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Can anyone please tell me....

(35 Posts)
jinglbellsfrocks Mon 02-Feb-15 17:21:10

...why I have agreed to go to Gothenburg in February? confused

It came about very suddenly yesterday. DD, with her usual "I want to go somewhere - anywhere " hat on, was searching the internet for cheap flights (we are going to Rome in April so we can't justify going anywhere too expensive, and anyway, it's all a bit last minute hmm

Looking on Accuweather the temperature is likely to be minus 6 if I'm lucky, and there could well be ice and snow.

Can someone who has been there please tell me it's a beautiful city, and I will love it. Please.

annodomini Mon 02-Feb-15 21:22:37

Ikea catalogue is useful for vocabulary. And I predict that you will never master the correct pronunciation of Smorgasbord. Sorry, jingl, I only saw Gothenborg (and that's another pronunciation nightmare) in very gloomy, damp weather and that probably gave me the wrong impression! I hope you have a great time.

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 02-Feb-15 23:02:55

It's alright! I have investigated those cinnamon buns. we can spend all day in cafes drinking coffee and eating fika

That'll do me! smile

Riverwalk Tue 03-Feb-15 09:17:51

This area looks interesting

Quirky Haga

And it's got the biggest Fikas in town!

Anya Tue 03-Feb-15 09:28:52

That's the way to go Jingl. When my daughter was working in Turkey I flew out to Istabul at Easter to see her. It was snowing and very cold the whole time I was there.

BUT they too had cafes there that just serve coffee and cakes smile cupcake

jinglbellsfrocks Tue 03-Feb-15 12:10:53

Thank you Riverwalk. Will send that link to DD. Definitely think the Hagar area could be the saving grace of the whole thing.

Will probably take a ferry to one of the bits of the archipelago too. Won't that be bloody cold lovely. smile

Ana Tue 03-Feb-15 12:15:05

You'll need one of those furry hats! (Not real fur, of course)

Eloethan Tue 03-Feb-15 16:27:21

www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attractions-g189894-Activities-Gothenburg_Vastra_Gotaland_County_West_Coast.html

This might be of interest.

jeanie99 Wed 04-Feb-15 03:12:49

Anywhere with snow and ice would only be appealing to me if I was skiing.

Cold is no problem but traveling when it's snowing is not good.

We got stuck for 6 hours on the run way at Leeds Bradford airport one year.
The wings had to be de iced several times and then we kept missing out flight slot it was a nightmare.

Best of luck

jinglbellsfrocks Wed 04-Feb-15 10:12:05

Thank you Eloethan.

jeanie99. I'll take my hairdryer. And a shovel.