Gothenburg, Mariefred and Karlstad

Sweden 2014
P001 Morning scenic drive from Aarhus to Frederikshavn on day 4 of our tour... Frederikshavn (Frederik's harbor), named in 1818 after King Frederik VI, historically...
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P002 Ferry terminal at Frederikshavn port - Stena Danica - on our way to Gothenburg crossing the Kattegat... ALL ABOARD, so long Denmark, until next time... and...
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P003 Kattegat, (cat's throat in English or Kattegatt in Swedish), an important commercial navigation passage, a strait forming part of the connection between the...
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P004 ... Kattegat connecting the North Sea through the Skagerrak strait to the north, with the Baltic Sea through the Sound, the Great Belt and the Little Belt to...
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P009 Gothenburg (Göteborg), city founded by King Gustav II Adolf in 1621, situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast and the second largest city of Sweden...
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P014 ... formerly a fortified town, the city, inspired by Dutch architecture, has a fascinating history...
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P015 ... once the center of the Swedish shipbuilding industry but with rising competition from foreign shipyards, many of the dry docks closed down during the late...
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P016 Göteborg Energi wind farm, with Sweden's biggest wind turbine by the harbor...
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P017 Göta älv, river draining lake Vänern into the Kattegat strait, formed at the end of the last glaciation, as an outflow channel from the Baltic Ice Lake to the...
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P018 New Älvsborg Fortress or Elfsborg Fortress, a sea fortress at the mouth of the Göta river served to protect medieval Sweden's only access to the North Sea and...
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P022 Älvsborg Bridge, a suspension bridge running north-sourth over Göta älv river; built in 1966, total length of approx 933 meters...
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P023 Eriksberg on Hisingen island where Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstads AB had their shipyard until bankruptcy in 1979... Eriksberg and Lindholmen neighborhood,...
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P025 ... the old shipyard buildings at the water-edge today housing a modern stylish hotel (Quality Hotel 11 and Eriksbergshallen) featuring innovative architecture...
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P026 The Swedish Ship Götheborg, a sailing replica of the 18th-century Swedish East Indiaman, world's largest operational wooden sailing vessel, re-built 2005 in...
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P027 ... the original 1738 sailboat reached the Chinese coast on her third voyage summer of 1744; after a six-month trade stop and a 5-months wait in Java for the...
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P028 ... the weathy Svenska Ostindiska Companiet (Swedish East India Company) made Gothenburg an important trade city in the 18th century, founded in 1731 conducting...
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P029 Keillers Park at Ramberget on Hisingen, a stunning view of the city center across the river, a mix of landscaped park and natural forest... Ramberget, a popular...
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P029a ... Hisingen, Sweden's 4th largest island with area of ~77 sq. miles, northern part of the city of Gothenburg with its harbor, industries and suburbs located on...
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P029b .. sailing being a popular sports activity in the region particularly because of the nearby archipelago, it's said that approx 20,000 sailboats and yachts...
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P032 ... the 20+ islands of Gothenburg archipelago stretching along the coast like a string of pearls...
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