About a week back JH and I decided to go and visit Gota Canal! It was at Berg which takes really long to cycle there so we took a bus from linkoping central and it was only 15 minutes there about. Gota Canal is like one of the 8 attractions here in linkoping as promoted by trip advisor. Running out of things to try and do, going to the canal seemed like a good option on a weekend.
This is linkoping central station! It is like the bus terminal and also the train station. Basically if you want to get out of linkoping you have to come here first
This distinctly yellow building is it! you cant miss it amongst the lower buildings surrounding it
This is berg! ok it looks like just rows of random houses but yes berg is a really quiet town, much like many parts of linkoping
Waters! my spidey sense tells me the canal is nearby
The canal!! the canal locks is the angular bridge on the right and there are like houses built really near the canal which makes it so cool! I love the houses here
What happens is that this bridge can be folded to the side for the boat to go across
Ice cream shop on the right, river on the left, how much more can i ask
From one lock to another! Its actually elevated from one lock to another. WATERFALL WOOT
Postcard worthy i tell u lololol, but as you can see there are many locks down this canal. The person on the left is for u to scale how big the lock is hahahaha
JH looking happy
i am happy too! notice how i have to wear a hoodie cause i am so frail. cant stand the cold
Noah's ark
some pictures the water looks blue but this picture shows the true colour, botanic gardens green
Locks, locks everywhere
I am brave, i take out camera on bridge risking it falling into the abyss
Direct all questions on how the lock works to this notice board
Im still finding the chinese translation
The canal stretches forever
and ever
and ever
mini golf course there too! we actually came back to play it haahhaha
Mini golf course and ice cream shop!! actually i took this picture for the dog. I LOVE DOGS
Kudos to JH for this amazing pic woot woot
The canal is really really long
Me and my basket i bought at a flea market before this
This is how a boat goes through!
Lai ah lai ah, everyone
The canal leads to the sea, the baltic sea i guess
In sweden you can picnic everywhere and its really nice, look at this spot damn. Singapore your marina barrage also lose out ah
People actually drive here with caravans to stay the day, just reading or just talking.
Ducks, Ducks everywhere
BBQ pit that appeared in the middle of nowhere. It would be really cool if we could BBQ here for the night but unfortunately the buses here dont run till late its too far to come and bbq for the night :(
MINI GOLF!
And ice cream of course, everyone loves ice cream
Old man photobomb me
I love how even though this canal lock is not like some million dollar project but still people come and have fun together. Mini Golf and picnics are fun enough. Sometimes in Singapore i feel i always have to pay for some attraction so that i feel that i have done something fun but in fact here in sweden most of the trips i make out, be it hiking or going to the lake is free but yet it is fun. I am learning how to take a slower pace here too, sometimes a whole day can just be for one activity and i used to think thats a waste of time but now i see the value in just taking your time to do that one activity and be in the moment. I feel more at rest here and without any homework plaguing me i feel like staying here if only they had beehoon.
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