I'm 29, Swedish (so forgive me if my grammar or spelling is sometimes a bit odd!) and I live in West...
I'm 29, Swedish (so forgive me if my grammar or spelling is sometimes a bit odd!) and I live in Westcliff on Sea, Essex.
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Gothenburg has been voted the friendliest town in Sweden several times and this is no mistake. Even though it is the second-largest city in Sweden, it feels more like a small town. It has a great amusement park, Liseberg, which has lots of rides as well as a few quiet green spots. Since Gothenburg is on the coast, there are several good beaches (there are tramlinks to some) and there are many islands that ferries go to. However, one must check where one is allowed to go, as some are in military areas where no foreigners are allowed to go.
Gothenburg is good for shopping and prices are reasonable. There is a shopping centre close to the train station on Norra Hamngatan and on Avenyn there are many shops as well as a few shopping centres. Apart from these places there are lots of shops scattered all around the town centre. Gothenburg has Sweden's cheapest (and possibly best) record shop, Bengans. As soon as I remember what the exact address is I will put it here. Slottskogen is a large park which is great for just sitting about and taking it easy. There is a smaller park by the Humanities university buliding just behind the Museum of Art.
When in Gothenburg, one must learn to watch out for the trams as there are 9 different tram lines (last time I went). There are bus and tram passes to buy but you can pay the driver. The practice of letting people in on buses through the back door has now been abandoned and it you do it you'll get told off.
It is probably recommended to go in summer, since Gothenburg is at its best then, but this is also a good thing, as the hotels offer very good discounts in summer and at week-ends all year around. There are several expensive hotels in the town centre, but there are also cheaper ones as well as youth hostels in the area and a few very good camp sites for caravans and tents.
There are several interesting places to go in the town centre. Apart from the places already mentioned there is a good Museum of Art, a new Opera House, the Concert Hall, home of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, the market stalls at Saluhallen and a daily fish market for seafood lovers, Feskekyrkan. There are many pubs, clubs, cinemas and concert halls (most touring bands coming to Seden play in Stockholm as well as in Gothenburg). In the harbour there is an old fort, Alvsborgs Fastning, that you can go to by boat from Lilla Brommen. It was built in the 17th century when it was feared that the Danes would attack, later it was used as a prison. It is an interesting place to go and there are boats going across most days during the tourist season. Also, there is usually something going on, be it the film festival, cultural evenings (when all the cafes have events like guest musicians and poetry readings) or some big musical or sports event at Ullevi, which also is the home of IFK Goteborg. However, things quieten down severely during the 'industrial vacation month' of July.
Gothenburg's architecture is good and it does have an old town, Haga, even though it seems to get smaller and smaller. For a Swedish town it is relatively cheap and at the moment the exchange rate is very good. I would recommend Gothenburg to visitors, but it would most likely be best to go to Gothenburg and some other place as well, for example Stockholm (which is great in summer) or perhaps even Denmark, as there are ferries going across every day.
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Great opinion. I'd like to add to it my favourite places to go in Gothenburg. The Göteborg Horticultural Gardens (near the central station) has a beautiful rose-garden and butterfly house. Definately worth a visit. Also if you like seafood head down to the harbour. Amongst the ships, and near the opera house you'll find a large wooden building where they serve up excellent prawns and crayfish and it's relatively cheap.
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Feb 10th, 2001
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