Berzelii Park

I parked the bike at Nybroplan and went for an Autumn walk with the Canon. This is a park named after the chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius. One of the founders of modern chemistry. Oh, and for good measure, I took the second photo in May when I was out on a Spring walk with the Canon.

100% electric power

The brand-new hydrofoil Nova ferry at Norr Mälarstrand. It will reduce the energy needed by 80%, compared to the diesel ferries. It will travel from City Hall to Trappström on Ekerö. It is a pilot project between Region Stockholm, Trafikverket and Candela. The ferry takes thirty passengers. It has a top speed of 30 knots, and a reach of around 60 Nautical miles.

Macromania

Walking through Kungsträdgården, stopping for a few macro images. It was me and a couple of other photographers making our way around the flowers and the lunch eaters.

Chinese Festival

I stumbled upon a Chinese Autumn Festival at Kungsträdgården last week. Early days, so not that crowded during my visit. A band were playing. The singer looked very Swedish. A group of women in traditional costumes greeted people. A car company were informing about an electric car brand. Lots of eateries were opening up. Board games were being played. Miss Bubble was there, your guess is as good as mine.

Banan-kompaniet

Theme Day. Blue. I am an admin in a Flickr group called Blue Yonder. The idea is to take a photo of a clear blue sky, with one object in the picture. This is my latest photo for the group. The logo that sits on the top of a building that used to belong to Banan-kompaniet. A company that imported bananas to Sweden, from Frihamnen ( a free economic zone), in Stockholm. The company is still around, but they are no longer operating from this building that today is used for concerts.

Free apples!

Easy to get some free apples this time of the year. Cycling home a while back, I stopped at a property along Gamla Dalarövägen in Handen where there were at least ten paper bags with free apples. A note said feel free to take a bag. So that is what I did. I made a salad with apples and carrots with dinner that evening, and then yesterday I made this Apple Crumb Pie after my brother gave me a recipe, sadly for him he flew to Cyprus on Sunday morning, so no pie for him!

Reflections

Out walking along Kungsholms strand on Kungsholmen, taking a few reflection photos. In the top photo you can see a building at Blekholmsterrassen. That one was easy. The second photo shows two Bonnier buildings at Torsgatan. That one was tricky. It is six photos stitched together. I tried three different softwares for the stitching, before being happy with the result.

Around Fridhemsplan

Earlier in the week I parked the bike at Fridhemsplan on Kungsholmen in Stockholm and went for a walk. Taking photos of shops, restaurants, shoppig mall windows and people. There are two photos where you can spot some graffiti, that is part of the ninety-meter long mural that I showed you back in the Summer.

Andréemonumentet

From one of my many visits this past Summer to the cemetery Norra begravningsplatsen in Solna. This is a monument to a balloon expedition that ended in tragedy. You can read up on it here. Oh, and I spotted Bea Uusma out shopping at Götgatsbacken just two days ago. She is a doctor, and author, who wrote the book about this expedition.

September weddings

A recent visit to Stockholm City Hall. It was a fine day, warm and sunny, I notied several wedding parties in the City Hall garden.

Georg Stage

The Danish iron-hulled, fully rigged, three-masted sailing ship Georg Stage at Skeppsbrokajen in Stockholm.

On the corner

On the corner of Hagagatan/Surbrunnsgatan, (same street as the woman with the mural), in Vasastan. An apartment building from the 1930s. Desiged by Björn Hedwall. A "funkishus" in Swedish. Originally a five-story building. The top floor dates back to the 1950s.

Stentroll 2024

This was a bit different. A stone lifting contest at Tantolunden. The stones weighed from 75 kilos, up to over 105 I think. You had to lift all four, but during my stay no one was able to do that. There were a few close calls and a some spectators were upset when one guy missed by a few hundreds of a second. There were more moments to the contest, one where you had to lift up a stone and walk with it, but I missed that as I only stayed for 20 minutes. Still, fun to watch.

That Old Tree

I am nine days behind with the photo editing, but here is the last photo I took yesterday. Nice with the red berries on the old tree.

The conversation

Out strolling along Surbrunnsgatan. A woman, in her eighties, is sitting on a chair outside her flat. Sees the camera. Asks if I would like to take a photo of a mural. Oh, you mean the jungle, I respond. Oh, no, that one is over there, she says, and points down the crossing street. This one is just down my street, you can't miss it. It shows the house where Artur Hazelius grew up. You know, the man that founded Skansen. The house is long gone today, moved to Skansen, actually, so if you would like to see it go there. I pat her on the shoulder and says thank you, before walking down the street for a look at the mural. A young couple smiles as they walk into the parking garage when they see me lining up for the photo, probably used to see photographers doing just that. After taking my photo I wave to the woman and she smiles and gives me a nod. The mural was made by the artist Frida Hård af Segerstad.