Storkyrkan is known as The Great Church. The pulpit, here seen from below and created by Burchardt Precht in 1680, isn't half bad either. He was also the man behind this.
Storkyrkan, Gamla stan (map) 1 November 2009
This is one grey colour photo. It's that time of the year. In the summer this is a favourite of mine.
Slussen (map) 10 October 2009
text & photo: Anette Åhlander
House on Stortorget, Old town. According to folklore, the number of white stones on the façade of this house equals the the number of people executed in the The Stockholm Bloodbath in November 1520.
Wikipedia: "The Stockholm Bloodbath took place as the result of a successful invasion of Sweden by Danish forces under the command of king Christian II. It culminated on the 8th when around 80-90 people, mostly nobility and clergy, were executed despite a promise by Christian for general amnesty."
In Sweden, king Christian II is nicknamed 'Christian the Tyrant'. In Denmark he is called 'Christian the Good'. How's that for two peace-loving countries in Scandinavia?
Stortorget (map) 18 October 2009
Two happy camels on a tile wall at Gamla stan subway station. Or is it dromedaries, donkeys, llamas or even horses? Anyway, they are happy and that's what counts!
Munkbroleden (map) 18 October 2009
Little yellow man cutting the asphalt in a road construction work on Kungsholmen. He wouldn't stand still, even for my four seconds of exposure time.
Drottningholmsvägen (map) 19 October 2009
And that's only me. I wonder what that poor Japanese guy (behind the last jet of water) is thinking - trying to get a decent shot of his buddy with Drottningholm Castle as a background. Yes, that is where you will find "The Cascades" as this is called. Originally designed and built by Nicodemus Tessin (the younger) some 300 years back and renovated in 1961. 
The main organ in Storkyrkan ("the Great Church") is all mechanical. So don't forget to exercise and mind those toe pedals!
Storkyrkan, Gamla stan (map) 1 November 2009
Subway cars in Stockholm have names. Here are Pernilla and Kent stopping by under Danderyd University Hospital.
Tunnelbana Danderyds sjukhus, Danderyd (map) 1 November 2009
Remember St. Gertrude's Church - The German Church ? Let's step inside. The altar is from 1659 and was created by Markus Hebel from Neumünster, Holstein. See more?
Tyska kyrkan, Gamla stan (map) 1 November 2009
We're back at University Station, a few meters away from where I shot this.
Several places in the vicinity were named after Italian cities by King Gustav III in the 18th century. He did get one name wrong though so this place was called Frescati instead of Frascati. To celebrate (or rectify?) this spelling error a modern university campus has been established here and this is subway station Universitetet.
Tunnelbana Universitetet (map) 1 November 2009
Another of Stockholm's guerrilla decorated trash cans. We have seen Lion can and Laughing can before.
Moderna museet (map) 11 October 2009
...the coach I was riding was invaded by tooth fairies. I don't know, maybe it's just me, but I always thought there was one tooth fairy? And here I was, facing about 20 or so. Not only fairies but also a large number of tooth rotters. Turned out they all came from a party, closing an odontology fair and now they were on their way home - to Norway. So now you know where they live. But don't be scared - it was just a masquerade
A view over Söder Mälarstrand, Riddarfjärden ("Knight Bay") and in the distance Västerbron - the Western Bridge. In 1945, a number of North American P-51 Mustang WWII fighter planes were delivered to Sweden. Some of the American pilots couldn't resist the temptation to fly under the bridge.
Söder Mälarstrand (map) 10 October 2009
A narrow street leading down from Södermalm district and Mariaberget. The houses are from the late 1800's.
Pryssgränd (map) 10 October 2009
A mosaic decorated trash can at the Gamla stan metro station. We don't know who's behind the guerrilla decoration but the traffic company let them do it. Which is a great thing.
Gamla stan (map) 16 October 2009
Massimo Heart Katreen. Forever - or at least for the time being - this padlock will be a part of the Djurgården bridge. Perhaps an unusual sign of love.
Djurgårdsbron (map) 11 October 2009
This is for those of you who didn't guess on "hiding" but rather waited for me to reveal where it was taken. I've now moved forward, past the fountain and on to the next. Not so frantic this one, so it's quite obvious that we're at Drottningholm Castle. 
Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am in a thousand winds that blow,
I am the softly falling snow.
(Mary Frye)
Bollmora kyrkogård, Tyresö (map) 10 October 2009
The Major: Why did he kill it, anyway, Fawlty?
Barfotasångare (barefoot singers) by Wive Larsson. Public art at Södra station.
Södra station (map) 10 October 2009
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