Our visit to Gothenburg began with rain. We decided early on that we would leave Copenhagen separately. Roma would take the train, while I would avoid the Oresund bridge and Malmo on the bike to go to Elsinore (Helingor) and get a ferry to Helsingborg in Sweden - a more direct route. I got as far as Halmstad before the rain started - it wasn't much at first, but three downpours later I reached Gothenburg bit wet and cold.
Our first full day in Gothenburg started with a walking tour. Unfortunately, the city centre is a massive building site at the moment. They are replacing tramlines and are also engaged in massive work to build an underground network. The noise was defining at times and our tour guide struggled to raise her voice loud enough to be heard. She brought us around all the interesting sites and history of the city.
We took a canal tour in the late afternoon. Inevitably there was overlap with the walking tour as we passed many of the same sites. We were warned that there would be splashes due to high winds. We got splashed! Lots of low bridges to duck under made for a fun outing. As there was some kind of festival on there were bands playing - some on the canal boats. We sat in the sun with a beer to dry out before finishing our evening in the Feskekorda fish market. We were told that Sweden is an expensive place, but not compared to Dublin prices. Our dinner, with wine was just under €100 - and it was delicious, ling for me and a half lobster for Roma. After this we were exhausted and took an Uber back to our apartment. So far I'm loving Sweden!
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