Links to interesting activities/

Links to interesting activities/places in Goteborg and in Norway:

In Gothenburg
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Botanical Garden, one of the best in Europe
http://www.gotbot.se/kulturvast_templates/Kultur_ArticlePageWide.aspx?id=56241

Feskekörka (the Fish Church)
http://www.whatsonwhen.com/sisp/index.htm?fx=event&event_id=189200
Really not a church at all, but as Gothenburg is the center of the Swedish
fish industry, this is where the fish comes in and is sold. A classic
tourist attraction.

Kungsportsavenyn, or Avenyn (the Avenue)
http://www.avenyn.se/
This is the main tourist street in Gothenburg with lots of fancy restaurants,
bars, shops, exhibitions and night life. A little bit of the Times Square of
Gothenburg if you so will. The website is only in Swedish, but it's really not
much to learn about ahead of getting there.

Liseberg
An amusement park with rides and summer concerts. As far as the rides go,
you have probably seen a lot more impressive stuff here in the US. It is
however a local oasis and they often have summer concerts and other stuff
going on. Check it out when you get there.

Gothenburg page in English
http://cityguide-europe.com/se/goteborg/

Outside Gothenburg:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kl%C3%A4desholmen
May be hard to get there, even if they have built a bridge now.
Restaurant Salt&Sill (=Salt & Herring), Herring Museum, Very pretty place.

Marstrand
http://www.vastsverige.com/en/Marstrand/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marstrand
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung%C3%A4lv_Municipality
Hang with the rich and famous. Lots of regattas and outher stuff going on.
Old fortress. Lots of tourists...

On the way to Norway:
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Lysekil and Gullmarsfjorden
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysekil
A pretty place. You may drive through it.
On the way out there you pass along Gullmarsfjorden,
http://www.satelliteviews.net/cgi-bin/w.cgi?c=sw&UF=-2484682&UN=-3420275&DG=FJD
a fjord with its own rather unique marine biology.
There is a marine life research station in a village called
Fiskebäckskil, but I can't find any info in English and as far as I can tell
it's not open to public.

Smögen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sm%C3%B6gen
http://cityguide-europe.com/se/smogen/?cat=attractions
Around the same area are some small picturesque fishing villages
such as Hunnebostrand, Bovallstrand, etc.

Tanumshede
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tanumshede
About half way from Gothenburg to Norway. Famous for it's
petroglyphs, believed to be ove 3000 years old. Not much else
to see there. If you're not passing through, don't bother.

Strömstad/Koster
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Str%C3%B6mstad
Very beatiful little town just south of the border to Norway.
If you go there and have time, take the boat to Koster, some small
islands in the archipelago. Nice place for a relaxing day by the sea.
http://www.kosteroarna.com/eng.htm
You take a boat from the Strömstad harbor. Go to Nordkoster (the smaller
north island). Get off the boat at Västra Bryggan, see this map (bottom right)
http://www.kosteroarna.com/resa.htm.
You can walk out to Basteviken, see map http://www.kosteroarna.com/bad.htm.
I used to go there as a kid. Very relaximg. Be aware of jellyfish. The
clear ones (looking like floating glass) are harmless. The ones with red/orange
bodies and tentakles will sting you. They won't kill you but they will
give you a couple of miserable days.
Bad boy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion%27s_mane_jellyfish

In Norway
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You will cross over the bridge in Svinesund and get into Norway.

Halden
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredriksten
If you make a detour from the E6 highway you can get to Halden.
It's close to the border. Most famous for it's big fortress overlooking
the town. It's quite an exercise to climb it.
Not much else to see in Halden

Sarpsborg
If it's time to eat and you're close, downtown is Dickens. One of the
oldest restaurants, great food. Drink the local beer Borg.
http://www.dickens-sarpsborg.no/m.php?main.htm
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=St.+Mariegate+109,+Sarpsborg,+Norway&sll=59.281734,11.115804&sspn=0.006335,0.019269&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=St.+Marie+gate,+Sarpsborg,+%C3%98stfold,+Norway&t=h&z=15
Sorry, no English translation.

Oslo
This is of course where it happens. You can take taxi, but there is also
good public transportation there.
For a great view, go up to Holmenkollen ski jump.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmenkollen_ski_jump
You can get up in the tower if you want to. In the same area is the TV tower
Tryvannstårnet, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tryvannst%C3%A5rnet.
For old history, you can go out to Bygdöy, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bygd%C3%B8y.
Lot's of museums, the most famous being the viking ship museum,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_Ship_Museum_in_Oslo with authentic ships
that have been dug up throughout Norway.
Famous landmars are the Akershus castle (where the nazi commander Quissling was
executed after the war), the city hall with its two huge brick towers.
The shopping district is around the main parade street called Karl Johanns Gate.
(mostly just called Karl Johann or just "Stripa" by locals). Be aware, it's
expensive. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Johans_gate
If you're interested in art, Vigelandsparken has a lot of sculptures and other
exhibitions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigeland_Sculpture_Park
As in any major city, there's always something going on in the summer.

Bergen
Must see the fjords. http://www.fjords.com/fjordtours.htm
The most impressive Fjord is Geiranger. To see that you have to get to Ålesund,
some 200 km north of Bergen. If you're heading that way, Geiranger is worth it.
If not, you can see Sognefjorden from Bergen. It's also very impressive.
Images from Geiranger fjord:
http://www.google.com/images?num=100&hl=en&q=geiranger+image&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=ADwhTI2lCIqgnweQ3OxQ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CCYQsAQwAA
Images from Sogne fjord:
http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=sognefjord+image&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

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