Drop in at Hotel Eggers Gothenburg. Close to Gothenburg railway station and buses from Landvetter Airport. If you want help or advice, please contact us.
Welcome Dinner 18:00 Grand Hotell, Alingsås
Lodging: Hotel Eggers Gothenburg
(-,-,D)*
Follow Herring Street "Sillgatan" where, as early as the 1850s, people walked from the railway station to the harbor where the boats left for America. Everything would be fixed here, ticket, clothes, maybe something strong to calm the nerves.
Sightseeing Gothenburg
Shrimp Cruise in Gothenburg's archipelago
Lodging: Hotel Eggers Gothenburg
(B,-,D)*
Leaving Gothenburg for Alingsås
Genealogy lessons
When you sign up for the trip, you get to choose if you are interested in genealogy lessons. And if you are at which level at what level are your skills.
Lunch
Genealogy lessons
(If you are not interested in genealogy, we can help with suggestions for other activities)
Lodging: Grand Hotel Alingsås
(B,L,-)*
Ornunga old church - The church was built around 1230. The last renovation was done in 1790. The plan was to demolish the church in 1906, but luckily it was saved.
The Karl-Oskar house - Karl-Oskar and Kristina's house from the latest recording of Vilhelm Moberg The Emigrants from 2020.
Lunch
Södra Härene - The story of the Lundborg and Broberg families who emigrated to Minnesota in 1858
Lodging: Grand Hotel Alingsås
(B,L,-)*
Leave Alingsås
Hössna Konkordia house with SwedGen
Lunch
Genealogy lessons
Lodging: Kurhotellet Falköping
(B,L,-)*
Ekehagen - Ancient Village- A open-air archaeological museum, and one of the largest ancient villages in Scandinavia! Along the beautiful natural path through the village, you will find settlements with houses and huts from the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages.
Lunch
Åsle Tå - Sweden's largest collection of small old cabins. They are located in their original locations, along the gently meandering street– a unique historical environment from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Lodging: Kurhotellet Falköping
(B,-,-)*
Ekornavallen - A unique environment with graves from different eras on the same surface. There is a difference of 4,000 years between the oldest and the youngest grave. At Ekornavallen there are graves that cover a time span from around 3300 BC. to the Viking Age, approximately 800–1050 AD.
Kata Farm - Here is the ruin of one of Sweden's oldest churches, a private farm church from the Viking Age
Lodging: Kurhotellet Falköping
(B,L,D)*
We meet for a summary of our experiences of the week.
This marks the end of our trip, and we send you off with a hearty “Bon Voyage” as each of you leaves for home.
(B,-,-)*
Facts:
)* = Meals included as shown in the program. B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner
Note! We reserve the rights to make changes in the program.
