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!

Haga

This quarter is called Haga and it is much appreciated. People come here to take a walk, go on markets, grab a coffee or just enjoy the neighbourhood with its pretty buildings in the autumn sun. The café on the picture Husaren is known for ginormous cinnamon buns and definetly a place to visit.

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.