Cherry Blossom Mania Part 1

A first bunch of photos from the Cherry Blossom mania, Hanami, at The King's Garden in central Stockholm. Always a spectacle. The trees were a gift from the Japanese Emperor Akihito, and were planted here in 1998.

BBQ at Käringboda

Maybe 8C, not counting the wind chill factor on this day. Me and two of my BBQ buddies, Jujja and Hasse drove down to the Käringboda nature reserve in Nynäshamn. When we past through there the day before, 20 people were barbecuing down by the water, but on this day it was just us. As per usual we ate way too many grilled sausages, but hey you only live once.

Victoriaslussen

I have taken hundreds of photos of this area over the last few years because of the ongoing construction. Known as Nya Slussen. Or just Slussen. It sits between Södermalm and the Old Town. Also known as Victoriaslussen, and part of Vattentorget. Anyway, six massive parts of the new bicycle bridge over Söderström arrived via boat from Gdansk in Poland a few days ago. Can't wait to use it, although it will be a while before it has been finished. And I have been back twice since I took this photo.

Many photos from my walk from Drottninggatan back to Sergels torg

Walking from the end of Drottninggatan down to Odengatan and then Sveavägen back to my bike while snapping photos right and left. Observatoriegrillen is a classic fast food joint below the Observatory hill. The young woman on the bench was on the phone. A diptych in the third photo, showing two sculptures by Åsa Jungnelius. Made from marble, brass, bronze and concrete. I have a thing for windows. Seen along Norrtullsgatan where I also photographed the four stone faces. Next Swedish word of the day. Släpvagn. Trailer. Painted by the graffiti artists Bayne Eriksson and Frida Frigge Lindström for COT Sverige. People lunching at Cucina Povera at Odengatan. The Stockholm Public Library is closed for a lengthy renovation. Frisör means barber. People and dogs waiting for the bus. We do like our balconies here. These are at Sveavägen. A couple doomscrolling on a bench at the yet to be water-filled pond at Observatorielunden. Jacobs Coffee, Sveavägen. Did I mention that we like balconies? Roadwork at Rådmansgatan. Classy facade at Sveavägen. Charing a bench. Ölstugan, if you fancy a beer. Albert Bonnier. Sveavägen 56. More roadwork. A well-dressed man at Hötorget. Lunch on the stairs at Konserthuset. New planters at the Hötorget square. Story telling at Sergelgatan.

Drottninggatan

It sure was a fine day. I parked the bike at Sergels torg and went for a stroll along Drottninggatan. Queen Street in central Stockholm. It is the busiest pedestrian street in the country with shops, restaurants, cafés, apartments and much more. Here are my photos in reverse order. Had to stop halfway down the street to take of my jacket, which I count as a good sign of Spring. In one of the photos people were queueing for a free soda.