Sweden - 2003

Svenska Lessons - "by noted Swedish linguist" - updated May 14 Göteborg, Sweden - Sweden's second city Hotels - Aug 10-12 - Confirmation #1DB6PXG - new July 24 Radisson SAS Scandinavia Hotel - located opposite Central Station downtown Göteborg Hotels - Other possibilities - no reservation made for Aug 13 Noveltel - located at Göteborg harbor Radisson SAS Park Avenue Hotel - located on Avenyn - [Frommer Site] Elite Plaza Hotel - located in heart of Göteborg - near Central Station - 144 rooms - 5 suites - opened January 2000, in 1889 restored building 7 Scandic hotels - in and around Göteborg Hotel Eggers (Best Western) - center of Göteborg - [Frommer Site] Inner Göteborg good narrative - history and current description of Gothenburg Domkyrkan - on Västra Hamngatan - "neo-classical" style Cathedral built in 1815 (photo) Elfsborg Fortress - (9:30AM - 4:20PM) - 30 minute boat ride from Lilla Bommen Maritime Museum Götaplatsen - city square laid out for the World’s Fair in 1923 - cultural center - Poseidon statue at south end of Kungsports Avenyn (the "famous" Avenyn) Other Weather Visitor's Guide Virtual Visitor's Guide Frommers Site Liseberg Amusement Park Dalsland, Sweden - north of Göteborg Hotels Baldersnäs Herrgård - Lake Laxsjön on the Dalsland Canal - restaurant - 15 mi. north of Mellerud Ronnums Herrgård - Vargön - 3 km east of the center of Vänersborg - between Halleberg and Hunneberg - T&L (May 2002) raved about hotel and restaurant - 15 mi south of Mellerud Hotell Dalia - Bengtsfor Hotel Carl XII - Ed Strand Hotel - Vänersborg Haveruds Hotel - Håverud on the Dalsland Canal Other Visitor's Guide a little about Dalsland map of Dalsland Mellerud