Ten recent street scenes

A mix of recent street photos from around Stockholm. First two community service officers out patrolling near Sergels torg. Then a gesturing man with his girlfriend at Strömkajen. I spotted the selfie-stick women at the City Hall garden, and that is also where the posing woman is standing. The young couple crossing the street did so at Klarabergsgatan/Drottninggatan. Then follows another four photos from Blasieholmen/Strömkajen. And finally a Royal Guard at the Palace. Probably receiving a message about some nosy street photographer snapping away left and right.

Three blondes walk into a museum

Who are the three blondes, dressed in black? What's in the green boxes? And what's happening at the National Museum of Fine Arts?

Munkbroleden

Back at my new lookout point. The bench, (well, I have used two different benches), at Munkbroleden in the old town. A nice place to rest for a few minutes, down by the water, enjoying a bite to eat. While taking photos, of course. The girl in the first photo looked a bit amused. She has a tattoo on her left arm, it says Elias, a lucky guy, no doubt. Next, we have the dedicated cyclists in matching bike gear. Nice. Not everyone rides a bike, as proven in my third photo. The seasoned cyclist in the fourth shot was a bit tired, and knew what was waiting up ahead, a steep climb towards Slussen. And in the last shot, a cheeky girl giving me some tongue!

Revelry

We continue the 2023 Summer series of overpriced, (for me), yachts spotted at Skeppsbrokajen in the old town. This time a motor yacht named Revelry. There's a jacuzzi aboard. As well as a massage room. Steam room. Beach club. Sun deck. Gym. Satellite TV. Not sure about a toilet.

Marching band

A walking concert with Hemvärnets musikkår Östergötland. From the Skeppsholmen islet to Stortorget in the old town. I met them at Blasieholmen yesterday as they marched by the Grand Hotel. They were followed by members from Sjöstridsskolan, the Swedish Naval Warfare Centre, from Karlskrona.

The best way to see Stockholm

For those of you that can't afford the motor yacht in yesterday's post, I give you this. It is often said that the best way to see Stockholm is from the water. So here are a few different ways to do that. I took these four photos at Stockholm City Hall. Kayaking and canoeing is probably the cheapest way, and it will also give you a good workout. The stand-up paddle guy in the second photo was trying to paddle under the City Hall bridge. There is a bigger passage for boats, but maybe he just wanted to try something different. The girls in the third snap were busy looking at all the views, in the background Mariaberget on Södermalm. The couple in the last photo are in an electric boat. The woman spotted me as I lifted the camera, as did the girls in the first photo.

Ningaloo George Town

Another luxurious sailing yacht at Skeppsbron in Stockholm. Owned by the Australian Will Vicars. The asking price back in 2016 was €17.9 million, in case you would like to buy it.The top photo is a 20 photo panorama which was a bit tricky to stitch together.

Cyclists at Munkbroleden

In the old town, down by the water at Munkbroleden a new boardwalk with a number of benches opened for pedestrians in the late Spring of this year. I will often jump off my bike and rest on one of the benches for a few minutes. You have a great view over both Mariaberget on Södermalm, the busy construction site that is Slussen, and parts of the old town of course. And while sitting there one afternoon I decided to start a new photo project. Cyclists at Munkbroleden. I use this very busy bike path a couple of times every week.

Stora Essingen

Halfway over the new bridge Oxhålsbron, well, not new new, it has been there for 25 years, but still, I jumped off the bike and took this photo, looking back at Stora Essingen, because that is what you have to do with a view like this one. The light-rail, and pedestrian bridge connects Kungsholmen with Alvik.

Race Village

I visited the Race Village over the weekend. That is a very temporary name given to the area around Wasahamnen on Royal Djurgården before the start of the annual offshore race Gotland Runt. More than 200 yachts took part this year. Little did they know what would come. The race got under way on Sunday, and within the first 24 hours more than 150 of the participants had called it a day because of a sudden change in the weather. One crew had to be rescued with the help of a helicopter, because of the strong winds and high waves. The first boat to make it all the way was one of the catamaran boats, the Allegra, you can see it to the left on my second photo. You can see the rest of my photos in my Race Village album.

Rugby Union

Biking past the rugby ground at Gubbbängen two days ago, I decided to stop and watch the game for a while. It was Babas vs Hammarby. Reading about the game on Exile's home page, it says: 12 different nationalities, 11 home-grown players, 2 debutants for Exiles seniors, what can go wrong on Saturday? Rugby is not a big sport in Sweden, but Stockholm Exiles is the main club with nine different teams.

Under construction

This was supposed to be the new headquarters for the builder, JM AB at Karlberg in Solna. But in a surprise move, the Swedish Fortifications Agency bought it. One reason for that is that they also own the Karlberg Palace nearby, a place that I have shown you before.

Fifteen photos from Stortorget

The long procession made its way to Stortorget in the old town. There have been markets here for 800 years, but I seriously doubt that the square have ever been so packed with people as on this day. 250 people in costume. Locals. Tourists. And it was hot. I had to find shade every 15 minutes or so. Luckily, you can drink water from the fountain in the middle of the square, and we all did that. Also, all the restaurants and cafés were packed to capacity. Gustav Vasa, the king from 1523 held a long speech. He is the guy in the top photo, btw. His speech was interrupted by applause and shouting, something the old king seemed to enjoy. There was music from a choir, and also a fun fashion show where some of the colorful costumes were explained in more detail. It was hard business dressing and undressing back in the day, that's for sure. After all the speeches and singing, the people in costume spent most of their time posing for, and with, the tourists and the local photographers.