Greetings from a cold and snowy Gothenburg!

It’s Monday morning and we woke up surprised to see that it’s snowing outside! This was not the forecast. It was suppose to be partly cloudly today like yesterday. Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day. I guess the weather is unpredictable here.

Anyway, I will tell you about our weekend, but one thing first. I recently found out that since our Volvo C30 is a flex fuel environmental car, most of the parking places in Gothenburg are FREE! I was very excited to hear about this news. This will make life much easier and we can now park much closer to the apartment.

On Saturday, we ventured out to see a little of Gothenburg. We used Gothenburg’s public transportation and headed off toward the mall which is called Nordstan. Chad needed some type of electrical device for his work phone. We then walked a few blocks to view the Kronhuset. The Kronhuset (Crown House) is the oldest building in Gothenburg. It was built in 1642-54 and was used to shelter ammunition and supplies. Today the Kronhuset is used as a concert hall. Below you will see pictures from our walk and the Kronhuset itself.

Our next stop was the Sjöfartsmusset (shipping museum). We were planning to see the statue called Sjömanstornet, but it was to be closed until summer, however they would open it for 2 hours on Sunday which was the next day! Until then, we could see the shipping museum for free during this special viewing weekend. It was usually 40 Swedish crowns (English plural version of Swedish Kronor) to tour the museum. Tomorrow, we would see the statue which was normally not open until summer. This worked out great for us!

After visiting the museum, we made our way back to the apartment. We found a small grocery store next to our apartment, so we decided to pick up some more diet coke. I think stopping at a grocery store each day for diet coke will be our normal routine. 🙂

Saturday evening, I took Chad over to Hisingen Island which is the fourth largest island in Sweden. This is also where the Volvo headquarters is located. On the island, there is a nice park called Keillers Park that offers great panoramic views of the city of Gothenburg. Below are a couple of pictures that Chad took, one of which is a picture of our Volvo C30!

On Sunday, our plans were to head back to the Sjömanstornet statue. It was open from 1PM – 3PM. The woman statue stands facing the water and it symbolizes all women saying goodbye to their husband who is leaving for sea. The top of the statue is 230 feet over the ocean and at 170 feet is a viewing tower/platform.  The platform is round, so we could see both a view of the entrance of the harhour and also of the city. It was a beautiful sunny day, and Chad got some great pictures. Check out a few of them below. The last one is a panoramic view, you will need to click on the thumbnail to view a larger size.

Well, that’s it for now!

Rhonda

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