Category: Places

Photographs showing identifiable places in and around Gothenburg

Victor Hasselblad

Victor Hasselblad

Gothenburg’s most famous photographical son. [dot_recommends] He stands near the entrance to the Hasselblad Centre in Gothenburg’s Art Museum. Dressed for the weather and carrying one of the cameras heContinue readingVictor Hasselblad

Musical caravans

Musical caravans

Grouped around Poseidon at Götaplatsen, a travellers’ camp? [dot_recommends] Not really. Forty or so members of The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra were supposed to have taken up residence in these caravansContinue readingMusical caravans

The tram in the rain

The tram in the rain – motion

[dot_recommends] A sudden skyburst. I hid in the underpass. With no umbrella, what else to do while I waited for the rain to stop? I took photos. This was theContinue readingThe tram in the rain – motion

Götaälv's bridge open

Göta river’s bridge open

The raised bridge framed by the entrance to Gothenburg’s opera house [dot_recommends] The central section of the bridge over the Göta river in Gothenburg can be raised to allow shipsContinue readingGöta river’s bridge open

Gothenburg from Ramberget

Gothenburg from Ramberget

The view from the top of Ramberget after a rainy autumn night. [dot_recommends] One from the archives today as I didn’t have the opportunity to take a new photo. ItContinue readingGothenburg from Ramberget

Gothia Towers under a threatening sky

Goth, gothia, gothic

Gothia Towers under a gothic sky [dot_recommends] The annual Gothenburg Book Fair is held at Svenska Mässan (the Swedish Exhibition and Congress Centre). The Gothia Towers is the Congress CentreContinue readingGoth, gothia, gothic

Odd dog

Odd dog

I’ve often wondered what breed of dog this is… [dot_recommends] … anyway, they’re “welcome in this garden with their dads or mums who will pick up after them”. Photo takenContinue readingOdd dog