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Found these gas canisters on top of one of the "pink caravan"-buses that was parked in Kungsträdgården. There's no doubt where this bus is going. Care to hop on?
On the roof of Kulturhuset (the Culture House) there are 768 homes as well as a playground for birds. Eric Ericson is the artist behind the project of multi storey bird homes. I have never seen a bird there, or a photo of a bird moving in or out or just hanging around. You can follow the (non) traffic via video link.
We're a month from Midsummer and the nights are longer already. But if you find an elevated position and look straight north at midnight you'll still see a touch of blue. The promise of a new dawn approaching. Here's a familiar sight, the Old Town as seen from Slussen a couple of nights ago.
I promised a followup from this and here it is. A very exciting sky adds to the mystery. What is it? A twister? No, it's the water falling down from the fountain. The pic is taken against the light, and day suddenly turns almost into night. You may recall Per's "ferry". It's taken at the same spot and time.
Another of those large ships entering Stockholm as seen from Blockhusudden. In the old days this was a fortified part of the defense of Stockholm. Nowadays we find a café with a whining owner here. But they do have a smashing view.
A few minutes after the last pendeltåg (commuter train) from Märsta, another train appears. It doesn't have any passengers, doesn't stop at Rotebro station, just slows down a bit...
The outdoor pool at Eriksdalsbadet on a warm afternoon. Here caught during a walk across the Skanstull bridge. People seem to enjoy themselves.
Strandvägen. Traffic to your left and traffic to your right, but it's OK - you have a tunnel of green to yourself.
Noone would try to introduce a new means of transportation which is noisy, hot and leaves the passengers shaken as well as stirred. And yet, for all sorts of reasons, we love old trams. So much in fact that we took the Lidingö tramway recently. Here's the AGA station and one of the few flowers I actually know the name of... See more?
This might look like a perfect spot to do something about it. Wrong. You will only end up with a headache, since these comfy-looking pillows are actually made of concrete. The sculpture is called "Schlaraffenland - a kingdom of joy where laziness is a virtue" by Roland Andersson.
A businessman at Sergels torg taking the opportunity to make a phone call before the meeting. Myself I was early on my way to work and took the opportunity to sit down and enjoy the sun before I had to be at the office.
photo: Kenneth Blake
Stockholm Arlanda Airport is supported by excellent public transportation. Still, some people insist on bringing their own cars and here's a multi-storey garage by Terminal 5. See more?
...is given by the bridge towards the restaurant "Gondolen". Here is Stockholm City Museum and there's more to come. Meanwhile look here and here for more pics from Slussen.
From New York City to Fittja, this is the sculpture Non Violence by Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd. It was originally created in memory of the artist John Lennon and can also be seen in Malmö, Gothenburg and elsewhere in Stockholm. Out of 100 subway stations, 90 have been decorated with art. Here is the platform at Fittja station in Botkyrka.
A railway bridge - or rather a bridge over the railway - in Sundbyberg, just north of Stockholm. I count at least four tracks.
Another one of them less-than-discreet Viking ferries glides past Nacka strand. Don't adjust your sets, the evening sky will reappear in a moment.
What you don't see on this pic is that there's a sturdy gate to prevent you from coming in to admire the tree. It has to be done from the outside. Pity.
Details of the stairs inside an office building at Kungsgatan in central Stockholm. In those old days they knew how to build. It's the same building that houses the Vete-Katten café - purveyors of great "fika" since 1928.
Few places are more quiet than a closed restaurant on a Monday morning. Rotebro krog helps ensure that the good citizens of Sollentuna won't have to go to bed hungry. Or thirsty, for that matter.
This church is a Syrian orthodox one and is situated in Hallunda. If you look closely, you can also see this church. Yes we have been here before, but not from this angle.
Nacka municipality east of Stockholm asked the community of architects for proposals on a new high profile residential area by the sea with office space, conference facilities and a boat commuting line. The result is Nacka strand. Our friend Järnladyn recently stopped by. Here's part of a bronze sculpture "Angel over Nacka stone" by Peter Linde in front of the district court Nacka tingsrätt.
...in Stockholm is the youth hostel af Chapman, after a hefty renovation. 100 million SEK later, it's said that she will last another 50 years now.
First mentioned in 1311, Saint Jacob's Church is a red beauty situated between the Opera and the park Kungsträdgården. It used to be a parish of its own but since very few people live in the inner city it was merged into the Stockholm Cathedral parish.
Standing at the bottom of this fountain gives you a remarkable angle. Where it is? Nacka Strand, right outside the restaurant "J". I don't think too many people have seen it from this angle though, so it might be a little hard to recognize.
I don't know if we can make a 'no' more clear than this. A large no pedestrian sign, a yellow information sign saying - in Swedish and English - that the footpath is closed (and why) and that you can be punished in accordance with Swedish law if you proceed, writing in yellow and red on the asphalt saying "NB! Bicycles only. No pedestrians!" A few meters behind my back is a blue sign saying "Pedestrians are requested to use the footpath on the other side of the bridge." So, he asked, where do we find the pedestrians?
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