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.

Bird Saxophone

Out on a Winter promenade around Mosebacke on Södermalm in Stockholm. This is a window at Södra Teatern.

Nine street scenes

Nine street photos from a recent walk in central Stockholm. Barrels is a burger place at Smålandsgatan. I noticed the bicycle messenger as he came out from an office at Hamngatan. The Café Cruiser was parked at the ice rink at Kungsträdgården. I spotted the happy dad carrying all the shopping bags at Biblioteksgatan, the most expensive street in the city, and that's where I also took the photo of the pop-up store that will sell Patek Philippe watches. Next, Brasserie vau de ville at Norrmalmstorg. The woman on the phone is walking down Drottninggatan, the busiest pedestrian street in the country. We continue to Kungsträdgårdsgatan where people were enjoying their lunch at Restaurant Ricordi. And then one last photo to prove that not everyone had the day off.

Hanukkah

I am a few days behind with my photo editing so here is a photo taken at Norrmalmstorg a few days ago now. A square in Stockholm that became very famous back in the 1970s. Where the Stockholm Syndrome came from.

The Swedish Whitebeam

We had several minutes (!), of sunshine yesterday. Which was nice. Quite warm for the season, maybe 6C, so I took a long bike ride, as is the rule. I visited the flea market at Hötorget. Took a walk along Drottninggatan, before finishing my Stockholm visit with a promenade in the old town, together with all the tourists. Cycling home, I figured that the sunset could be worth photographing, and when I jumped off the ebike at Välsta I managed to get the absolute last light with this photo of the Swedish Whitebeam.

Göta Lejon

Göta Lejon opened in 1928. Back then as a cinema and I have seen a few movies here. Later they also did theatre productions and I especially remember seeing Fröken Fleggmans mustasch here with my brother and our parents, just over 40 years ago. Written by the duo HasseåTage. With two legends on stage. Lena Nyman and Gösta Ekman. I also came here with my friends for a few concerts back in the 1980s. One concert that I really enjoyed was with the Canadian band Saga. I bought their debut album in 1978 and stayed a fan for many years. The theatre got a new owner two years ago when Live Nation bought it. I have been wanting to take a photo of the neon sign for a while, but the E wasn't lit up, but now it is, so I stopped for a quick shot a few days ago.

Lake Flaten

Unusually warm for late December, around 8C on this day. Cycling home from Stockholm, I decided to take a longer route home, with a pit-stop at Lake Flaten. Not too many people in my photos, but there were lots of people out walking. There is a popular trail around the lake. I walked around it with a friend a few Summers ago.

Plastic Santa

A photo from two days ago. It was 8C,from a very gray sky and I was out on a five hour bike ride, with stops here and there for photos of course. This is El-tjänst, a lamp store along Vendelsövägen at Trollbäcken in Tyresö. Been there since the late 1960s.