Category: Places

Photographs showing identifiable places in and around Gothenburg

Street scene

Street scene

[dot_recommends] Fredsgatan. Coloured ribbons draw attention to construction scaffolding posts in this busy pedestrian street, the uprights of the posts frame some young women in conversation. (This photograph is slightlyContinue readingStreet scene

Longing for the spring

Longing for the spring

[dot_recommends] Flowers made of scraps of cloth and paper decorate this winter-bare tree on Järntorget. They’ve been here some time now. I think they were put up in December –Continue readingLonging for the spring

Private

Private

[dot_recommends] A private jetty in the harbour at Brännö. Ice in the water. During the crossing from the mainland the ferry captain announced that from Tuesday ferry services would followContinue readingPrivate

Here

Here and there

Swedish King Gustaf II Adolf (Gustavus Adolphus) and founder of the city stands in Gothenburg’s Stora Torget (main square) and points to the place where the city should be built. … Continue readingHere and there

To Stigbergstorget

To Stigbergstorget

[dot_recommends] Looking up Stigbergsliden in the direction of Stigbergstorget, with snow on the rooftops and the Seaman’s Wife looking out above everything else.

Kneeling on the job

Kneeling down on the job

[dot_recommends] If the title makes you think of “sleeping on the job” – it’s intentional. I realise this grossly unfair. These construction workers are working precariously in sub-zero temperatures toContinue readingKneeling down on the job

The old church at Lundby

The old church at Lundby

[dot_recommends] In a brief sunny moment on a cold winter’s day.