Jag är rätt här (I am right here)

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Gothenburg

The Basics

Living in Gothenburg

The temperature in Gothenburg is about 5°C during the day, considering I bought thermals, it is not that bad at all and so far we have had 3 days of brilliant sunshine. It feels like spring.

Gothenburg feels to me like an untouched city, it hasn't got the classic tourist attractions and the weather probably puts some people off, but because of this it is so undisturbed and so naturally beautiful. 

The swedish people are absolutely lovely. They are so openly friendly and all speak amazing English. One really fantastic thing about the people is the trust that exists between them, there are no bus conductors as people just assume you have done the honest thing and bought a bus pass, the streets at night are almost peaceful and I have not heard a single siren since being here.  

The Swedish culture means drinking is not AT ALL like the British nightlife. Alcohol is not sold in the conventional, easy-access way. The smaller chain shops still sell low alcohol ciders and beers but you would have to venture to a government run shop in order to purchase any stronger spirits and even then the price tag is a little scary. The streets are weirdly quiet, and although the bars are packed, at about £6 a pint nobody seems that drunk, but there are loads of very nice places to drink and a girl on the plane over told me that the clubs are pretty spectacular. 

Our flat is on this quiet street, Gothenburg is quite deceptively full of hills and you can look down one street and its suddenly plummeting down to a completely different area of the city, and although its a small little place it is complete with all the Ikea gadgets (would we expect anything else??).

Our local shop is called Willy:s Hemma (ha ha!) which translates as 'at home' so I recon this is our local Willy!!

Taking the camera for a stroll

Eating Swedish Meatballs :)