Well I had an eventful day in the big city and saw many things and lots of fun.

But I still couldnt escape the 18th century... :P But its kind of hard to do in a city with so much history and old buildings.

Gtheborgis a sailing replica of an 18th century Swedish East Indiaman, a wooden sailing vessel. The original sank off Gothenburg, Sweden on 12 September 1745 while approaching its home harbour after returning from her third voyage to China. All sailors survived, but the ship was lost.

The wreckage was found in 1984 and ideas about building a replica got started.In 1995 the keel was finished,and the whole ship was completed in 2005.

The cost for buildingit all? - $30 million

It even went to China...

The voyage took about one and a half years.

The route to China followed approximately the 18th century original route, with the added detour to Australia (although in the 18th century, they usually avoided ports to avoid pirates). The journey home took the shortcut through the Suez Canal while they during the 18th century had to go back around South Africa.

The Swedish East India Company was established 14 June 1731, its purpose to trade in East Asia. The company followed the Portuguese, the Dutch, the Danish, the French and the English East India Companies. The company got a 15 year monopoly on the trade, and the goods exchanged were Swedish timber, tar, iron and copper against tea, porcelain and silk. The company was situated in Gothenburg.

The building can be seen in the photo The text says roughly "Built in 1750 by the East India Company" The company went bankrupt in 1813.

I had wanted to visit the art museum to see its Roslin and other art,but the weather was so nice that it felt a waste to spend it indoors. Oh well maybe next time.