Week two in Göteborg...

Monday – Universeum!! This place was unreal. We all turned into big children here, but if you ever visit Universeum it will be easy to understand why... We took an elevator to the top of the building and worked our way down. At the top we entered “Kulrummet” (the cold room) where we build a plastic igloo and some of us were even exposed to hurricane winds!! :O The further we descended in the building the warmer it got. We saw so many different creatures, from all kinds of reptiles to frogs, fish – even piranhas and electric eels. We wandered through the aquarium and reached the tropical rainforest. I was so warm in here (but I feeling warm was kind of the running joke of the month!) In the rain forest we had to guard our food, the monkeys were hunting!! We finally escaped the jungle and found our way to the playroom. Little children were viciously pushed aside by people in their twenties. Dance mats meant serious business!! Everyone was wound up after the activities so we all played some volleyball (or at least tried) to burn up all our energy.

Tuesday – It was possibly one of the busiest days in Göteborg so far. We had a full blown tour of the city; Älvsborg, Maritiman, Paddan and Liseberg. There is no way I can describe it all so I’ll let the pictures do the talking.

Wednesday – You would think that we would have taken it easy after the two hectic days previous?! Never in Sweden!! We were treated to a workout out at Fysiken. I don’t think I slept as well as I did on Wednesday night. I guess that’s what total exhaustion will do to you!

Thursday – How can one say they have experience experienced Swedish culture unless one has visited the Volvo museum? I bet you didn’t know that Volvo invented the seatbelt!!

Friday – Sjöfartsmuseet proved to be an interesting venue. It was a kind of mix between an aquarium and a ship museum. Even if you’re not that in boats, it’s still pretty interesting. That night we ventured into the city and found so many pubs that were pretty inexpensive by Swedish standards. Nice relaxing night.

Saturday – I spent the morning studying Swedish by a lake close to my accommodation. That night we ventured into the city again to the same pub road and tried out a few venues. The Kings Head was an interesting find, and the Borat-ish music was a nice cherry to the night!

Sunday – Laundry day!!