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Gothenburg gives a feeling of being much bigger than Oslo, albeit having a little fewer inhabitants. It is famuous for world's biggest cinnamon rolls! Besides that, it offers a botanic garden, which allows you to finally !
But as usually, make use of your rented car and stop at natural places.
Moss is a peninsula closer to Oslo than Gothenburg. I wonder how it 🤷🏻♀️ Following a very narrow road, we reached a parking spot, which was the origin to the hiking trail towards the coast.
And what a wonderful trail it was! So calm, so green, so full of nature! At some point, two roads diverged in a .
At the end, we reached the Bredebukt coast. There was a swing there! And since we were there during Easter, the stones at the beach were shaped and colourful like easter eggs.
The water was wet
This is not Haga, but a random street.
... and observe old-timer trams. Do not miss the Haga street – a district with cosy cafés, shops and restaurants, and , world's biggest cinammon rolls!
In Gothenburg, you can go upstairs in the middle of the street. Or if you prefer, go uphill to visit a fortrees. From there, you can observe the city from above. It's up to you what you want to see and in which direction.
City centre from above
Sweden is famous for its Fika tradition. Similar to the British tea-time, Sweds have Fika every day. But multiple times a day. A piece of pastry, usually accompanied with coffee or a similar warm drink. A very famous pastry type is the cinnamon roll.
But because the buns you usually buy are too small (seriously, who can stop after just one?), the people from Gothenburg decided during the previous century to bake the biggest one! Nowadays, multiple bakeries/cafés make them, some of them are better than others.
World's largest cinnamon bun!
Towards the end of March, the only inkling of spring in Umeå was the fake-spring. It might be called vårvinter in Swedish, but please correct me if I'm wrong. Basically, the temperatures rise, the sun is strong, spring is just around the corner ... until night-time when it freezes back, and at any point, another shipment of snow can appear at any time.
That's why we were so glad to finally feel spring in Gothenburg! The botanical garden offers numerous flowers, plants, trees, bushes. Furthermore, it is not a flat park, but rather in multiple levels with hills; it has a relief – something truly unique. We enjoyed the warm sun, chilling on a rock at the top of a small hill without jackets.
First flowers of this year 🤩
🎶 I believe I can fly 🎶
Stairs leading to Eden garden
Ruins of a fortress. Allow the lightning of the weather to play with colours. Once again, this is just one suggestion; you will see many perfect stops along the way. Just stop at a safe place and enjoy the beauty!
Castle with a lake in the background