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Back in 1967 trams disappeared from the city, to be replaced by buses and cars in the name of Progress. A couple of months ago they returned as the
heritage tramway to
Djurgården was symbolically extended to Sergel Square in the immediate city center with
new tramcars and regular traffic to commence all year round.
Such is the face of Stockholm. Ever changing, yet still the same.
Sergels torg (map) 21 September 2010
photo #1889 on pixels since 19 October 2005
Nynäshamn is the southernmost point of the commuter rail network in Stockholm County. In the foreground here, the station house - 66 minutes from Stockholm Central.
Nynäshamns station, Nynäshamn (map) 28 September 2010
On top of a granite column, the bust of Swedish inventor
John Ericsson. Sculpture by John Börjeson. Ericsson has also been commemorated in Battery Park, New York City.
Nybroplan (map) 21 September 2010
Autumn is in the air. Or on the ground, to be precise.
Ösmo kyrka, Nynäshamn (map) 28 September 2010
As the autumn winds turn slightly chilly, the prospect of enjoying fast food on the go still attracts passers-by.
Nybroplan (map) 21 September 2010
Nynäshamn is a coastal town 58 kilometers south of Stockholm. On top of a hill in the town center there used to be a lighthouse. In 1930 they instead erected Nynäshamn Church by architect
Lars Israel Wahlman.
Nynäshamns kyrka, Nynäshamn (map) 28 September 2010
Squeezing a long tramcar through a zoom lens is fun.
Ryssviksvägen (map) 21 September 2010
- Honey, it's your turn to clean the yard this year.
Mejerivägen, Nynäshamn (map) 28 September 2010
This vehicle has been parked outside the headquarters of state-owned
Swedish Space Corporation.
Vretenvägen, Solna (map) 1 September 2010
If only Alexander Graham Bell would have known.
Tunnelbana Västra skogen, Solna (map) 1 September 2010
Or somewhat closer to home, in fact. Revisiting that hanging, glowing
thingy in
Gallerian shopping mall.
Hamngatan (map) 21 September 2010
- While letting my assistants handle daily matters, I'm constantly keeping myself informed of recent developments.
Huvudsta centrum, Solna (map) 1 September 2010
A corner in the Andromeda Studio where Ralph Lundsten has been
busy composing for decades.
Tollare, Nacka (map) 21 August 2010
Having a transparent roof on the bus shelter isn't such a brilliant idea if no one is going to keep it reasonably tidy.
Slussen (map) 21 August 2010
Any subway network worth its salt will have a serious control tower. I may have read to much
sci-fi but the entire complex looks rather alien, don't you agree?
Tunnelbana Västra skogen, Solna (map) 1 September 2010
Are you a rational, hierarchical
top-down kind of person? Or maybe a
bottom-up rebel, ready to reinvent without waiting for permission from above? Either way - here's a choice of perspectives, perpendicular to the plane of the horizon.
See more?
Slussen (map) 21 August 2010
The unbearable lightness of being a truck.
Huvudsta centrum, Solna (map) 1 September 2010
"We must embrace each other in order not to fall."
Helga Henschen takes us right back to the seventies. Just look at those clothes.
Tunnelbana Tensta (map) 6 July 2010
Your daily dose of Stockholm, Sweden - click on pictures to enlarge!
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