Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Good afternoon from THE cleanest city we’ve seen! Gothenberg was founded by the Dutch/Holland early on and built like Amsterdam! It’s evident in the layout of the city. The canals reminded us of San Antonio Texas! 



No graffiti, no litter! Wowsa! There are canal boats for tourists, but no top so if it rains 🀷‍♀️



Electric cars & electric trolley buses! The city is now building underground trains … quite an undertaking!


The Posidon statue was controversial when it was built … you be the judge! Ooo la la … bit seriously, this city has plenty of parks and public squares! 



Hockey is a mainstay with a city arena. This city, Gothenberg, has a Maritime climate which means, in this part of Sweden, the canals don’t freeze. It’ll get down to Zero Celsius and rain for the winter months. It’s dark by 3 in the afternoon … very little sunshine throughout the winter. (Depressing, said our guide.)

Northern Sweden already has snow and -10C 




This lovely old church was built in 1914 had a great view of the area. There’s a city fort wall frim the 13th Century still visible in several areas!


It was fusty-musty in there. 😜


Canals and boats in the background 

Our tour bus dropped us off at the ancient area, Haga, a cobblestone city and had lunch at a sweet restaurant. Outdoor seating is adundant during tourist season. The clothing shops offered boxy-looking heavy woolens for coming winter. But today was summer at 69F. 😍


A shop Dawn & Randy would like!



See Dawn! Super-cute!!!



I loved how these buildings just “hang”an addition of a patio on the side! Voila! πŸ˜‚



The harbor looks like a nice area for recreational boating. We’ve seen a few small sailboats and a couple yachts. It’s rocky island bits here and there! 



It’s time for dinner and entertainment! Ta ta. 

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