Well well well, what's this? Three Brits and one Swede! On a ship in Gothenburg! For one long weekend in August, Rachel and Fergus came to visit from the UK and it was SO GREAT. Just so great. They spent five nights at ours and we had time to both go out and do touristy things and relax at home, doing different things but together. It was like a vacation for Liam and me too, except without the travelling itself.
It was also a very boat centered weekend, because Fergus works on the Sir David Attenborough (BOATY MCBOATFACE!!!) and apparently, even though he's away for months at a time essentially going back and forth to Antarctica (I know - so cool right), he still can't get enough of ships in his free time. :)
So off to Ostinidiefararen Götheborg we went on their first day here! It's a newbuilt replica of an actual 1700s trade ship and very cool. I've been before, back when Johannes (long time readers of this blog will know my friend Johannes sailed part of the way to China with this ship). But that was nearly 20 years ago, and I forget that it's possible to do touristy things in my own home town, so I was very happy for this opportunity to get some Göteborg touristing in.
We'd just been told that on the original ship that this one is a replica of, steering with this wheel would have taken a lot of physical power. Not for Liam, clearly, he seems to be chillin' ...
... while the rest of us at least put in some work. :)
It was a nice little tour with plenty of charming stories even for someone who isn't necessarily into ships specifically. Recommended! (Also this shade of blue with the gold - isn't it beautiful?)
After that we walked along the pier and ended up at Alkemisten for lunch. I'd never been but Liam eats there all the time as he works literally next door, and he's said many good things about it.
And then we took the boat back to the mainland since I have to take ALL guests to Berzelii. We picked four different bakelser (a bakelse is like your own mini cake) ...
... and cut them in four so we all could have a piece of each. Not the prettiest way to eat them maybe, but definitely the tastiest. :)
Then a walk through Haga. See, we did well in showing the local cute and touristy areas! :)
Then we went home to make dinner and after that we played Codenames. I was so bad at it that Rachel and I lost EVERY round to the boys.
Ah well, there were elderflower sours and good company to console me. :)
Saturday morning and roadtrip time! We borrowed my mum's car and drove south, to Gärdets Gård, where everyone immediately found various things to poke at and examine. :)
I was mostly looking at all the typography stuff, as usual.
All the things you can find in this place!
Then we went to Tjolöholm!
It's a manor house and a pretty place and I like it. So did Rachel and Fergus which was very fun.
The main dining room (where Liam and I went for Christmas afternoon tea last year!) was prepared for a wedding that same night. (WHO can afford to get married in a CASTLE?!)
I liked this flowery pattern on the crockery
while Fergus admired finger plates.
Well, hello!
These two, such a delight to have around.
Then we went to the sea! Because Fergus likes a good proper outdoors bad! And he was delighted when he heard that we have both sea and lakes available for bad here. :) As readers of the blog will know, the word "bada" is missing in English, so Liam and I use it in Swedish; I don't want to say "going for a swim" because the swimming isn't the point, the bathing is. And I've almost never met a Brit before who likes to bada in the way that all the Swedish people I know like to bada. But here he is! Fergus!
We were very pleased with ourselves and our bad.
Our respective partners had zero interest in getting themselves cold, wet or sandy. :)
And then we went for dinner!
At Byaregården, of course. We take everyone here.
And after dinner, we went home and had ice cream and watched Stardust, as it turned out that Fergus had never seen it before (shocking!). The perfect ending to a lovely day!
Peter One | Cherie Vico
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