Hi fellows,
Few days ago I came home from my trip in Sweden. It was a success, everything went as planned, my i30 purred as smoothly as a diesel car can do, and I even had enough luck to enjoy decent weather at there!
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At first I drove into Turku, where I went on board to the
M/S Viking Grace cruiseferry, which took me and the i30 into Stockholm, Sweden at next morning. Here I'm queueing to drive in, looking that thunderstorm approaching from the sea...
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My first major destination was the
Västervik - Hultsfred narrow gauge museum railway. I stayed in the
Hotell Fängelset, which is a former prison converted into a simple hotel.
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At first day I was driving around for photographing these rail buses and saw very beautiful scenery along the route...
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At second day there were also a steam-powered train going along with rail buses, and I also went on board to both of them.
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The next day I drove via the town of Gränna, which is famous from those traditional
Polkagris peppermint candy sticks. I bought handful of them from this store.
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The other major attraction in my trip was the
Liseberg amusement park at Göteborg (aka Gothenburg). I stayed in this nice small B&B called
5:ans Bed & Breakfast...
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I spent the evening and the next day at Liseberg. At first evening it rained a little, but the next day it was half cloudy and about 18 degrees, just perfect and not too hot. Those big rollercoasters and drop towers were not a disappointment either.
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Not forgetting the food... I ate traditional Swedish meatballs and smashed potatoes, and these were good ones
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Now this waffle was very delicious with all those toppings, and I even managed to order it in Swedish
Hej, jag tar en kaffe och en våffel med jordgubbssylt och grädde och glass, tack - and surprisingly the lady behind the counter understood me fully! In Finland we study also some Swedish at school, and I still remembered something from it.
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At Tuesday morning I started the long way into home. I drove almost 500 km from Göteborg to Stockholm, where I went on board to
M/S Viking Gabriella. These cruiseferries are almost as luxurious as those famous Caribbean cruise ships, and are very popular among Finns and Swedes for having a nice cruise and visiting in our neighbour countries.
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Some shots from the open deck:
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At the open sea later in the evening...
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At the dinner buffet I had to use all willpower not to seriously overeat. It was so delicious, and better be for the price I paid...
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I even managed to save some space for the dessert!
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At the next morning I arrived to Helsinki, Finland and drove the last 400 km into home. I guess I will be planning something similar for the next summer...
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