We drove up to the top of a mountain lookout only a few minutes from Emma’s apartment that overlooked the Gothenburg city. Like all the parks I’ve been to here it looked amazing – and you could almost picture what it would be like in summer. Great place for a picnic or just to hang out and enjoy the warmer weather. I think that’s one of the things I like most about Gothenburg – how close to places of such natural beauty they are.
View of Gothenburg from the top of Keillers Park
We then drove into the city and walked the Avenyn (similar to Bourke St Mall) to Götaplatsen, one of the main squares in Gothenburg. Here we found the famous statue of Poseiden, the state theatre, concert hall and library. Unfortunately the place was pretty deserted.
Stopped for lunch at a cute little coffee shop and had toasted paninis after which we went for a walk around Slottsskogen. Slottsskogen is a massive park not too far from the city centre and, among other things, has a free zoo complete with Swedish animals. Most of them were hiding but we did spot a couple of reindeer and a female moose.
Mrs Moose looking a little bored
Took our afternoon tea at a little restaurant by the lake. Had some yummy berry crumble with vanilla sauce and tea, of course. By the time we’d finished it was nearly time for me to leave. We picked up Emma’s brother, his wife and daughter before dropping me off at the bus stop.
Made it back to Landskrona by about 8.30pm. Really enjoyed my short trip to Gothenburg. Glad I could spend my last weekend in Sweden with such great people.
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