dome at dawn

Still shrouded in secrecy at dawn, here's the dome of Naturhistoriska riksmuseet - The Swedish Museum of Natural History.

Frescativägen (map) 11 July 2010

segregated we stand

Tensta subway station from 1975 is a time capsule. Strong political views are expressed in strong colours by artist Helga Henschen. No less than 86% of residents in Tensta are of foreign descent and here you can see "sisterhood" celebrated in several languages. Makes sense.

Tunnelbana Tensta (map) 6 July 2010

center of attention

Not unlike a flower bud ready to burst and in the midst of a roundabout, a dramatic bronze sculpture - Livskraft ("Lustiness") by Carl-Gustaf Ekberg.

Edsviksvägen, Danderyd (map) 11 July 2010

Djurgården dwelling

A stately house at Djurgården island.

Djurgården (map) 20 June 2010

we're doing Stockholm

Two crew members having a few minutes off while the passengers are doing Stockholm. The AIDA Blu - on a 10 days Baltic Sea cruise - is safely anchored at Tegelvikshamnen.

Tegelvikshamnen (map) 20 June 2010

I tag you it

Kids playing kull (tag) in the skateboard tubs at Björns Trädgård.

Medborgarplatsen (map) 20 June 2010

harbour living

Hammarby harbour area or - as it's nowadays called - Hammarby sjöstad (sea city). Not so many years ago this was an industrial area and at parts a quite shabby one too.

Hammarby sjöstad (map) 20 June 2010