Tuesday, November 19, 2024

HICAMS

HICAMS
Karolinska’s Intensive Care Helicopter. Helicopter Intensive Care Medical Service, or HICAMS, landing at Nya Karolinska. It is an AgustaWestland AW139. I was out walking at the campus when I heard the helicopter so I just lifted the mirrorless and took a few quick snaps.

Monday, November 18, 2024

Glashuset

Glashuset
The curtain wall building at Katarinavägen on Södermalm in Stockholm. Designed by Jan Lunding in the 1970s. The lights are always on, btw. Renovated 20 years ago by BSK Arkitekter and Lunding.

Sunday, November 17, 2024

Snooker anyone?

Biljardpalatset
Biljardplatset. A classic snooker place at St:Eriksgatan since 1963. They are open 363 days of the year. You can play all sorts of games here. They also serve food and drinks. And if you are a real nerd you can check out their live-streaming YouTube channel which I am yet to try. I used to play biljard, as we call it, but that was many years ago now. I remember a mishap with a friend's pool cue that cost me some money. Anyway I took this photo while out snapping evening photos so expect a few more in the coming days.

Saturday, November 16, 2024

Blokart

Blokart
The speed of this thing. Took me a while to jump off the bike and get the camera ready. He was racing at Gärdet and gave me a big smile when he spotted the camera. Oh, and the current Blokart land speed record is 125 km/h.

Friday, November 15, 2024

Noa's Dance

Noa's Dance
A fun sculpture at the Trygg-Hansa building on Kungsholmen. Two fat and naked people dancing away. The couple have been dancing there for half a century by now. Made by Lasse Trollberg.

Thursday, November 14, 2024

The Red House

The Red House
Usually ranks very high on different lists from around the world when it comes to the best places to enjoy a drink or two. The world's 50 best. Röda Huset at Malmskillnadsgatan in Stockholm.

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Sporting venues

Tele2 Arena The Globe Arena
I still have a few photos to show you from my hike up to the top of the ski hill, Hammarbybacken. And I have actually been up there again, but here are two photos from my previous hike. It is the same view, but I stopped several times on my way up for photos, because why not. They show two sport venues at Johanneshov. The Tele2 Arena is used for football and concerts. Its original name was Stockholmsarenan. The Stockholm Arena, but as sponsors are willing to pay for a name stadium these days, it got a new name. But, just weeks from now, they will change that name to 3Arena. You might remember that I took a night photo a few days ago of the 3 Headquarter building, just across the road from the sport venues. The other arena is Globen. Built back in the late 1980s. But it also changed its name not too long ago, but for a completely different reason. It is today known as Avicii Arena. After the late Tim Bergling.

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Old town photo promenade

19-21 Tyska skolgränd 2 Kornhamnstorg 55 Fimmelstången Södra Benickebrinken Gamla stan Kornhamnstorg Österlånggatan 45 Under Kastanjen Stockholms-Tidningen Gamla Stans Polkagriskokeri Segway Police Kladdkakan Café & Bistro
Time for another walk through the old town. A bit quieter this time of the year. We start at Själagårdsgatan where a hopefull store owner shows off some items for sale. Next, probably the only apartment with a balcony in one of the alleyways. Located at Tyska skolgränd. The woman who lives there, Anna, loves her pelargoniums. She is a bit shy so she never uses the balcony during the tourist hours. In the third photo a facade at the Kornhamnstorg square, close to the water. Quite the story to the fourth photo. A few centuries ago if you were out drinking in the old town you might have visited Källaren Fimmelstång, a popular tavern back in the day. One man who did that in 1674 was the poet Lasse Lucidor. He was out with a few drinking buddies, and he was in a terrible mood. When Lucidor refused to drink mumma with Arvid Christian Storm, Storm challenged him to a duel and promptly killed Lucidor with his court sword. I photographed the unlucky poet's grave a few years ago. If you have a question about any other photo, fire away!

Monday, November 11, 2024

Swedish Society for Nature Conservation

Swedish Society for Nature Conservation
Two thousand forest-associated species remain on Sweden's red-list. And you can see a few of them here, from a window at a facade on Kungsgatan, near Stureplan in Stockholm.

Sunday, November 10, 2024

Strike a pose

Strike a pose
Walking over Stureplan a while back I noticed a photo shoot in progress so I moved in for a few photos.

Saturday, November 09, 2024

Crescent moon

November Moon Lilla Lillgården
Cycling home on Thursday afternoon in the pitch dark, I stopped on the bike path at the 700-year-old Nedersta farm for a photo of the moon over the trees. And then a couple of minutes later I stopped on another bike path close to the preschool Lilla Lillgården at Stav in Tunelsta for a another moon photo.

Friday, November 08, 2024

A misty morning at Mosebacke

Af Chapman November mist Lokomotiv Misty morning Dimma Mosebacke
Six photos taken from Mosebacke, high up on Södermalm one recent misty morning. In the first photo, you can see Af Chapman. Today a hostel, moored at Skeppsholmen. Next, Kastellholmen. With the amusement park Gröna Lund on Djurgården in the background. In the third photo, I focused on the cupola on the Sjömansinstitutet building at Slussen. Originally used by a train company that had a station in that building, hence the weather vane. One hundred years ago, a famous artist couple had their studio at the top floor in that building. In the fourth photo, one of the Djurgården ferries crossing Saltsjön. Next, the Nordic museum at Djurgården. We finish with a few colorful lightbulbs.

Thursday, November 07, 2024

Lagerbaren

Bitburger
Around 4C. Getting dark. Skanstull on Södermalm in Stockholm. A few people deciding to spend some time at Lagerbaren. A sportsbar, also known for it's Indian food and vegetarian dishes, as well as the Bitburger beer of course.

Wednesday, November 06, 2024

Dark times ahead

Roundabout
Cycling home a dark November afternoon, this is a roundabout at Trångsund.