Another Summer promenade

Time for another Summer promenade. The second this year at Lake Magelungen in Farsta. Perfect weather. This time my walking buddy Hasse and I started at Ågesta. Walking around the southern part of the lake for the first time. Past the Marieborg boat club. Spotting a very fit canoeist from the Ågesta bridge. Walking for some of the time along the waterline with a lot of greenery to the left. Met quite a few people, including cyclists and a guy on a monowheel. We stopped for thermos coffee and cake at the halfway mark. In total, maybe an 8 km walk.

Lunch on the balcony

Mariaberget at Söder Mälarstrand. I would not mind living there. Photographed from the pedestrian bridge that connects the old town with Södermalm.

Street snaps

Out walking in Stockholm. Photos from Stureplan, where the posh people meet and eat. Humlegårdsgatan. Östermalmstorg. Nybrogatan, Biblioteksgatan and Norrmalmstorg. In no particular order. It was a good day for it.

Berthing & Mooring

The "hoppilandkalle" hard at work berthing Teaterskeppet. Fun moment for the tourists, and me. The ship in normally berthed further down Skeppsbrokajen but the Royal Norwegian Navy ship K/N Norge was back in town, so they had to move here. Hoppilandkalle is a fun and very dated word. Back in the day used to describe the young man who would jump ashore with the rope. On this occasion the woman doing it here were never on the ship in the first place.

National Day of Sweden

It was time for another scenic walk along the picturesque ring road in Nynäshamn. My walking buddy and I started at Hembygdsgården, (not seen here), where the National Day celebrations had just got under way. You walk along Strandvägen and a bay called Fagerviken. Lots of fine boats to look at here. A quick count told me that most of the boats were in the water now. Having a pebble in your shoe sure can be annoying. The little dog had just noticed a few people he knew. I always take at least one photo of the Nynäs Havsbad Spa. About the Oldsmobile photo. Some people in the Swedish subculture known as Raggare are a bit different. They see the Confederate flag as a symbol of rebellion. The couple on the bench showed a good spot I sat there with two friends a few weeks ago. The last few photos show a house and a beach at another bay photographed from Hamnviksvägen.

A Summer Collage

I often lift the camera while out doing street photography knowing that the photo I just took might end up in a collage. These collages usually come from the same day, but it is not a rule. This is a mix with snaps from around Stockholm on a sunny Summer day. I spotted the girl on the e-scooter at Skeppsbron while on the phone with my brother who was out walking in Barcelona. The impressive facade can be seen at Stureplan, a rather posh area. Walking along Biblioteksgatan I noticed several give-aways. Coffee and soft drinks I think. Also, a snap from Norrmalmstorg, a famous square, and people on the grass at Berzelii park. And more.

The Raoul Wallenberg Memorial

"The road was straight, when Jews were deported to death. The road was winding, dangerous and full of obstacles, when Jews were trying to escape from the murderers". The Raoul Wallenberg Memorial at Berzelii Park.

Magelungen walk

A few photos from a recent walk with my buddy Hasse. We picked a lake in Farsta this time. Magelungen. A fine Summer day it was. We started on a bridge, then followed the waterline to another bridge that you can see in the first photo, past beaches, outdoor gyms and more. After the bridge we walked a bit further from the lake as we made our way back to the starting point through an oak forest and into a residential area with may fine houses. Hasse used to work at Telia here for quite a few years so he told me a few work-related stories during the walk. He and his colleagues would often go for runs around the lake, and they had a few top athletes in the group so it was tough times!