location we were at a little. First stop was at the fish market or Fish Church depending on who you talk with. Inside there were fish vendors with a variety of fish which one we tried was smoked salmon. The picture above is of the fish market.
After the fish market, we rolled on to the arts area with a museum, symphony building, and theater. The theater was not a movie theater as they have plays and performances there. There was also a statue of Poseidon and Viktor Hasselblad. It is cool because for the reveal of the Hasselblad statue, Buzz Aldrin was there and his footprint is also part of the statue. This also started their commercial area of Gothenburg that they call Avenue. Comparing this to other main street it would be Michigan Ave., Broadway, and Rodeo Dr.
After we left the plaza we came right next to Nordstan, that is the biggest shopping center in Europe. We found our way into this German church that has this giant organ that is pictured. Also there was a buried general in a sarcophagus that was blocked off from people to get to it but we were able to view it. Our tour guide also said that the general made it through fire without a scratch.
This is a church at the top of a really high hill.
This was a nice over view of the river and port that comes into Gothenburg.
We then made a travel to one of the first neighborhoods in Gothenburg. Haga is this neighborhood. The neighborhood was really unique and did not allow cars to drive through with all brick walkways. While in Haga, we made our way to Cafe Husaren to eat a hagabullen. Hagabullen is a plate-sized cinnamon bun.
As we near the end of the night, a group of us ended up at O’Leary’s. This is an Irish bar & restaurant. The food was good as I ate a nice jalapeno bacon burger with fries and coleslaw. It was all good but I am not a big fan of coleslaw so I stayed away from that after trying it once.
Daily Reflection
- Gothenburg looks like a really big city but it is quick and easy to get around.
- Sweden is turning to a cashless society and some places do not accept cash.
- Many Swedish people speak many different languages and we get confused with British people.
Alex's Sweden Expedition 