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October 21, 2008
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Today I got to fulfill one of my life's dreams by travelling to Göteborg!!! Ever since I was a missionary in the MTC, I've wanted to go
there. On my mission, however, I was never even assigned to Göteborg's Zone, let alone Göteborg itself. Then, when doing my
internship, we were too poor to just jaunt over to Göteborg to say hi. BUT, thanks to the wonder of business trips, I finally made it.
The city itself was a lot better than the pictures make it out to be. Most require an explanation, so I've actually put more captions
into this page! Wow!
As for the top pic, Göteborg has a lot of canals (kind of Venice-y I thought) which lends a lot of charm to the city. I liked it a lot. I
took this one on my way back to my hotel after my evening presentation.
there. On my mission, however, I was never even assigned to Göteborg's Zone, let alone Göteborg itself. Then, when doing my
internship, we were too poor to just jaunt over to Göteborg to say hi. BUT, thanks to the wonder of business trips, I finally made it.
The city itself was a lot better than the pictures make it out to be. Most require an explanation, so I've actually put more captions
into this page! Wow!
As for the top pic, Göteborg has a lot of canals (kind of Venice-y I thought) which lends a lot of charm to the city. I liked it a lot. I
took this one on my way back to my hotel after my evening presentation.
Canon EOS 30D
F 9 - 25 seconds
ISO 100
F 9 - 25 seconds
ISO 100
My entertainment on the train. Crosswords and Harry Potter (I'm currently
reading it in Swedish! It's teaching me cool things like the words for
goblins and potions and the fact that there are two words for wand
depending on the gender of the wand bearer...)
reading it in Swedish! It's teaching me cool things like the words for
goblins and potions and the fact that there are two words for wand
depending on the gender of the wand bearer...)
During the early 1800s, there was a MASS migration from Sweden to
the United States. The emigrants would walk down this street from the
train station, which was so jam packed that they would often have to be
led to their hotel by a rope. The finally wound up at the building below,
which is kind of an anti-Ellis Island. Everyone had to pass through this
house on their way out of the country. It made me think of all the early
Swedish converts to Mormonism who emigrated at this time, and it was
neat to see the place where their journey began.
the United States. The emigrants would walk down this street from the
train station, which was so jam packed that they would often have to be
led to their hotel by a rope. The finally wound up at the building below,
which is kind of an anti-Ellis Island. Everyone had to pass through this
house on their way out of the country. It made me think of all the early
Swedish converts to Mormonism who emigrated at this time, and it was
neat to see the place where their journey began.
The Fish Church (above), which is really a
market, but is built like a church (hence the name)
and the Anglican church (below), which is really a
church.
market, but is built like a church (hence the name)
and the Anglican church (below), which is really a
church.
Finally, Gustav Adolph's square. He founded the city in
1621 when he was just 27 years old.
1621 when he was just 27 years old.