Category: Places

Photographs showing identifiable places in and around Gothenburg

Gothia Towers in the mist

Gothia Towers in the mist

…in the mist or in the rain perhaps. The three towers, two complete, one still building, of the Gothia Towers Hotel at Korsvägen. The construction crane disappearing into the clouds. … Continue readingGothia Towers in the mist

Sleeping eider

Sleeping eider

[dot_recommends] Fancy concrete traffic blocks in the shape of eider ducks are ubiquitous around Gothenburg, but this one seems to have wandered away from the road. On the other handContinue readingSleeping eider

A window in a cloud

A window in a cloud

An isolated cloud in a blue sky reflected in the glass facade of one of the Gothia Towers hotel blocks – one window in the reflection is open and seems to be opening in the cloud. … Continue readingA window in a cloud

Inauguration day Kville Saluhallen 2

Inauguration Day

The official inauguration of the new Enclosed Market (Saluhallen) in the Kville district of Lundby on Saturday 21st September. The busy market hall through the windows on the first floor. The windows also reflect some of the activity outside. … Continue readingInauguration Day

Gothenburg in the morning

Gothenburg in the morning

Some of Gothenburg’s landmarks in a blue early morning light across the river. From left to right: Göta Älv bridge, The barque Viking, the Lipstick (Läpstiftet aka Vattenståndet), Opera House, the gasmeter (Gasklockan), the Navigation school and in front of it the old Customs House now a casino. … Continue readingGothenburg in the morning

Plastered wall

Plastered wall

[dot_recommends] Almost abstract photo of the wall of an early 18th century building on Postgatan near Kronhuset. The wall is plastered in a characteristic yellow ochre and caught by theContinue readingPlastered wall

The pair of glasses

The pair of glasses

[dot_recommends] A lost pair of glasses hung up on a street sign by the road to Lindholmen, with Sannegårdshamn and the new blocks across the water.