Djurgårdsbrunnsviken

I cycled around Royal Djurgården on a very sunny Autumn day recently. Stopped for photos everywhere. Especially along the Djurgårdsbrunn canal. Photos of that to come. The rowers at Djurgårdsbrunnsviken are members of Stockholms Roddförening. In the background, Nobelgatan with a few embassies. I took the top photo from the Folke Bernadotte bridge, which you can see on the second photo. Always a lot of boats and small ferries here, but on this day I was here for the Autumn colors, so I only took one snap of a passing motorboat.

Snickarglädje

Swedish word of the day. Snickarglädje. Törnerska villan located on a hill called Björkbacken at Förrådsbacken at Östermalm in Stockholm. From 1870. Built by a pyrotechnician called A.R. Törner.

Ceremonial march

Cycling home Sunday afternoon, I heard music and saw a lot of smoke as I made my way down Götgatan. And then I spotted this ceremonial march, which I as a hardcore atheist have no idea what it is about. But it is Catholic and they were most likely on their way to the Sankt Eriks Katolska domkyrka according to my Irish Flickr contact Brian.

Flea market time again

A very sunny day at the Hötorget flea market.

The Rose of England

This took me back a few years. I was never a big fan of Rockpile, or Nick Lowe, but back in the 1980s my favorite pop culture writer was Mats Olsson. He worked for Expressen back then and still does. Anyway, he lived in New York and wrote about sport, music and his life in the big apple and I used to read him while on the bus or train. He was a huge fan of Nick and Rockpile, and he often mentioned them in his writings. I took this photo at the weekly flea market, one or two more to come.

Viking Superman

On my way to the weekly flea market at Hötorget I spotted Viking Superman. Seen him here three or four times this year. Looks like he is having a hard time and need money for beer. I asked him for a pose and he obliged.

The Meditation Hill

On a whim four years ago I decided to turn right, ride under the motorway, and then along the cemetery wall until the first entrance to the UNESCO World Heritage Site cemetery, Skogskyrkogården. Yet to regret that decision as there is always something there worth photographing there. I took this photo on a very fine Autumn day. The green grass at the Meditation Hill, official name, Almhöjden.

Look towards the sky

We are expecting the Amy storm to hit Stockholm today. Warnings have gone out. Great Britain and Norway will feel it first. Could be a good idea to stay indoors, or just pop out early before the stormy weather gets here. I snapped this photo near Hanveden after hearing a bunch of screaming kids. Two teams were playing a game of football, but from where I was standing trees blocked most of the pitch so I decided to aim for the sky instead.

Oscar Wilde

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. Still don't know who this street artist is. But I like his or her work. Seen it at a few different places around Stockholm the last few years. Found this one at Farstaväggen.

The grass is perfect!

Walking up the Meditation Hill at Skogskyrkogården I was reminded of that famous Windows XP photo by Charles O’Rear. So I took my own version.

Glass roof

Theme Day. Glass. Bovieran in Västerhaninge. From my Flickr archive. 48 apartments. A huge glassed-in garden with different themes. Including a Mediterranean garden. A Japanese garden, a Scandinavian garden, and one tropical garden. Built in the shape of a horse shoe. Three stories high.

Views from a hill

I walked up a hill again. Been up there before a few times with my cameras, but not on this side of Fåfängan as far as I can remember. Top photo shows a Dutch barn at Waldemarsudde. Built by Carl Magnus Fris in 1784. Then we have two photos showing Saltsjöqvarn at Kvarnholmen in Nacka. Then one of two draw bridges at Danviken. In the background the cliff, the Globe Arena and parts of Hammarby sjöstad. Next, aiming the camera back at Royal Djurgården we see Weylandtska villan. At Alberget. From 1833. Built for Reinhold Henrik Weylandt. Hjalmar Gullberg lived there for a while. Sold at auction a decade ago because the family members could not agree on what to do with the property. At least one family member still lives there today. The asking price was just over 100 million SEK. Then an SL-ferry and a sailboat. Looked like a close call. Next Beckholmen with the amusement park Gröna Lund in the background. We finish with a classic Stockholm view. Skeppsbron in the old town. A view seen by every cruise ship tourist arriving to Stockholm. The towers are Riddarholmskyrkan. Stockholm City Hall. The German church and Storkyrken.

Clumsy-footed quadrupeds!

Captain Haddock, not looking happy in his wheelchair. Bianca Castafiore though looks kinda pleased. At Londonviadukten. Made by Johan Ahlbom.

Svensexa

Swedish word of the day. Svensexa. Seven friends out on a stag night in Stockholm. Spotted at Södermalmstorg.

Miniature City

I walked up to the top of the ski hill Hammarbybacken again. Decided to take at least one snap that would work as a fake tilt-shift photo, and this is it. Ongoing construction of a colorful apartment building at Sickla in Nacka.