Haga is the oldest neighborhood of Gothenburg and known for its well-preserved picturesque wooden houses. In the old days there were craft shops and factories. You can still see the former house of the working class in Neoclassical style, built by the Robert Dickson Foundation in 1857. In the 1920s, many of the businesses were […]
Museum of World Culture and City Museum Gothenburg
Due to the announced rain, we try to shift our activities inside the buildings. Museum of World Culture We start with a visit to the Museum of World Culture (Världskulturmuseet). The museum is right next to the Liseberg Amusement Park. The architecturally interesting building, designed by the London architects Cécile Brisac and Edgar Gonzales, was […]
Hotel Riverton Gothenburg
The Hotel Riverton in Gothenburg is in the Stora Badhusgatan by the waterfront in central Gothenburg. The famous Fish Church is just around the corner and the popular shopping street Kungsgatan is only a few minutes away. The hotel is the perfect location to explore the city. From the nearby transport hub Gothenburg Stenpiren, you […]
Paddan Boat Tour in Gothenburg
A Paddan boat tour is the perfect way to experience Gothenburg from the waterside. The tour takes you through the historic moats and canals, under 20 bridges into the harbor. Since the weather forecast for the next day is not very good, we decide to make the Paddan boat tour on the first day. Paddan […]
City walk in Gothenburg
Gothenburg, with more than 980,000 inhabitants, is the second largest city in Sweden. The area was already populated in the Stone Age. Gothenburg attained special importance, when the town granted free access to the North Sea,while Denmark controlled the access to the Baltic. King Gustav II Adolf founded the city of Gothenburg in 1619. In […]
From the Moselle to Gothenburg
On our trip from the Moselle to Gothenburg and afterwards to the far north, we first have to take our usual railway line along the Moselle to Koblenz. Moselle and Rhine We relax and enjoy the beautiful valleys of the Moselle. In Koblenz, we change the train to Frankfurt that travels along the Rhine valley. […]