Central Train Station, Gothenburg
We arrived in Gothenburg by train from Copenhagen. A charming town, built on canals.
Colorful homes alon the canal side.
There are charming homes and villages all along the canal route.
Approaching Trollhatten Locks
At Trollhatten we encounter the first lock system of the trip. A couple of hours upstream from Gothenburg.
Locks at Trollhatten
The Captain guides the ship thru the narrow lock. Gota Canal, Sweden.
Inside a lock, Gota Canal, Sweden
The crew work hard as the ship passes thru the lock.
How far to Denmark?
This classic wooden sailboat from Denmark was cruising the Gota Canal. We saw boats from many Baltic countries.
Inside the Lock
An overview of the Locks at Trollhatten.
Old Locks
At Trollhatten
The Juno, Gota Canal, Sweden.
The Juno
The Juno, Gota Canal, Sweden. We toured the old locks at Trollhatten.
Bicycling along the Canal
People like to bicycle along the old tow paths, on the Gota Kanal, SWEDEN
Summer homes along the canal
Gota Canal, Sweden
Afternoon Respite
The crew takes a swim as we get off the ship to visit the fortress at Karlsborg
Evening at Motala
The Juno, cruising the Gota Canal, Sweden
The Juno, a classic ship
Juno passing thru a lock, Gota Canal, Sweden
Captain of the Juno
Captain of the Juno, Albert Haakonson, Gota Canal, Sweden
Lock Staircase
The ship slowly passes thru a series of locks to reach the lake level. My wife managed to swim while we waited for the ship to pass thru all the locks.
Staircase of Locks
New blog post on the Gota Canal, Sweden. Carl Johann's Lock Staircase. My wife and I cruised on the Juno for 4 days/3 nights in July 2019. A small ship cruise across the pastoral countryside of southern Sweden.
Summer sunrise in the North
Dawn in the Baltic archipelago, Sweden
Red boathouse at Dawn
Boathouse at dawn, Baltic archipelago, Sweden
Swans at dawn
Swans at dawn, Baltic archipelago, Sweden
Summer cottage and boathouse
Sunrise in the Archipelago, Sweden.
