Tomos

You don't see too many of these out on the roads. A Slovenian Tomos Flexer moped. So I googled it. One was sold at an online auction a while back. For 5000SEK. Chances are that this was the guy with the winning bid. Spotted at Klara Mälarstrand a while back.

Movie set

I walked in on a movie set: the US President (woman in blue), arrives at City Hall with her bodyguards, escorted by the Swedish police. She steps out of her car. Waves to the onlookers and walks into the courtyard, towards the stairs. Protesters from an environmental organization are also there. Suddenly, a few of them break through the safety barriers, and the police try to stop them as the President is ushered up the stairs. Fun to watch. It was me and many international tourists.

Sheet-metal

Out strolling at Hjorthagen. Or Norra Djurgårdsstaden which is the new name of this area. Lots of old industrial architecture to look at here. And new architecture as well, as there are many very modern apartment buildings here. But today I will show you this. Gasverkstorget. A new square near the old gasworks. Behind the sheet-metal artwork thingy, there are hidden electric power wires. Kinda cool. I believe this was designed by Staffan Sundström, an architect working for the city.

Weird story of the Summer

Cleaning the bathroom, I noticed what looked like soil behind the toilet. So I removed it. A week later, there was more of it. So I removed it, thinking there's an issue with the sewage that I should fix, so I did that. A week later, more soil. So I opened the lid on the backside of the Ifö toilet and tried my best to clean out that space using the shower hose that just reached there. A week later, same story. And then like a week or so ago this popped out when I did my now weekly cleaning. A dried out wasp nest, a bit unexpected.

The tattooed juggler

I parked my bike under the gold bridge which is my rule while visiting Slussen, Skeppsbron, vattentorget and the old town, and went for a photo walk. This was the first photo of the day. A very colorful and tattooed guy juggling down by the water. He was pretty good as he did it while chatting away with his girlfriend. Possibly German, and I can easily see them at a café somewhere in Berlin.

Green wall

A very green wall at Storgatan on Östermalm in Stockholm. By Greenworks.

Hjorthagen

Three photos from the old Värtagasverket at Hjorthagen. Back in the day this whole area was designed by one famous architect. Ferdinand Boberg.

The Royal Cemetery

I visited the Royal Cemetery at Hagaparken. Located on the Karlsborg island. This is the grave of Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland and his wife Princess Lillian. They lived together without being married for a few decades because, well, some sort of Royal succession thing. But after the death of Gustaf VI Adolf in 1973, the new and current king Carl XVI Gustaf married his Silvia, the current Queen, and he told Bertil to go ahead and marry Lillian, after Bertil asked if he could. The Prince was quite the character. As a teenager, without a driving licence, he was involved in a car accident where one of his friends died. For me and the rest of the people, he was known as the Motor Prince because of his big interests in cars and motorcycles.

Farmers Market

A few more photos from the farmers market on Södermalm. Always packed with people.

The Forest’s Gold

Walking through the farmers market on Södermalm. A very busy place. Looking for an interestig read about Sweden, kings, mushrooms, soldiers and more? The Trust Your Instinct cap that Chanterelle Guy is wearing can be yours for 360 SEK.

Höbal

Swedish word of the day. Höbal. Also known as a tractor egg. Spoted while cycling past Skönstaholm a few days ago. A rural scene just a couple of kilometers from Stockholm.

Stardust motor yacht

If you have 200 million dollars lying around you might be able to buy this little boat. At least if and when André Koo Jr needs to sell it. It was in Stockholm for nearly two weeks. Moored at Skeppsbrokajen for a while but when a bigger Cruise ship arrived they moved it out to here.

Streetart

Riding home from the classic car thing, I had to stop at the legal graffiti wall for a final photo of the day.

Sveavägen Cruising III

It took me a few days to through all the photos from the Sveavägen Cruising. But I am now finished with task. So here are ten more snaps from that fun afternoon. And there are 164 photos in the Flickr album to check out if like old cars.

V4 JockeXXS

This car belongs to Joakim Söderqvist. Registered as the world's only V4 JockeXXS. More about his unique car here.

Sveavägen cruising II

I am still going through my photos from the Sveavägen cruising, so here are ten more. It was a fun afternoon looking at all the classic cars and all the people lining the street. Many car owners had chairs and tables with them and were eating, drinking and commenting about it all which I heard during my long walk.

Sveavägen Cruising

Sveavägen cruising dates back to the 1950s. Hundreds of classic cars will drive up and down the most famous Stockholm street for several hours. On this day, I arrived in the early afternoon when most people were still at two major car meets nearby, but I still came home with more than 100 photos. The evenings here can be quite special. If you have read my blog for a few years you probably remember my visits to an annual event with cars, girls and a lot of partying. From 2008 to 2019. The event had to close down because of too many complaints from the neighbors and also because of the traffic chaos that followed. But I heard yesterday that the event will return to Vegabaren in late August, which will be fun. More photos from the Sveavägen cruising to come.

Beach volleyball

Rålambshovsparken on Kungsholmen. Nice day for a bit of beach volleyball.