stockholm by pixels

you're ruining my composition

2009-11-21T07:21:00.000+01:00

And that's only me. I wonder what that poor Japanese guy (behind the last jet of water) is thinking - trying to get a decent shot of his buddy with Drottningholm Castle as a background. Yes, that is where you will find "The Cascades" as this is called. Originally designed and built by Nicodemus Tessin (the younger) some 300 years back and renovated in 1961.

Drottningholms slott, Ekerö (map) 20 September 2009

small town

2009-11-20T07:20:00.000+01:00

Here's another glimpse of a small town paradise in the middle of Stockholm. This lovely garden is located by Bastugatan ("Sauna Street") in Södermalm. In the background you can see City hall.

Bastugatan (map) 10 October 2009

a resounding cathedral

2009-11-19T07:19:00.000+01:00

The main organ in Storkyrkan ("the Great Church") is all mechanical. So don't forget to exercise and mind those toe pedals!

Storkyrkan, Gamla stan (map) 1 November 2009

pernilla on a roll

2009-11-18T07:18:00.001+01:00

Subway cars in Stockholm have names. Here are Pernilla and Kent stopping by under Danderyd University Hospital.

Tunnelbana Danderyds sjukhus, Danderyd (map) 1 November 2009

St. Gertrude's Church (4)

2009-11-17T07:17:00.000+01:00

Remember St. Gertrude's Church - The German Church ? Let's step inside. The altar is from 1659 and was created by Markus Hebel from Neumünster, Holstein. See more?

Tyska kyrkan, Gamla stan (map) 1 November 2009

royal spelling

2009-11-16T07:16:00.001+01:00

We're back at University Station, a few meters away from where I shot this.

Several places in the vicinity were named after Italian cities by King Gustav III in the 18th century. He did get one name wrong though so this place was called Frescati instead of Frascati. To celebrate (or rectify?) this spelling error a modern university campus has been established here and this is subway station Universitetet.

Tunnelbana Universitetet (map) 1 November 2009

superjeans can

2009-11-15T07:15:00.000+01:00

Another of Stockholm's guerrilla decorated trash cans. We have seen Lion can and Laughing can before.

Moderna museet (map) 11 October 2009

suddenly...

2009-11-14T07:14:00.000+01:00

...the coach I was riding was invaded by tooth fairies. I don't know, maybe it's just me, but I always thought there was one tooth fairy? And here I was, facing about 20 or so. Not only fairies but also a large number of tooth rotters. Turned out they all came from a party, closing an odontology fair and now they were on their way home - to Norway. So now you know where they live. But don't be scared - it was just a masquerade

Södra station (map) 24 September 2009

garden view

2009-11-13T07:13:00.001+01:00

Doesn't this look peaceful? Behold, on the other side of this façade lurks danger.

Taxinge Slott, Nykvarn (map) 12 September 2009

western bridge

2009-11-12T07:12:00.001+01:00

A view over Söder Mälarstrand, Riddarfjärden ("Knight Bay") and in the distance Västerbron - the Western Bridge. In 1945, a number of North American P-51 Mustang WWII fighter planes were delivered to Sweden. Some of the American pilots couldn't resist the temptation to fly under the bridge.

Söder Mälarstrand (map) 10 October 2009

narrow south

2009-11-11T07:11:00.001+01:00

A narrow street leading down from Södermalm district and Mariaberget. The houses are from the late 1800's.

Pryssgränd (map) 10 October 2009

mosaic trash

2009-11-10T07:10:00.000+01:00

A mosaic decorated trash can at the Gamla stan metro station. We don't know who's behind the guerrilla decoration but the traffic company let them do it. Which is a great thing.

Gamla stan (map) 16 October 2009

chimneys

2009-11-09T07:09:00.000+01:00

Roofs and chimneys in the older parts of Södermalm.

Sista styverns trappor (map) 10 October 2009

love you forever

2009-11-08T07:08:00.001+01:00

Massimo Heart Katreen. Forever - or at least for the time being - this padlock will be a part of the Djurgården bridge. Perhaps an unusual sign of love.

Djurgårdsbron (map) 11 October 2009

moving closer

2009-11-07T07:07:00.001+01:00

This is for those of you who didn't guess on "hiding" but rather waited for me to reveal where it was taken. I've now moved forward, past the fountain and on to the next. Not so frantic this one, so it's quite obvious that we're at Drottningholm Castle.

Drottningholms slott, Ekerö (map) 20 September 2009

backyard

2009-11-06T07:06:00.000+01:00

A backyard in the immediate city centre - district Södermalm. There are still a few of these lovely places left. A small town in the urban city.

Ludvigsbergsgatan (map) 10 October 2009

hope in Tyresö

2009-11-05T07:05:00.002+01:00

Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am in a thousand winds that blow,
I am the softly falling snow.
(Mary Frye)

Bollmora kyrkogård, Tyresö (map) 10 October 2009

the Toontown connection

2009-11-04T07:04:00.006+01:00

The subway can be a magic place. Join us where geometry is funnier and colours much stronger. Give your worries the day off and catch the next train for Toontown right here at University Station.

Tunnelbana Universitetet (map) 1 November 2009

a military saint

2009-11-03T07:03:00.004+01:00

The Major: Why did he kill it, anyway, Fawlty?
Basil: I don't know, Major. Better than marrying it.

(John Cleese & Connie Booth 1979)

St. George and the Dragon provide a bit of action in Storkyrkan - The Great Church.

Storkyrkan, Gamla stan (map) 1 November 2009

dreaming of Vaxholm

2009-11-02T07:02:00.002+01:00

With 5000 residents, Vaxholm is a smallish town. In the tourist season this locality is a busy hub for the Stockholm Archipelago and well-known Waxholms hotell might wish they had more than 42 rooms to offer. See more?

Hamngatan, Vaxholm (map) 2 October 2009

barefoot singers

2009-11-01T07:01:00.000+01:00

Barfotasångare (barefoot singers) by Wive Larsson. Public art at Södra station.

Södra station (map) 10 October 2009

pink ribbon manifestation

2009-10-31T07:31:00.000+01:00

Torches were lit in thousands in a fund raiser for the pink ribbon. You could buy one for 40 SEK out of which 35 goes to the cancer fund. Last year there were about 10,000. I'm not sure how many there were this year.

Kungsträdgården (map) 17 October 2009

taxinge church

2009-10-30T07:30:00.000+01:00

Remember the lost clergyman ? This is where he was supposed to be. The church was completed in 1690. Over the years it was worn down and in 1861 it was decided to rebuild it. The new gothic church was inaugurated in 1863. The interior was renovated some 20 years ago. See more?

Taxinge kyrka, Nykvarn (map) 12 September 2009

a walk in the park

2009-10-29T07:29:00.000+01:00

Södermalmsparkernas vänner - Friends of the parks in Södermalm - has invited to an open tour of the parks and scenes of the district Södermalm. The association's chairman Bitte Liberg is speaking through the megaphone. In the background is the Norwegian church Kronprinsesse Marthas Kirke. It was a good walk, informative and long.

Norska kyrkan (map) 10 October 2009

Kista Science Tower revisited

2009-10-28T07:28:00.000+01:00

Revisiting the 32-storey show-off in the high tech village Kista north of Stockholm city. Kista Science Tower is a conference and office complex of six buildings offering some 39,000 square metres of floor area. All buildings are triangular shaped. The tallest building - the tower - is the highest office building in the Nordic countries (156 metres) with the fastest lifts in Sweden (5-6 metres/second).

Kista (map) 6 October 2009