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2008-06-30

summer night city: the sergel bathtub

Sculptor Johan Tobias Sergel died 1814 but his name lives on in our minds. Here's the well-known obelisk and fountain at Sergel Square in the still of another magic Nordic summer night.

Sergels torg (map) 2 June 2008 | others bloggar

2008-06-29

head office (2)

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Detail of the Posten head office building

Tomteboda (map) 10 May 2008 |
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2008-06-28

summer night city: sápmi exhibition

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The Sami are one people in four countries. At Nordiska museet (the Nordic Museum) on Djurgården is an exhibition about Sami life in Sweden. It's open seven days a week, however not at this time of night so we stayed outside admiring the renovation effort going on around the entrance. The real deal of course is the Sami museum Ajtte in Jokkmokk, a mere 1036 km north of Stockholm...

Nordiska museet (map) 1 June 2008 | others bloggar

2008-06-27

Kaknästornet (2)

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170 metres of
Kaknästorn seen from the large green lung Gärdet. The tower was finished in 1967 and designed by architect Bengt Lindroos. Translated to English the name spells "Cake Nose Tower". At the top floor is a café and restaurant.

Gärdet (map) 25 May 2008 | others bloggar

2008-06-26

charlie's place

Karlaplan (or "Charles' Plaza") is an open park oasis at Östermalm where five streets intersect in a way resembling star patterns in cities like Paris. Here's the entrance to the subway station which opened in 1967.

Karlaplan (map) 27 May 2008 | others bloggar

2008-06-25

head office (1)

Artwork at the Posten (Swedish Mail) head office in Tomteboda (Santa Clausville ;o) ). You can see the reflection of the building in the giant marble.

Tomteboda (map) 10 May 2008 |
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2008-06-24

summer night city: en kokt med bröd

Need a hot dog to go before Strandgrillen closes for the evening?

Strandvägen (map) 1 June 2008 | others bloggar

Your daily dose of Stockholm, Sweden - click on pictures to enlarge!