Kulturfestivalen

Back in the 1990s, we had a big Summer festival in Stockholm that became too popular. It was called The Water Festival. Too crowded. Too expensive. These days we have Kulturfestivalen. A bit smaller, but still big enough. Many different stages to visit. Food to eat. Beverages to drink. All that good stuff. Here are a bunch of snaps from Skeppsbrokajen. Norrbro and Strömgatan.

Street Party

Ten photos from the street party Nytorgsfesten at Nytorget on Södermalm in Stockholm. It was warm. Sunny. The area was packed with people, eating, drinking, relaxing, listening to music, looking at all the small flea markets. A fun day.

Purse dogs

I visited a street party a while back. It is called Nytorgsfesten. Held around Nytorget on Södermalm. In the hipster part of Stockholm. Street food. Street music. Street anything, really. I came home with quite a few photos from my two visits on this day. Since it was anything street, I figured I needed at least a few street portraits, so here are two such photos. I believe the dogs are sometimes referred to as purse dogs. Probably became popular because of Paris Hilton.

Street Scenes

Two guys fishing at Norrström, outside the PMs residence. Two photos from the City Hall garden where tourists were photographing each other. Walking around Hötorget when I heard music from Konserthuset where the door is always open this time of the year, so I walked in. Four young musicians were playing a well known Povel Ramel song. More tourists snapping away, they were trying to get the City Hall tower in the background. Lastly, a scene from Skeppsbrokajen. I noticed that the new streetlight was tilted, so I waited for someone to walk by.

Long story

I leave a comment on a police portrait photo on Facebook in a Stockholm group, while resting on a bench at Vattentorget in the Old Town, because I have also photographed that police while he was out on his Segway. Hasse, (the coffee drinking Chef), makes a funny comment on that photo, we don't know the photographer in question btw. An hour later, I respond while sitting on another bench, this time at the Skogskyrkogården cemetery. I also ask Hasse if his grill is up and running. He lies, and says yes. In reality, he has just sat down in the garden at Lövhagen in Nynäshamn, where he is enjoying something to eat and drink. So I call him, and I tell him that I am hungry, and that a BBQ at his place in Norrby would be nice. It has been three years since. I am a forty-minute bike ride out, I say. It is the same for him, although in car terms. So we decide to do it, despite it being a weekday afternoon, because the weather is amazing. I inform the third party, Jujja, before riding towards Villa Blåmes. Two hours later, we are eating. And drinking. We also talk to the very old cat. I drink at least three whiskey and cognac drinks too many. Both Hasse and I enjoy ice cream with cloud berries after the very heavy dinner, as he got three kilos of the expensive berries from a friend up North for free. Jujja can't eat any ice cream, he is already full, and a little later he makes his way to the bus stop for the ride home. I stick around for that last whiskey, before riding home the last 15 km in the warm Summer evening. Let's just forget about the horrible hangover I had the following day, okay?

Late Summer Flea Market

Another Sunday at the flea market at Hötorget. Warm and sunny. Quite a few tourists from all over the world shopping for a bargain. I recognized a few people as I am here quite often. But no sign of the usual photographers this time around. Here are the first eleven photos I took.

Briggen Tre Kronor

I spotted the brig, Tre Kronor, from Vattentorget, the new square at Slussen, standing on the bike path near Guldbron, so I turned around and cycled over to Skeppsbrokajen for a few photos. The ship was only there for a few minutes. They sailed in and then out, most likely back to Kastellholmen. Facing bankruptcy earlier this year when Jakob Johansson, one of the owners of Viking Line, stepped in and bought the ship. The new owner will lease the ship to the previous owners, a voluntary group, for three SEK!

Ulriksdals Palace

A bike ride to Ulriksdals Palace in Solna. Lots of history here. Built around 1640 for Jakob De la Gardie at the Edsviken bay. The architect was Hans Jacob Kristler. Redesigned by Nicodemus Tessin the Elder and by Carl Hårleman. Today used by The Royal Family, but owned by the state. Queen Kristina was a frequent guest back in the day. Many other kings and queens have also lived here. Open to the public every Summer. There's a visitor's center, a café, a museum and more. More photos in my Flickr album. Oh, and there is a very popular Autumn market here in late October every year, I might go back for that.