Gothenburg

Gothenburg

26 Jul 2010

I've just returned from Brisbane and as it's very cold here in Sydney, I've decided to treat myself to some apple crumble for dessert. I can smell cinnamon and apple coming from the oven so this blog post may be a short one.

I spent the mid summer break in Gothenburg where I stayed at the very glamorous Avalon Hotel.

Gothenburg is very different from Stockholm but charming nevertheless.

Coming from Australia I had no idea that mid summer was such a big deal in Scandinavia. Unfortunately the time I spent in Gothenburg was affected by the mid summer break. Shops - closed; art galleries and museums - closed. Luckily the gardens were still open and the famous amusement park, Liseberg.

I'm not one for rides, so I concentrated on capturing the colour and movement of the amusement park with my camera.



I was mesmerised by the beautiful gardens of the Garden Society, which were much more my style, complete with maypole for the mid summer festivities.



As it was so quiet, when I went out early in the morning to take photos, I had the whole town to myself, including the magnificent Gothenburg Cathedral.

I have every intention of returning to Gothenburg next time I'm in Europe because I don't think I saw it at it's best.

Come back on Wednesday, as I have some baking for you, that's if I can work out how to upload my images to a new site. Wish me luck!

Until then,

Jillian

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Travel Tips - Stockholm and Gothenburg

Travel Tips - Stockholm and Gothenburg

21 May 2010

Today was my day off so I went clothes shopping. I had a fairly succesful day for a change and now have some clothes to see me through my holiday and a Sydney winter. We've had a gloriously warm autumn here which ended suddenly about 10 days ago. In met a friend for lunch last Sunday and when I looked through the wardrobe, all I could find that could be classified as winter clothes consisted of one pair of jeans, a skirt and a pair of boots but plenty of sweaters. I do not like the cold so I figure if I don't have any winter clothes then winter simply doesn't exist. If only.




I dropped by my travel agent Kurt to collect my travel documents. The trip is very close now but I'm still not excited as I have 2 more weeks at work to get through. Today I'm asking for some help to find the insiders' tips to Stockholm amd Gothenburg. I've not been to Sweden before and I'm excited about finally getting there. My photo once again comes from the Bentours website.

I've downloaded a guide to Stockholm from emma's designblogg but if there are any places not on the list you recommend, I'd love to hear them. I know little about Gothenburg except it's a University town and a vibrant place. I fly from there to Glasgow so my stay is a short one, unless volcanic ash intervenes. I'd love to hear from you so if you have any suggestions please email me info@jillianleiboff.com

Have a great weekend and I'll be back next week.

Jillian

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