More flags! Photographed in the gutter at Lilla Bomen near the Opera, a Swedish flag on a cocktail stick with the legend Inga nazister på våra gata! – No Nazis on our streets! Right on. … Continue readingNo Nazis
Sculptural treasures
The travelling exhibiton of Ife sculptural treasures from Nigeria that has previously visited Spain, Britain and the USA has arrived in Gothenburg. The exhibition opened on 12th April and will be staying till 30th November. Photography is allowed (I asked), but without flash. … Continue readingSculptural treasures
Lost cap
A lost cap on the cycle bridge over Hamnkanalen near the Casino. Is there something about the weather that brings out the nationalists? Earlier this week we had a Norwegian flag, now here’s a British union flag. Of course, it’s on a baseball cap and it’s been lost in Sweden. There’s a whole mine of metaphores there for someone to dig out. … Continue readingLost cap
Over there
Two young travellers aboard the Ylva on Sunday pointing out things to look at over there. … Continue readingOver there
The Norwegians are here
The sailing vessel Hermelin berthed at Styrsö flying a Norwegian flag. I’m not well up in maritime flag etiquette, but I suspect the boat ought as a courtesy to be flying a small Swedish flag also. “The Norwegians are here and they think they own everything,” is a comment you hear from time to time. The Norwegian new-rich are eager purchasers of summer cottages (and even islands) in Bohuslän. But not Styrsjö. I count two Swedish flags and three Swedish pennants flying from flagstaffs on land. … Continue readingThe Norwegians are here
The archipelago ferry
On Sunday, in a desperate attempt to breath air not thickened with birch pollen, I took myself off on a round trip by ferry in the southern archipelago. The ferry was Ylva, a double decked ferry with a cafeteria on the upper deck, and we cruised around to Asperö, Brännö, Köpstad, Källö, Vargö and Styrsö. All for the price of one local transport ticket. It’s a good deal if you are in town. The trip to and from Saltholmen takes about 90 minutes. Follow this link for pdf brochures in Swedish, English and German. Breathing clear sea air was a blessed relief and the sun was warm, though the wind was a bit chilly.
Above: Passengers board the ferry at Brännö (I think).
Below: The interior of the ferry – the seats curve to follow the curve of the ship’s side.
Bottom: A pilot boat cutting across out path, cuaght through one of the forward portholes. … Continue readingThe archipelago ferry
Saltholmen reflections
The reflection of a mooring pile in the harbour at Saltholmen. Another of my series of almost abstract pictures of reflections in rippled water. … Continue readingSaltholmen reflections