Gothenburg Botanical Garden

On our last day in Gothenburg all the Biennale venues were closed, which gave us a chance to look a bit closer at the city. By pure coincidence we went into a park, which turned out to be the botanical garden. And we spend quite a bit of time in the greenhouse, admiring all the tropical plants (especially these water leaves, that looks kind of like trays).

I found it quite nice that there were tables in there, so one could bring a foodbasket or something, or just come there to read a book or work inside the "jungle". Even though small, it is definitely one of the nicest greenhouses I have visited.


I was also quite impressed with the many roses that were still blooming this late in the year. I might have got in wrong, but for me roses are such a late spring/summer flower. Anyway, it was such a nice park, and I was really glad we got to see it.

City With a View

Another nice thing about Gothenburg is the many vantage points around the city. We went up one hill after the other, where there was a great view of the city.

As we were walking around we were taking about how the city had a French feeling to it, and in certain placaes within the city, it almost felt like we could have be in France.


However the many kanelbullar and the lack of bakeries gave it away. In deed we were still in Sweden.

Mid Centery Heaven

Two things I really like about Gothenburg.

There are so many nice mid-centery houses and signs, that I just caught myself going around pointing one out after the other, until Vincent got tired of listening to me. I can't help it. I love this kind of style, because of its clean functional lines, charm and attention to detail.

I also really like the fact that the city seems much more green than any other big city I've visited. Not that it has more parks than other cities I know. It must have something to do with the green carpet spread out underneath many of the tram tracks, and the old grand trees on the boulevards with walking paths in the middle, so one feels saved from traffic and bricks for a while.

It is definitely a nice place to walk around, and so we did. Everyday we walked until our feet could almost not carry us anymore. They were tired as hell, but the next day we got up and walked a bit more.

December Instagram Recap!

A short Instagram recap from the past month.  A lot of amazing buildings from three different countries.