17 september 2016

LISEBERG - SCANDINAVIA'S BIGGEST AMUSEMENT PARK: Day 1


This summer, we've been fortunate enough to spend two picture perfect days in Liseberg, one of Sweden's biggest tourist attractions (for a good reason? we'll see...) which also, coincidentaly, happens to be where we both work.

In Gothenburg, almost every kid is crazy about Liseberg. It's the place you go with your friends on your first outing by yourself at thirteen, and it's the place to bring your first date at sixteen. In our childhood, one of the highlights of oth summer and winter was to go crazy on rollercoasters for a whole day, or stroll around and taste as many types of candy as possible in the cozy christmas market.

One might think that when you go to an amusement park every day all summer, it's not that amusing anymore, and in the beguinning of this summer, we were ready to agree. But working in happyland also has its perks - free tickets for us and our friends. So we decided on reliving our childhood utopia and do a real thing of it this year; tourpasses for everyone, tons of ice cream and a positive attiude even though the tolerance for turning upside down seven times in a row had drastically decreased since our youth.

And you know what?
It was as perfect as it could be.





This entry features the first of the two visits. 


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VISIT NUMERO UNO
Tagging along: Julia & Victor (Felicia's sister and brother), Jörgen (Felicia's mom's boyfriend) and Jonas (Julia's boyfriend).
Jonathan started standing in line for Helix but had to leave for working in the park instead.



Balder, a 36 meter high wooden rollercoaster and one of our personal favorites. 





Wave Swinger, 
or Slänggungan in Swedish


The Oktoberfest-themed bar Tyrolen 
- for when the world isn't spinning enough already



Try your luck - or skill? - at the many Wheels of Fortune
or "Lyckohjul"

In this one you can win your own gigant Marabou
the Swedish equivalent to Cadbury or 
jk Marabou is waaaay better than any other chocolate



Mandatory Ice cream break at Ben & Jerry's 
3 scoops is about 50 SEK though so bring your big wallet


Jonas, Julia's boyfriend





A trip up in the air in the Liseberg Wheel




Todays catch - one Stuart and two Marabous







 


The green rabbit, the mascot of Liseberg, comes in all genders and ages, 
and is guarateed to be seen in Kaninlandet, Rabbitland, 
a part of the park dedicated to the young ones. 





We ended the day with a romantic boat ride (for some) in Kaninresan, Rabbitride.



"How do I make this stupid boat go faster?" 



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Visit number two is coming up soon, and a guide on how to best plan your visit to Liseberg! 




KISSES
Two Idiots
Touristing in Gothenburg

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