Had an excellent breakfast at the hotel. Scrambled eggs at their best and perfect smoked salmon. We arrived at Göteborg Central Station in good time. Our train was waiting but not ready for boarding. I went off to get coffees to take with us. The train was very comfortable, plenty of leg room and wifi. It was a three hour journey to Stockholm. On reaching there, we went straight to the airport on the Arlanda Express, where the camper was waiting for us. A slight hiccup on trying to get out of the car park. We had prepaid but it wanted to charge us 2,200SEK (about £200) but a press of the help button and some human intervention dealt with this.
We are now back at the camper stop we were at last Tuesday. We haven't decided yet exactly where we will go in the morning. We think we shall probably spent a further week in Sweden before heading towards Finland.
Amanda
My plan for the morning had been a leisurely early
breakfast, a look around the cathedral (which is opposite the hotel),
and then the tram to the station to catch the 10.30am train back to
Stockholm. Best laid plans and all that. I slept until 8.30, and we
were both still full from last night, but managed some perfect
scrambled egg and gravadlax for breakfast! G insisted on carrying
both backpacks, one on his front and one on his back, so that we
could walk to the station. He really hates to use any other type of
transport if walking is an option. I guess that is why river cruises
and trains suit us well. He relaxes when there is no alternative.
Even better, the canal cruise, where he was able to get off and walk
the towpath without losing the boat! The hotel, booked
for us as part of the package, was very comfortable and a real luxury
treat. It was nice to have seen a little bit of the city, and I
suspect the most attractive part, both at night and in the morning.
We really liked the look and feel of it, and it would certainly be
worth revisiting. The three hour train journey from Göteborg to
Stockholm was great; punctual, fast, smooth, comfortable wide seats,
clean and with fast wifi. Swedish railways put ours to shame. Then
the Arlanda Express whisked us back to the airport to be reunited
with the campervan, which had survived safe and sound except for one
very small new scratch on the driver's door. It seemed sensible to
return to the Golf Course, only eight miles from the airport, where
we spent the night before leaving for Stockholm. So after stocking up
with basic provisions on the way we arrived here just after 3.30pm
and are unpacked and nicely settled, even in the same position. It
definitely feels like being home after a great holiday. The weather
has turned hot again, and I have had to unpack the clothes I had
relegated to the "no longer needed" bag. We won't be doing
much for the rest of the day!
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