A flower cow – a cow made of scrap metal and with potted plants on her back – stands in the setting sun outside the Långedrag Trädgård Blommar och Café at Solhöjdsgatan 2. I was in urgent need of a bouquet of flowers and, though they’d closed, they let me in and helped me out. … Continue readingFlower cow
Slow for pedestrians
There are a number of little images used to advertise these speed humps – reasons to slow for pedestrians – but most of them appear four times on either side of the hump. This hump on Munkedalsgatan boast four different images: An old lady with a wheeled frame, a kid on a tricycle, a child chasing a ball and a child on the way to school (cap on back-to-front). … Continue readingSlow for pedestrians
Old Gothenburg under snow
This map of Old Gothenburg can be found on a low pedestal in Gustof Adolf’s Square – it shows the outline of the original fortified city with roads, canals, walls and bastions. … Continue readingOld Gothenburg under snow
Warning chair
Warning chair – maybe that should be Warning! No Chair!
I’m not sure whether this chair is inviting people to sit or warning them off. Probably the latter, but maybe not. … Continue readingWarning chair
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
The moon by the light of the sun
[dot_recommends] A street lamp decoration, a laughing crescent moon and a star, are lit by the early morning sun. Photo taken on the steps down to Spanmålsgatan on Kvarnberget inContinue readingThe moon by the light of the sun