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I stopped watching the Eurovision spectacle 42 years ago. But for some weird reason the rest of the population seem to enjoy it. Go figure. Anywho this was the Buttericks display window at Drottninggatan two days ago, and there were playing some Eurovision sounding muzak, so I just stopped for a quick photo.

Stockholms stadshus

Three different views of Stockholm City Hall. Taken from Söder Mälarstrand, along Riddarfjärden. In the first photo you can also see part of Norr Mälarstrand on Kungsholmen. In the second photo we can see the ship Lady Hutton, with the Stockholm Waterfront building in the background. It houses a hotel, conference centre and offices, just a short walk from the Central Station. And lastly a new pier (doppbrygga), for swimming enthusiasts, open year round. I choose not to use it.

Gamla stan

A view towards the old town with the German church. In the foreground to the left, the metro station at Munkbrohamnen with a part of the new beach area. The stairs will take you to Södermalm, from where I took the photo from Söder Mälarstrand.

The Knights' Islet

The name of this islet is Riddarholmen in Swedish. It is part of the old town. No one lives there. But a lot of people work there. The semi-frozen bay is called Riddarfjärden. I took the photo from Söder Mälarstrand on Södermalm a few days ago. The ship to the left is Mälardrottningen. The unique spire at the Riddarholmen church, where many kings are buried is being renovated and will be taken down this year, hence the scaffolding. The orange-toned building to the right is the former Parliament building.

Reflections at Victoriaslussen

Three photos from the new sluice at Vattentorget located at Kornhamnstorg in the old town. Named after our Crown Princess and future Queen, Victoria. I took these photos just after I took the photos of the people in yesterday's post. The yellow building seen in two of the photos dates back to 1781. Back then known as Forsströmska huset. The architect was Lorentz Kolmodin.

Slussporten

This year several new restaurants will open under The Golden Bridge at Vattentorget, all part of Nya Slussen. I walked by Slussporten the other day while taking a few photos in the area. Any guests using these sofas looking out over the square with the sluice can expect to be photographed as this new square is very popular both with locals, tourists and photographers.

Four street snaps from the old town

Back in Stockholm again, been a while. I parked the bike at Kornhamnstorg in the old town, or Gamla stan as we like to call it, and went for a stroll. Nice day for it. 7C. Quite a few tourists out and about. Here are four street shots from the main street, Västerlånggatan.

Winter white

Theme day. White. Back at my favorite cemetery. Skogskyrkogården at Gamla Enskede. The first photo shows the snow covered Meditation Hill. Known as Almhöjden in Swedish. We can see snow on the ground in the birch forest at the cemetery in my second photo. I use that green bench sometimes. I did so just an hour before someone stole my ebike last year. Closing in on Stockholm I stopped on the Skanstull bridge for another photo of the concrete pier. No one there on this day, but the lunch eaters and sunbathers will soon fill it up once again. We finish with a panorama photo of the circular pier at Lake Drevviken. I walked out looking for ice skaters, noticed two groups, but I only had a 85mm lens with me so the photo I took of them wasn't too good.

Something new

On my tiresome but still great bike ride yesterday I stopped for photos of new, or newish buildings. Top photo shows a new structure outside what for many years was a furniture outlet at the Jordbro industrial park. Next, an apartment building under construction near the commuter station in Handen. The new underground bus depot will be closed during a period from now, so crowds of commuters will be seen queueing at temporary bus stops along Nynäsvägen. In the third photo, snapped from the bike path through Vega you can see three new shops that opened in this new building last year. So if you need car glass, paint or electronics this could be a good place for a visit. We finish with two new apartment buildings next to the Trångsund commuter station.

Hurrah!

I finally took out one of my bikes today. Had not used a bike since two days before Christmas for a number of different reasons. I have not used this bike, the kona, since before I bought the ebike, but it worked fine. Rode maybe 65 km. And boy was it tiring. On my way home there are four uphill climbs, and I had to stop and walk up with the bike on three of them.

Weather update

Looking out a window two days ago this was the scene. More snow. So I took a photo. Then came a few weather warnings. The last such warning giving me hope as it promised several days with warmer weather and hinting that this cold Winter might be giving up! So today I will look over two of my bikes and prepare them for a test ride later today or maybe tomorrow. But as the snow melts, and it gets colder at night there will be a lot of icy roads so if I go out I will be very careful and only ride on the bike paths.

Motvindsrakan

I made up that word. But it means something like the headwind straight. It is the bike path that goes next to the railway line between Krigslida and Västerhaninge. It can be tough riding a bike here. I have an acquaintance that used to ride here almost every day and whenever it was windy he used to scream profanities which made it easier to cope with the strong wind. I haven't used my bike for a couple of months now, so no swearing for me here for a while. Oh, and my acquaintance has moved now and lives closer to Stockholm so he never rides here these days.

The Krigslida barn

The old barn at Krigslida. And a few people out walking.

That Old Tree

The first visit to the old tree this year. -5C. Blue sky, no wind. A nice walk it was.

Beware of the cat

I took another Winter promenade this morning. -5C from a clear blue sky, which was nice. Spotted this warning sign at the corner of Vinkelvägen and Hagavägen in Krigslida. But no sign of the scary cat.