EUROPE 2008: INDEX

EUROPE 2008, May 18 to June 27.
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• MAPS. CLICK HERE

WEEK 1: May 19 to May 25. CLICK HERE

• VOLVO. CLICK HERE
• COPENHAGEN. CLICK HERE
• HOLLAND. CLICK HERE
• AMSTERDAM. CLICK HERE

WEEK 2: May 26 to June 1. CLICK HERE

• BRUGES, BELGIUM. CLICK HERE
• LONDON. CLICK HERE
• FRANCE. CLICK HERE
• PARIS. CLICK HERE
• RHINE RIVER. CLICK HERE

WEEK 3: June 2 to June 8. CLICK HERE

• COLMAR. CLICK HERE
• FRENCH NATIONAL RAILROAD MUSEUM. CLICK HERE
• FRENCH NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE MUSUEM. CLICK HERE
• SWITZERLAND. CLICK HERE
• ALPS. CLICK HERE
• BERN. CLICK HERE
• ITALY. CLICK HERE
• VENICE. CLICK HERE

WEEK 4: June 9 to June 15. CLICK HERE

• AUSTRIA. CLICK HERE
• GERMANY. CLICK HERE
• MERCEDES BENZ MUSEUM. CLICK HERE
• ROTHENBURG. CLICK HERE
• BERLIN. CLICK HERE

WEEK 5: June 16 to June 22. CLICK HERE

• DENMARK. CLICK HERE
• NORWAY. CLICK HERE
• OSLO. CLICK HERE

WEEK 6: June 23 to June 28. CLICK HERE

• SWEDEN. CLICK HERE
• TUSENFRYD AMUSEMENT PARK. CLICK HERE
• LISEBERG AMUSEMENT PARK CLICK HERE
  

2008 Map of Europe

The route I drove through Europe is

marked with a blue line on this map.
The Pink lines represent trains & the

green lines represent ferry boats.

IT'S TIME TO GO HOME

YES, I DID!

Its time to take the UTFART out of here.

I'm going home!

27 June 2008, MAP

Gothenburg, Sweden.
My last day in Europe.

27 JUNE, 2008: THE JOURNEY ENDS IN SWEDEN

All things come to an end, as does this trip. I’ve traveled 6500 driving Miles in 6 weeks & I’m ready to go home. This morning, I had the 6 weeks of grime washed off my Volvo & drove to the Volvo Visitor Center to make arrangements to have my car shipped home to California. The estimated delivery date is 14 august 2008. I hope I can have the garage cleaned up before then. Volvo arranged transportation for me to return to the Radisson Hotel in Gothenburg. After getting settled in, I decided to take a walking tour of the city. Before I left the hotel, I found a rack of tourist information in the hotel lobby. I picked up a map & studied the brochure for the Liseberg amusement park. From my pre-trip research I was aware of this amusement park & I thought it would require a trip on a trolley or bus to get there. I then studied the city map. There it was not far from the hotel. Liseberg was within easy walking distance from my hotel. So I went there & enjoyed my last afternoon in Europe in an amusement park. Tomorrow, I start my return trip home.

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Old canal in Gothenburg.

Old canal locks in Gothenburg.
Now let's have some FUN!

27 JUNE, 2008: FUN IN GOTHENBERG,

Liseberg amusement park in Gothenberg.

Liseberg, an old amusement park.

Liseberg, vintage Volvo bumper cars.

Liseberg, "Balder" one of the best coasters I've riden.

Liseberg, "Balder" a great woody roller coaster.

Liseberg, a view of "Balder" through the trees.

Liseberg, a mix of rides in a landscaped park setting.

Liseberg, "Kannen" is like being shot from a cannon.

Liseberg, "Kannen" the launched coaster.

Liseberg fantasy castle.

In a country with many real castles.

Liseberg log flume ride.

For six weeks, my Vovlo served me well in Europe.

I look forward to driving it in USA.

26 JUNE. 2008, MAP

Kalmar to Gothenburg.