The Meditation Hill

Back at Skogskyrkogården. This is The Meditation Hill. Not sure if that is the official English name, but that is what I call it. The Swedish name is Almhöjden. A direct translation would be The Elm Hill. It is from the top of that hill that the 888-meter-long Seven Wells path starts. It ends at a chapel, btw. Not too many people here during my visit, but I did spot a few early tourists. Oh, and there are signs in Swedish warning visitors about the No Winter Maintenance. The stairs are named after one of the two architects to this UNESCO World Heritage Site. They were 30 years old when they designed the cemetery. Both of them are buried at the cemetery.

The circular pier

Back at the circular pier at Klockelund again. I often stop here on my bike rides to and from Stockholm. A nice place to sit and rest for a few minutes, at least during the warmer parts of the year. I decided to show you the view of Lake Drevviken as well as back onto dry land where they are building many new apartments at the moment. I read somewhere that people had been out ice skating here just a few days ago when it was a little colder, and I had hoped to photograph some of them, but no such luck during this visit. The two guys on the pier are probably part of the people that recently moved in here.

Kungsträdgården

5C yesterday when I jumped on the ebike. One hour later, the gray sky turned blue. Ten minutes after that, I stopped to remove a sweater. Not very much snow left in Stockholm, more in the suburbs. I stopped at Kungsträdgården. The King's park, where a TV show/lottery were broadcasting. Postkodlotteriet, where you can win big on your postcode, and the big winner over the weekend were Tungelsta, where I live. But I never play, so no money for me. The host Rickard Sjöberg were interviewing the former footballer Jesper Blomqvist, before a singer took over. I focused more on all the ice in the park. Top photo shows the big pond. The second photo is a place you have seen quite a few times on the blog. It is where I often photograph the Cherry Blossom. No one was walking there today.

No more broken bones

Which is a good thing. Guy Winter sanding outside the Coop grocery store in Tungelsta.

Beekeeping

The beehive in the park in Tungelsta. By Bee Urban.

Winter

We have Winter. In fact, it's been like this for a while, but it started to really come down this weekend. So Saturday morning I went for the first photo walk of the year. I stopped at the garden park in Tungelsta for a first Winter snap of this seating area. I noticed a few tracks in the park, probably an early moring dog walker. You should probably expect more snow photos in the coming days, or weeks. Not my favorite weather but someone has to go out there and take the photos.

Åhléns City

Klarabergsgatan, Norrmalm. A busy shopping street in Stockholm. Most of the buildings here are new, from the 1950s to the 1970s. Åhléns City is a big department store. I took this photo a while back, before the most recent snow fall.

At the flea market

Another visit to the weekly flea market at Hötorget. Not as crowded during the Winter, but still a good turnout. I did not stay as long as I would have had it been Summer. But I think I got an okay mix of photos here.

Brandbergen

Cycling home a few days ago I decided to stop at Brandbergen in Haninge. This is a newish apartment building just a short walk down the street from the rebuilt shopping mall.

Riksgatan

Leaving the old town and walking past the Government building along Riksgatan on Helgeandsholmen. The visiting tourist that I aimed the mirrorless Canon at doesn't look too happy about that.

A late lunch

Mother and daughter enjoying a late lunch at Espresso House at Klarabergsgatan in Stockholm.

A Woman and Her Dog

Another visit to the weekly flea market at Hötorget.

Swedish word of the day

Övergångsställe. Pedestrian crossing. Drottninggatan/Mäster Samuelsgatan. The busiest pedestrian street in Sweden. Always.

“Let this be the last time that a child loses life in war”

A quote from the then 17-year-old Malala. An artwork at Sergels torg called Hope, by Aleksandra Stratimirović. Part of the Nobel Week Lights in Stockholm.

Swedish Candy

Swedish candy went viral last year on social media. And we sure love our lösgodis. This is a candy store at Slöjdgatan.