Day 2 Gothenburg

Two tourist quests of the day were assessing the merits of the Hop-on Hop-off bus and finding the city fortress. Two features of the HoHo bus were waiting a lot and walking a lot. You see, Gothenburg is pretty compact and the bus is a bit infrequent. And they knock off for lunch. So you wait lots and then walk anyway. The fortress was elusive, which is cunning since it has been in the same place for hundreds of years. We got off the bus at this large and beautiful park. We headed up a steep path, figuring that a fortress had to be on top of a hill. But nup, only a Natural History Museum (closed on Mondays). After consulting maps and Mr Google we strode on. Becoming less confident, we consulted other walkers who claimed to be unfamiliar with the fortified structure - until one local gave clear instructions. But to where we don't know.
It turns out the fortress (Skansen Kronan) was some kilometres away in another park. It offered a panoramic view of the city.
So then we walked to the old town for a coffee and cinnamon bun and then walked to the fish market (nice but trendified) for a salmon salad.
Gothenburg is a nice, pretty, small city. Worth a wait and a walk.Read more