Earlier this summer I went to Sweden for a work conference. Every other year we plan a conference somewhere in Europe, and this year happened to be in Gothenburg (Göteborg). I did some sightseeing with two of my coworkers for the weekend after the conference. Here are some pictures of Gothenburg, and then I'll put some up of Stockholm.
Our hotel was right across the street from the Liseburg Amusement Park. Many of our clients had a view of this Ferris wheel from their hotel rooms.
We took a boat tour of the city and harbor the day we were leaving for Stockholm and went under many of the bridges throughout Gothenburg's canals. Including this one which was called "The Cheese Slicer" and we had to get out of our seats and duck so we didn't hit our heads!
On the tour we passed this tall ship and a building affectionately called "The Lipstick" (Läppstiftet). Unfortunately it was rainy and chilly and cloudy, so the picture is a bit gray.
We also saw a very cool water lock and pump system used to raise ships out of the water for repairs. Basically, water is pumped into the long thin blue box-shaped portions to sink the entire thing. The boat is maneuvered into the middle and then water is pumped out of those portions, causing the entire thing to float and raise the ship out of the water!
Next stop... Stockholm!
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