Travel
- Orebro Castle. Majestically Rising In The Middle Of A Modern City
Situated right in the middle of the town, the Orebro Castle majestically dominates the views. We arrived in Orebro on a very rainy day. The castle revealed itself to us just as a pretty unusual site. A moat surrounds the castle and the city...
- A Trip Into The Past. Wandering Through The Old Bergen Museum
When we first decided to include Scandinavia on our InterRail itinerary, we literally expected to see wooden houses and nothing but wooden houses. We weren't prepared for Oslo's beautiful but brick made buildings for example. Therefore we started...
- Having Fun In Bergen: Hiking Mount Floyen (a Photo Essay)
Mount Floyen is one of those places where you can take a deep breath and the whole world becomes a happier place. On our 3rd day in Bergen we took the funicular up the Mount Floyen, where we enjoyed some amazing views over the city and hiked through the...
- Our 10 Favorite Photos From Bergen, Norway
As part of our 1 month InterRail trip through Europe, we spent 3 beautiful days in Bergen, as Guests of Honor of Bergen Tourism Board. During this period, we literally took thousands of photos, but after a quick look, these are our favorite so far. Osterfjord ...
- Bratislava. A First Impression
Today we've started our 1 month InterRail journey through Eastern Europe and Scandinavia. During this month we plan to travel through 6 countries and visit 22 new places. It's gonna be tons of fun, but we know it's also gonna be a challenge....
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A Short Stop In Gothenburg
On the 14th day of our 1 month Interrail trip through Europe we made a short stop in Gothenburg. As far as I can tell, Gothenburg, in spite of being the second largest city in Sweden, it's not a very touristy place. Even the locals told us there was not much to see here.
We stopped in Gothenburg only for one afternoon and a night, on our way from Copenhagen to Oslo. It was rainy and we didn't get to see much of the city either, but we definitely got to taste probably it's most outstanding pastry - the cinnamon bun! As a local lady told us, these are the biggest cinnamon buns in the whole Sweden, and they might as well just be, as it took the two of us to eat one. I'm not exaggerating when I'm saying these cinnamon buns are over 30cm in diameter and super extra mega delicious. We've had different buns in our life but never a cinnamon one, so where Gothenburg didn't really deliver in sightseeing terms, it did in culinary experience.
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| The biggest cinnamon buns in whole Sweden |
They sell these gigantic cinnamon buns at Cafe Husaren, in Haga neighborhood.
Haga probably the most important neighborhood in Gothenburg and the most charming one too. It has these lovely wooden houses with a peculiar architecture. Initially they were wooden houses from top to bottom, but then it was very easy to catch fire, which they often did. In the 18th century the neighbors decided to rebuild the houses, and make them less burnable this time, so they build only the upper floors out of wood, and the ground floor out of bricks, so if the neighborhood would catch fire only half the house would burn. Not much of an improvement if you ask me, but seems it worked, as some of the cute 3 stores high houses are still here.
We found the cobbled streets of Haga very charming, though by the time we got to walk them most of the shops and cafes were already closed. It's really a pity that they close almost everything at 5pm or even earlier here in Scandinavia. I can only imagine how lovely it is to stroll on the streets of the old neighborhood during a sunny morning...
Apart from Haga, we also spotted some quirky statues and fountains and walked the stylish streets of the city center. No, Gothenburg is not the destination of choice for many, but definitely has a charm of it's own that the patient traveler can discover over time. Unfortunately, we only got a glimpse of it.
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- Orebro Castle. Majestically Rising In The Middle Of A Modern City
Situated right in the middle of the town, the Orebro Castle majestically dominates the views. We arrived in Orebro on a very rainy day. The castle revealed itself to us just as a pretty unusual site. A moat surrounds the castle and the city...
- A Trip Into The Past. Wandering Through The Old Bergen Museum
When we first decided to include Scandinavia on our InterRail itinerary, we literally expected to see wooden houses and nothing but wooden houses. We weren't prepared for Oslo's beautiful but brick made buildings for example. Therefore we started...
- Having Fun In Bergen: Hiking Mount Floyen (a Photo Essay)
Mount Floyen is one of those places where you can take a deep breath and the whole world becomes a happier place. On our 3rd day in Bergen we took the funicular up the Mount Floyen, where we enjoyed some amazing views over the city and hiked through the...
- Our 10 Favorite Photos From Bergen, Norway
As part of our 1 month InterRail trip through Europe, we spent 3 beautiful days in Bergen, as Guests of Honor of Bergen Tourism Board. During this period, we literally took thousands of photos, but after a quick look, these are our favorite so far. Osterfjord ...
- Bratislava. A First Impression
Today we've started our 1 month InterRail journey through Eastern Europe and Scandinavia. During this month we plan to travel through 6 countries and visit 22 new places. It's gonna be tons of fun, but we know it's also gonna be a challenge....