The last week of the school holidays saw us taking a few days away in Gothenburg.
We stayed in a huge glass hotel that was in the process of being built. Only one of the towers is ready,
But if you lego of reality and use your imagination, this is what it will look like once it’s finished.
(This is a small scale view of the three towers in LEGO.)
The hotel room had a great view of Gothenburg’s famous funfair.
Swaying in those glass bubbles 60 metres up in the sky reduced me to a blubbering mess.
You could say it took the fun out of fair and turned it more into a fun-fear.
Before hitting the funfair, we visited Universeum, Scandinavia’s largest science museum.
The museum has four floors of rainforest running through the middle of it.
It was like finding a secret slice of paradise.
After spending four hours wrestling dinosaurs and snakes and conducting science experiments
And another nine hours at the fair,
My dino-mo was running down.
(There was a great display of animatronic dinosaurs on the roof of the museum.)
Time to enjoy one last sunset and a good night’s sleep before returning home.
Not a bad way to end the summer holidays.
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Wow, what a view, blubbering mess or not, you took great shots. Love the close up of the Dino…and the bad puns.
Jen @ Muddy Boot Dreams
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Really nice photos
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Wow!! That sounds like a blast. Thanks for sharing this with us :).
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I don’t think I could ride those. Ferris wheels make me feel so unprotected! Your photos are extraordinary!
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Great captures….that last one takes my breath away!!
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Beautiful captures as always!!
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It sounds awesome and fun! Brilliant captures and I esp. liked the red crane and giant wheel.
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Crazy place to see.
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Gothenburg is a lovely historic city with the landmark Lipstick building:) Love that place
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What a terrific way to end the summer!! Your captures for the day are awesome! I’d probably have to skip the Ferris wheel though!! Love the dinosaur! And how wonderful to have the rain forest there in a building!!
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lego. ha ha ha! 🙂
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That is a great way to salute summer good by. Two of the kids started back to school today–I am sure they would have loved seeing what you all saw.
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Beautiful images. Always a treat to visit your blog.
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What a fabulous end to a vacation! The images are all marvelous, but I think the last one is magical!
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some fine snaps…
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Great photos with great beauty, I love them all.
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Brilliant shots. All of them looks neat with fine detail. Enjoyed it!
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Love the Lego models. That last shot is especially lovely!
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Sounds like a fun, if not fearful, trip. 🙂
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What a wonderful place to end off any holiday! Great photos Fiona!
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oh wow…cool pictures…love the legos too…my sons are huge into legos right now…when i get home i will show them this….smiles…and the dinos….
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Wow! what an amazing place … I would be like you Fi if I were swaying about in one of those glass bubbles!
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I would like this place. The fair looks like fun but I could get lost in the rainforest and museum. Lovely photos, thanks for sharing.
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What an adventure..sorry to hear it is the last of the summer for you..where did the summer go??:)
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Great pics, Fi! It looks like you had a great time which is a wonderful way to kick off the school year. I would love to see the Universeum! It sounds awesome! Cheers! -Danette
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I’m “familiar” with this town from the Steig Larsson books. Nice to see it in person. He didn’t mention the dinos.
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Love that bird–is it an Ibis of some kind? Beautiful shots. Sounds like an awesome way to end a vacation.
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I think it’s a scarlet ibis.
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Wow, fascinating! Great photos again.
I’m often amazed at what can be created out of Legos.
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Amazing, Fiona… I am sure that not just you adults –but your kids LOVED that little get-away. What a marvelous place!!!!!
Can’t believe that summer is almost over….. Gads!!!!
Hugs,
Betsy
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I’m not sure I would have handled that Ferris Wheel myself. I like the Lego models and that dinosaur. Your sunset photo is gorgeous.
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That sounds a glorious way to end the summer, and get everyone into the learning frame of mind!!
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Beautiful!
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Wow! truly wow! great pictures.
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Looks like so much fun!!!
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Wow. Love the rainforest and the dinosaur. Funfairs are simply not fun. Great photos though – thank you.
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Thank you for taking us along LadyFi 🙂
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All photographs are fantastic but taking with the bird is unusual. I am greeting
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What a great place and wonderful things to see. I love that municipalities provide so many educational activities.
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Hi there – that last orange sky shot is great – I do think it looks like an end of summer shot.
SM
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a rainforest in the middle of the museum is very interesting! love the bird shot.
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Rainforest in Scandinavia! Must be wonderful!
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There are varies kind of photos. I enjoyed them very much. The last photo is very impressive that the atomosphere of the ending summer.
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Wonderful shots portraying your memorable experience. The last shot is amazing.
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Terrific hotel ! what a picture of this Dinosaur ! It almost knocked me off my chair, lol !
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The close up shot is very exciting. 🙂
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Awesome!!
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What a great way to end the summer.
Beautiful photos.
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It sounds hair-raising and wonderful, both at once!
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Fantastic way to have a vacation ~ Wow! Fantastic photos ~ Carol (A Creative Harbor)
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WAU – where some great pictures you show.
Thank you for visiting my blog.
Wish you a good day 🙂
Hanne Bente
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lovely photos accompanied by your amusing commentary.
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Wonderful sequence!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
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Gorgeous shots of a fun place for a family vacation.
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How fun….Your Last BiG BLAST before the reality of school.
Ohhh, I miss my kids being small, Lady Fi!!! We always did a fun event before school, as well. Xxx
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That scarlet bird is just beautiful and that last dusk shot is awesome!
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These are great shots, loved them all but that dinosaur almost looked real. I think you have more stamina than me but it sounds like you had a great time. Thanks so much for stopping by and wishing son a happy birthday 🙂
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its´been a while since I was in Gothenburg. That building can really make some people dizzy.
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Great series of photos!
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Thank you for this wonderful journey. Much needed. Please have a good Wednesday.
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An excellent way to finish off the holidays, but really rather exhausting, yes?
I hope you took a little time out in between museum visits, for a coffee maybe, or a bite of lunch?
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Oh such gorgeous photos, I’m sure you had a superb time! 🙂
The last one is stunning with lovely soft golden night colors!
The dino-mo looks so real 😮
And I love the colorful bird and the garden and the huge drops falling, or water.. :))
What a extraordinary view from the hotel!
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I bet the children really enjoyed this last fling before hitting the books! Your sunset photo is fabulous.
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I love those huge Lego towers and the museum sounds awesome!
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I think the way you see is an indicator of who you are–a beautiful and loving mom!
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effortless excellence. you are the blogger we aspire to be!
Aloha from Honolulu
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Great photos. You make me realize it’s been a long time since I spent time in Gothenburg although I don’t live very far away. I didn’t know about the rainforest, for example!
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Really nice photos
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oh my word, I’m just LOVING that penultimate photo!!! what a fantastic holiday this must have been and I’m very happy that you’ve shared a slice of it with us. happy week to you Fiona.
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That museum sounds fantastic!
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Fun fun fun all the way through, with fab pics.
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I love awful puns and animatronic dinosaurs. And Ferris wheels and scarlet ibises. All in one post. How fun!
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A bit of a change from your usual images.. all fun.. and I’m snickering over the word play. 🙂
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Awesome serie of photos!
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Wonderful images Fiona, so many fabulous things to see, all incredible except for the glass bubbles!! Did you really go up in one, you are a good Mum..I’m not sure i could do it.
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I did go up, but was whimpering in the corner with my eyes shut for most of the time!
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I love Gothenburg, Have lived there many years ago.
Your photos is beautiful!
/Lillianna
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Gothenburg was one of the first cities Mads brought me too after I moved to DK. FABULOUS!
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I’m impreesed with the Lego towers, they’re just amazing! Also love the Scarlet Ibis, what a gorgeous bird.
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Nice photos, the last one is my favorite nice colors and silhouettes
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I drove through Gothenburg recently, but its is decades since I really visited the city.;) The view from your room is truly fantastic.;) xoxo
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