Westminster Bridge

Christmas in Gothenburg IV

I really like this photo and the blue light it catches. It looks very icy and cold ina nice way. This photo is taken from the Kungsportsbron built in 1810 and in the background one can see Stora Teatern (the big theatre) which is irradiated with red light.

Snow

We got snow in Gothenburg, there might be a white Christmas :)

the Lipstick at night

Let me present, one of Gothenburg's "skyscrapers" at night. As you might recall it is called the lipstick and if you look closely it actually resembles one. If you want to see the previous photo and read some intresting facts click here.

PS. I am sorry it looks like if the skyscraper is tilted, it is just my fault, still learning.

I ♥ Gothenburg @ night

This is our harbour at night! The huge steel barque is called “Barken Viking” and nowadays serves as a hotel and restaurant! Who would have guessed that!? It was built in 1907 in Denmark and is the biggest barque built in the Nordic countries. She moved around a lot and made journeys as far as to South America, until she was bought by the city of Gothenburg in 1951 to serve as a school for cooks and sailors.

Unfortunately she does not go on so many trips these days because the suspension bridge over the harbour entrance is lower than the barque’s tallest mast. Hence, it has been trapped in Gothenburg since 1966 when the bridge was built.

By the way, she has 34 sails with an area of 3 690 m2!

On the Road

A lot of boats pass here everyday, probably on their way to the huge lake up north called Värnen.

Lipstick

This photo is taken from Hisingsbron on the way from the mainland to Hisingen. The red skyscraper is one of the taller buildings in Gothenburg. Due to all the clay we have to keep it low here. What is most catchy about this building is not that it is red but that it is called Läppstiftet, or in English – the Lipstick. If one looks closely its funny shape and red colour does make it resemble a lipstick. It contains mainly offices but on the top floor there is a café from where one can enjoy the view over Gothenburg.