In a row

From a promenade around Klarabergviadukten in Stockholm. Where you will find the Central Station. The World Trade Center. Stockholm Waterfront, and more.

Gamla stan

Another promenade in the old town. Window shopping this time. Corner Bar. Walk in, dance out. Polkagrisar, anyone? Or perhaps a fika at Café Cronan?

Ոdsᴉpǝpoʍu

I rarely do this, but it does happen. Shoot a reflection photo and then in editing turn it Ոdsᴉpǝpoʍu. But here I did it twice. I was on the bike, of course, on my way to Hornsberg at Kungholmen in Stockholm. The first photo shows apartment buildings at Rörstrandsgatan where you probably can't afford to live. The second photo shows part of a glass building at Klarabergsviadukten near the Central Station, that I have shown you before.

Drevviken

Cycling home a few days ago, I made a pit stop at the circular pier near the beach at Hökarängsbadet. I often do that as I like the views over lake Drevviken year round. This time it was just me and a guy fishing. He had no luck at all, but I came home with a couple of okay photos.

Where is the ice princess?

She and others will be out figure skating here any day now. As seen at Kungsträdgården a few days ago.

Happily Ever After

Cycling for home via Kungsholmen and City Hall I spotted a photographer shooting wedding photos of this couple, so I stopped, reached for the camera, grabbed a quick photo and continued my 33 km bike ride home. Oh, and as I am typing this my brother is getting married to his girlfriend Marci on an island in Denmark. So congrats to both couples.

Café Söderberg

This is where Doctor Glas poisoned Reverend Gregorius. Sort of. Café Söderberg is a very popular place at Kungsträdgården in Stockholm, year round.

How to build a Christmas Tree

This is Sweden, so we obviously create everything IKEA-style. Like with this huge Christmas Tree currently under construction at Skeppsbrokajen in Stockholm. As seen and photographed on Saturday. In the background, Grand Hotel.

Lyko Chaos

Lyko, named after the guy who came up with the idea, Rickard Lyko, opened a new store in Stockholm yesterday. Promising free goodie bags to the 500 first customers. Supposedly worth several thousand kronor. So guess what happened, a thousand or so teenage girls showed up near the store the day before. They then spent the evening there. And the night. In the cold Swedish weather. Parents kept them company here and there for an hour or two. One or two security guards dropped by. But no assistance from the store whatsoever. Then, when the store opened on Saturday morning, chaos followed as no one had set up any queuing rules. People jumping the queue. Fights erupted because of that. Girls crying left and right. Police showing up. Parents calling the media. Journalists writing articles. Parents now angry. The teenage girls missing out on the goodie bags even angrier. The owner of the store realizing their mistake now trying to please everyone. So I had to drop by for a look, everything a bit calmer by then. But I am guessing the girls will remember this for a while, as will Lyko.

That time of the year again

It's official, the Christmas season has arrived. As I am typing this the city have turned on all the official Christmas lights in Stockholm, but this is not part of that, this is outside a big department store. I took this photo a couple of days ago, but I was back there earlier today to watch some chaos that I might tell you about tomorrow.

Ten flea market scenes

Back at the weekly flea market at Hötorget, Haymarket in English. Always fun to do some people watching. I never buy anything, I am happy enough walking around with my Canon snapping away left and right.

The bike path

One of the classier streets in Stockholm, Norr Mälarstrand. Next to City Hall, and close to the water, parks and a beach or two. Also a pretty good street if you are a cyclist.

Weather Report

November Rain. I bike past this green field at Gubbängen a few times every week. There's often people here walking their dogs. Or sunbathing. Also, a golfer working on his putting, he is here almost every day. I have seen a few kite-flyers here. Two times every year, the field becomes a parking lot when thousands of people show up for the annual football and handball tournaments held further down the field. Never seen a lake here before, that was new.

Allhelgona

Swedish word of the day. Allhelgona. Short for Allhelgonahelgen. All Saints' Day. We celebrated this last weekend. On Saturday people visited cemeteries all over the country to light a few candles. Quite a spectacle in the dark, and I had planned to visit Skogskyrkogården but couldnt do it. But I was there on Sunday, but too early in the day. So I tried again yesterday afternoon, and that's when I took these photos, still a little too early so I underexposed the photos a bit, sorry about that!

Blockhusudden

The most eastern part of Djurgården is called Blockhusudden. In Medieval times, it was an island on its own. The name Blockhusudden refers to a fortification built here during the rein of Gustav Vasa. It was no more than 200 years ago that people started building houses here. Most of them were/are very stately, owned by bankers and what have you, and that hasn't changed either.

Along the canal

After crossing the bridge seen in yesterday's post, I followed the canal, Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen in Swedish, to the end, past two other bridges, and here are the photos I took. It is a great walk this, anytime of the year, but Spring and Autumn are my favorites. The house that you can see in one photo is a classic "Grosshandlarvilla". The man who had it built back in 1851, Johan Bäckström, named it after himself. I will continue the walk tomorrow.

A sunny day

It was one of those rare, warm and sunny Autumn days. The forecast said rain for the rest of the week, so I decided to take a bike ride/promenade along the canal at Royal Djurgården. I started at the new bridge in the top photo. It is named after Folke Bernadotte. I then walked down to the canal, Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen in Swedish, for a photo of the reflection and the artwork that I have shown you before. The third photo is the view from the bridge looking back the way I arrived from. A very popular promenade, this, for locals and people out on their lunch break. The area in the background is known as Diplomastaden Diplomat City, because of the many embassies in the area. The fourth and last photo for today is the view in the opposite direction, where I was heading. The wooden building is where you will find the Stockholm rowing club. More photos from this bike ride/promenade to come.