I don’t know how much time we have left together, but I think of you every moment, wishing you were here.

Flew over the Atlantic

The design everywhere is amazing, including the airport baggage claim

Took the bus to the center of town

Three trams later, I figured out how to pay and which to board

But the money doesn’t have denomination labels

They leave blankets outside at restaurants in case you want fresh air– but it’s so cold.

Streets of Gothenburg

More streets

Banners made of jeans

Nordstan shopping mall

Had to check out the McDonald’s seasonal items — Chicken wings and Prime Nib (no typo)

Yup, a mall.

But spring is in full bloom

And the weather was lovely

So I wandered

And wandered

And wandered

And wandered

Graduation?

Followed the spring

Wandering

Discovering

Eating traditional Swedish foods

Like rump-roast

And raspberries with butter and ice cream

Until my first afternoon came to a close

But not without me discovering that Sweden loves gummies

Just like Ikea

My morning run through the park was gorgeous. We later returned here to relax that day.

Grabbed a morning coffee from across the street

Trying to learn the local language

Moved over to my hotel, that’s a pool on top!

7-11s are like Japan, places of wonderment and good food

So I bought the weirdest things I could find.

Before returning to the park

Swedes have good taste

I also located the largest chair in Gothenburg

And then I located a cider

And some local food

But, still managed to stop by to get more gummies

My hotel is nice

My view is nicer

Bill Murray talks about coffee

Tiny cars live here

And every afternoon, the Swedes enjoy the tradition of “fika” — afternoon coffee break. So I followed suit.

I love you, dad.