A picturesque walk

My friend Hasse wanted to go for another promenade. He is recovering from a back issue so he walks a little slower than usual and prefers a somewhat shorter walk, so we drove to the port city of Nynäshamn and walked the picturesque part of Strandvägen. Lots to photograph during that walk so that is what I did. In the seventh photo you can see Hasse chatting away with the man that operated the Lövhagen Café & Vandrarhem for three decades. And half an hour after that chat we enjoyed coffee and cake from that place. It was a chilly day but plenty of people out and about as you can see. The spa in the first photo is called Nynäs Havsbad. Strandvägen is a ring road and is one way for most of it, unless you are a cyclist. There was a classic car rally here a few weeks ago which I missed so when I heard the Pontiac I quickly turned around for a photo. The photos with houses on them are from an islet called Trehörningen. There are a few small beaches along this stretch but it was a little too cold for sunbathing on this day.

Kissing on the rocks

I had coffee and cake on a park bench with a view a while back, together with two of my BBQ buddies. At Strandvägen in Nynäshamn. It is a very picturesque walk any time of the year. The one-way ring road follows the coastline and was constructed for the sailing competition held here during the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm. There are beaches and rocks everywhere, and during the Summer it can be a very busy place. Not so crowded on this sunny Spring day. Spotted the kissing couple and had to take a photo before we had our fika.

Fourteen scenes from Nynäshamn

The month of May is finally here. If you live in Sweden, this is most likely your favorite time of the year. We call it sköna maj. May the beautiful. The light is back. The days are so much longer. It is warm again after the cold Winter. And most importantly, everything is getting green again. Although this time around, everything feel a bit delayed. Anywho, I took my first bike ride of the year to Nynäshamn, a port city on Södertörn. I visited three beaches. Met two women who asked me if I was going for a swim, I was not! But I sat down and ate my lunch next to them at Nickstabadet. I then continued to Lövholmen and the rocky beach at Knappelskär, before riding back into the city center along the photogenic ring road known as Strandvägen. It was built for the 1912 Olympic Games btw. I made another stop at Fagerviken that has nice views toward the island of Trehörningen. My final visit was the guest harbor, where bikers and ice cream eaters were enjoying the Summer temperatures. The restaurants were packed with people, I took a stroll looking at some of the visiting ships.

Nynäshamn

I took my first eBike ride of the year to the port city of Nynäshamn just over a week ago. It was a fine day. I took the same route as I did on a visit two years ago, almost on the same day. I stopped at a cemetery. And at a commuter station where a former Social Democratic politician turned businessman is building three apartment buildings pretty much at the station which I find a bit unusual. I then continued to the Nickstabadet beach, where I ate my lunch on the new wooden deck next to the dive tower. From there I took the scenic route Strandvägen, with a stop at Lövhagen where a few people were enjoying their "fika" in the garden.

Hammersta

This is my current mood. It perfectly matches the weather! As I jumped on the bike yesterday, the sun was actually shining, although from a very cloudy sky. I needed a good workout and ended up at a nature reserve called Hammersta. It was maybe 5C. Normally this is one of my favorite places. It has a castle. A castle ruin. Beautiful oak landscapes. Winding paths through forests. Hills with lookout points, and more. None of that gave me any inspiration on this visit, so after taking a few photos of the oaks on this field I headed for home.

The Pallbearers

I took my first bike ride of the year to Nynäshamn on a sunny day last week. Made my first pit-stop at the church in Ösmo. It is around 900 years old. The pallbearers were standing outside the church as I took this. A few minutes later they were hard at work with a coffin. If you want to read up on the church there is a PDF-folder in English here.

Nynäshamn Collage

The last Summer visit to Nynäshamn this year. It was a beautiful day. Warm, sunny and not too much wind, perfect for a longish eBike ride around the coastal city. I stopped at a couple of beaches, not too many sunbathers out and about despite the great weather. I noticed more people along the picturesque Strandvägen road that follows the water. I made a last stop at the guest harbor, looking at the different ships there, that is always fun, at least for me. If you would like to see more photos from Nynäshamn I have 800 photos in my flickr set.

Bärgningsbil

I passed it a bit up the road. I was on my eBike, heading for Nynäshamn when I spotted the 1976 Scania tow truck parked at a bus stop. The driver, let's call him Tony, was busy photographing it with his smartphone. I figured he had to come my way a little later, so I stopped on a bridge nearby and waited. So Swedish word of the day is bärgningsbil.

Sailing

During the Summer, chances are that there will be some sort of regatta in the port city, Nynäshamn. On this day, it looked like it was a bunch of kids out on the Fagerviken bay, either learning to sail or competing. I snapped this from the picturesque Strandvägen road while out on another longish eBike ride on the new Gazelle.

Balconies

The new apartment building Fyren, (The Lighthouse), in Nynäshamn is still under construction, but many people have already moved in. I have shown it to you a couple of times already, and here is a zoomed in photo of the lower part of the high-rise that I shot last week.

A Moment of Zen

And then she opened her eyes, noticed me, and that was that. From my most recent visit to Nynäshamn and the always busy harbour area. I'm guessing she was waiting for one of the archipelago ferries to arrive.

A day at the beach

The warm summer days just continue. It is not as hot as the Summer of 2018, but I'm happy enough. Although I drink a lot of water while out on my long eBike rides around Södertörn. This was the scene at Nickstabadet a few days ago. A very popular beach at a bay in Nynäshamn, just minutes away from two commuter stations. The camping here is open year round. I'm sure I showed you a Winter photo from here back in February. On this July day people were sitting outside their caravans and at their rented cottages verandas eating a late breakfast, or maybe an early lunch. The beach was slowly filling up with people as I lifted my camera to shoot this panorama.

Neder Söderby

Out cycling in the rural Summer landscape at Neder Söderby in Nynäshamn. This is close to Lake Muskan that I showed you a while back. Riding my bike on the gravel roads here is always a nice feeling, despite the heat, and all the flies!

Lake Muskan

I walked around Lake Muskan in Ösmo a while back, together with one of the usual suspects. It is a 9km walk, mostly through a forest, but still close to the water for most of the way. We set off from Breddal where I spotted this "flytbrygga". I saw quite a few abandoned row boats like the one in the second photo. From the far end of the lake you can see that floating dock again. This area is popular with both birdwatchers and hunters. The hunting blind pobably works for both interests. The local wildlife kept us under observation. The next photo shows a "herrgård" at Körunda. Built around 1730 for Johan Enanderhjelm. Photographed from the opposite side of the lake. Next to it the hotel and conference centre at the Körunda golf club. We made a pit stop at the nineteenth hole btw. The red cottage dates back at least 300 years, it is called Sjötäppan. Just after the cottage you walk over a little stream where you can rest your tired legs on a bench. It was a very warm day so we stopped for a swim at this little beach. We were the only ones there. I biked past it just a few days ago and on that day it was packed with people. Did I mentioned that it was very green everywhere? Next a reconstruction of a longhouse from the Iron Age. The Viking thing was big here with markets and what have you in the 90s, but it sure looks abandoned today. You will find the decaying ping-pong table at the golf hotel. We walked for a bit along the edges of the golf coure before walking by this sauna down by the water. Must be great on a cold Winter day! Last a look over the lake from a hill. This was a great walk. We only met one other person during our promenade which was a bit unsuspected as part of the walk goes along the very popular Sörmlandsleden.