Benenen
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As we can all attest to 2020 has been the year for wrecked trips but here's one I managed to resurrect. Last November I booked flights to spend a weekend at Lisebergs halloween event but unfortunately the park announced they would be closed all season. So as not to waste the flight I came up with a plan B. Despite all theme parks in Sweden being closed this year, Kolmarden Zoo remained open including Wildfire so it seemed too good to miss. I last minute booked an Airbnb and rental car after the goverment gave the all clear for Sweden on Thursday and I was off abroad for some RMC action.
Gothenburg to Kolmarden is quite the trek (around 3.5 hours drive). The park is much closer to Stockholm but due to my flights I made an afternoons drive of it and had a blast. The route up to Kolmarden is gorgeous, there's forests, lakes and cliffs and the landscape feels constantly dramatic. I arrived in the town of Norsholm (40 mins from Kolmarden), unpacked my bag and went for a walk through the forest and down by the lake.
Next I hit the supermarket for a beer run where I learned Sweden has tight regulations on how it sells alcohol. It turns out you can only buy up to 3.5% strength in a normal shop and anything stronger has to be purchased at a state run store with limited opening hours. As I was in a tiny village in the middle of nowhere I made do with my weak lager and headed back to my room. The supermarket was really pretty, looked straight out of the Scandi section of Europa what with the distinctive shade of yellow.
For the rest of the evening I ordered a pizza and watched the sun go down over the lake. My accommodation was an attic overlooking the water and felt really cosy and secluded.
Next up: Kolmdarden and Wildfire
Gothenburg to Kolmarden is quite the trek (around 3.5 hours drive). The park is much closer to Stockholm but due to my flights I made an afternoons drive of it and had a blast. The route up to Kolmarden is gorgeous, there's forests, lakes and cliffs and the landscape feels constantly dramatic. I arrived in the town of Norsholm (40 mins from Kolmarden), unpacked my bag and went for a walk through the forest and down by the lake.
Next I hit the supermarket for a beer run where I learned Sweden has tight regulations on how it sells alcohol. It turns out you can only buy up to 3.5% strength in a normal shop and anything stronger has to be purchased at a state run store with limited opening hours. As I was in a tiny village in the middle of nowhere I made do with my weak lager and headed back to my room. The supermarket was really pretty, looked straight out of the Scandi section of Europa what with the distinctive shade of yellow.
For the rest of the evening I ordered a pizza and watched the sun go down over the lake. My accommodation was an attic overlooking the water and felt really cosy and secluded.
Next up: Kolmdarden and Wildfire