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Gothenburg

Gothenburg is Sweden's second city, with a suburban population creeping above one million, it crams a lot into a small space. Also known as lilla London, due to its climate, and historic connection to London it is the home of Volvo, a hub for music and a city edged on one side by the water and islands of the archipelago and on the other by the forests of Bohus.

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Marstrand

Getting to Marstrand was less easy than it should have been, there is a train which connects to a bus in Ytterby. Unfortunately due to technical problems, the train was cancelled and the next one was two hours later. When we queried this and if my tickets would still be valid, we were told due to the delay we could take a taxi and Vastraffik would refund me. 1000 SEK journey later we were in Marstrand.

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Donsö

It was finally time to head to the southern archipelago of Gothenburg. A straight tram from the Iron Square took me to Salthomen where I caught the Ferry south. The ferries have a number of stops, so I chose one at random: Donsö.

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