Day 18, Gothenburg - Boras, 69 km

Our beautiful days in Gothenburg are coming to an end. I'm taking Lucia to the bus at Korsvägen, and both of us have a lump in our throat.

I take the tram back to the apartment and discover some beautiful street art along the way.

As I leave the city, the scenery becomes varied - forests, lakes, and rivers accompany me on my journey eastward. It's 570 km from the west coast to the east coast, from Gothenburg to Stockholm.

Contrary to the weather forecast, the sun even comes out occasionally.

I reach Ewa's house in Boras around 3 PM.

Boras is the second-largest city in western Sweden. Until the 1960s, the city in Västergötland was primarily known for its textile production. With increasing outsourcing to low-wage countries, the production disappeared, but design, trade, and distribution saved a part of the Swedish fashion industry in the area.

You can see it in the city. Many things remind me of how Krefeld is today.

Since 2008, Boras has made a name for itself as a sculpture city: The Boras International Sculpture Biennial is the name of the event.

One of the sculptures is the oversized Pinocchio sculpture by James Dines.

In the evening, Ewa tells me that she has taken in numerous refugees over the years and sometimes feels ashamed to be Swedish because of the Sweden Democrats.