One of the antique trams running on the Lisebergslinjen – the Liseberg funfair line. Despite rain and threatening clouds, flags flying bravely (blue and yellow for Sweden, blue and white for Gothenburg). … Continue readingLisebergslinjen
Pall Mall
Graffiti robot face (with ears) on an electrical junction box by the carpark on Första Långgatan. The torn Pall Mall cigarette box was flapping in the breeze like an arm. … Continue readingPall Mall
Jack Sparrow
Jack sparrow taking an interest in my fika in the sunshine at Villa Bellparc on Saturday. Sparrows may be flying vermin – or small pirates – but this one takes a nice photo. Sparrows – so Wikipedia tells me – don’t have a generic nickname though the Tudor poet John Skelton wrote a poem about Phillip Sparrow. Still, I choose to call this one Jack.
(By the way, a fika is “something to eat with a cup of coffee”.) … Continue readingJack Sparrow
Dockside cranes
Along the river… [dot_recommends] Above: Framed by one of the iron mooring loops set into the quayside, some of the few remaining dockside cranes along by the river that passesContinue readingDockside cranes
Marimekko reflections
[dot_recommends] A window display of purses from the Finnish fashion design company Marimekko. The window also reflects the facade of the buildings opposite … and the photographer!
Charms and pendants for the rock’n’roll lifestyle
[dot_recommends] A display of rock’n’roll pendants and charms for sale from a street stall on Gothenburg’s Avenue. I suspect they may be rip-offs. See the lettering on the Rolling StonesContinue readingCharms and pendants for the rock’n’roll lifestyle
Hands up!
[dot_recommends] Yellow rubber gloves put their hands up to scare away birds from an allotment near Härlanda tjärn.