Eyeing the photographer

Odenplan is a very busy public transport hub in Stockholm. So most likely a good spot to hand out free soft drinks. It was a very warm day also. I took one Pepsi, but I am yet to drink it. Oh and if you read the short wiki info, one of my childhood friends can be seen in that classic movie scene.

Jazz and Swing

Three photos from Hagaparken in Solna. Fransk Hotclub Jazzkvartet. That's the Swedish name of this group. With the three guitarists, Tomas Danko, Lasse Söderström and Felipe Robles. And on vocals and Soprano saxophone, Cecilia Wennerström. I listened from a distance, sitting on the circular bench overlooking the big lawn. So for good measure I will show you the copper tent where they were sitting, and also my view over the lawn at the park, it is known as Stora Pelousen.

Triumph Bonneville

I parked my bicycle at Vattentorget in the old town and went for a walk. A favorite place since it opened for the public one year ago. This is the same area with the new square that opened this Summer, which I showed a week ago. It is still under construction btw. And every person visiting Stockholm feels the need to check it out. This biker had done just that and was ready to leave when I spotted his classic motorcycle. He looked very happy that I noticed the motorcycle, and we gave each other a nod as I jumped on my bike and pedalled away.

Fourth of July

An American in Stockholm celebrating Independence Day. Spotted at Liljeholmsviken yesterday while out on a 70 km bike ride. The 27C from a few days ago replaced with cooler weather which made my ride a little easier.

Summertime

The beach at Flatenbadet. I took an 80 kilometre bike ride on one of my old bikes in the Summer heat. Probably drank five bottles of water. All the uphill climbs around the city are back now, as I am without an ebike. Good for the cardio and all, but so much more tiring. But nice to sit down at the beach for a while before continuing the ride home.

Dupuy de Lôme (A759)

The French Navy visiting. Dupuy de Lôme (A759) at Skeppsbrokajen a couple of days ago. Two of these photos are big panoramic images that I have stitched together. Always a bit tricky to do that with big watercrafts, but I do like challenge. Funny story also. There is a walking photographer in one photo. Spotted him twice in the last week or so. On his way to the ship. And here, spotting me in the window reflection at Sergelgatan. Oh, and a day or two later I took another photo of the ship from Skeppsholmen, but I am yet to look at the photos from that day.

Sax n’Box

Walking across the new square, (opened last Summer), Vattentorget at Nya Slussen I suddenly heard some Jazz music, so I walked over for a listen. It was the trio Sax n’Box playing. I remember hearing them perform on the other side of the golden bridge, down by the water, last Summer. I think they are from Eskilstuna.

To the Brefmobile

Always something happening around Sergels torg in Stockholm.

A Royal Guard

From my walk through the old town during Midsummer, when the city was just me, tourists and this Royal Guard at the Palace. I gave her a little nod before I took the portrait and she gave me one back.

A sad story

Bought the Gazelle ebike just over four years ago. Great bike. Rode over 36 000 kilometres with it. A couple of flat tires, of course. Fixed the brakes a few times. Two new chains. Changed this and that. Lost the key one time. Had to take a taxi home with the bike. Twice, thieves stole the bag and or the items in the bag. But last Sunday maybe two hours after I took this photo of it at Skogskyrkogården I parked the bike outside Stockholm City Hall and when I came back out maybe 15 minutes later thieves had stolen the locked bike. It cost me 36 000 SEK when I bought it. Reported the theft to the police. Took the commuter back home. The police read the report, and then said, sorry about that, nothing we can do. And to make things worse, the insurance company had cancelled me and my brothers' insurance because he moved to Spain a few years ago, and it was his name on the insurance.

A day at the old town beach

I did not have any plans for Midsummer, so I jumped on the bike to check out an empty Stockholm. A few hundred thousand people had left the city for the archipelago, or the countryside, so it was just me and a bunch of tourists. The Munkbrohamnen beach in the old town opened last Summer. You will find the metro station behind the wall. The blue fence surrounds a new swimming area that opened here last week. Not very big, but it looks nice enough. Photos taken from Riddarholmen and from the beach itself with Södermalm and Söder Mälarstrand as a nice backdrop. The couple on the sand have a great view over the Riddarfjärden bay and all the motorboats, yachts and ferries that you will see there during the Summer month

Sunny Window

A walk through the old town during Midsummer's day. This is a narrow alley close to Stortorget. I used the mirrorless Canon with the 85mm lens, so this is three photos stitched together. The tourists that walked behind me had to wait for me to finish shooting, and they looked a bit curious at me.

Setting it up

A photographer setting up his softbox at the Ai Weiwei sculpture in front of Nationalmuseum at Blasieholmen in Stockholm. He had a model with him, but I did not wait for them to start shooting. You have seen photos of this sculpture before here on the blog. The building to the right on the other side of the water is the Royal Palace.

A cooling soft drink

It was a warm Summer day. I was out walking with the mirrorless Canon in the central parts of Stockholm. Turning onto Kungsgatan from Drottninggatan I decided to cross the Hötorget square where I take all those flea market photos on Sundays. This was a weekday so it looked very different, still people selling stuff, but only fruit, vegetables and football shirts. This Citroën parked at the square caught my eye. They were handing out free soft drinks from Schweppes. The young girl gave me two cans and I drank one of them while walking back to the bike.

Between two lamp posts

Back at Mälarterrassen. The new square at Södermalmstorg. A quick stop on my way home. Not too many people here during this visit so I focused my Canon on the visiting cruise ship, M/S Europa.At the bottom of the photo can see parts of the gold bridge.