[dot_recommends] In the second hand charity shop at Ebbes corner on Valgatan, clothes (above) and shoes (below) and other stock reflected in mirrors. [dot_recommends]
A blooming rose
[dot_recommends] On the Day of the Rose at Trädgårdsföreningen some roses were in bloom, some in bud and some already blown, but this blooming rose was just perfect.
No Smoking In My Opinion!
[dot_recommends] No Smoking IMO (above) An oil tanker (possibly called Dreggen, and with a very visible notice) in dock at Gothenburg’s oil port. Hiss-ingen (below) Hisingen is the name ofContinue readingNo Smoking In My Opinion!
Directions
[dot_recommends] Older man getting directions from a traffic safety guard at the building site Västra Hamngatan has become as the council works to make it a “bicycle speed” road (aContinue readingDirections
The crocodile by the Palm House
[dot_recommends] A sculpture of a crocodile – or it may be an alligator – made from the treads of used tires, crawls around a flower bed at Trädgårdsföreningen near theContinue readingThe crocodile by the Palm House
Laughter
[dot_recommends] Laughter waiting for a tram or a bus at the Korsvägen interchange. This woman and her little girl look to have been at the nearby Liseberg amusement park. WhateverContinue readingLaughter
Caroliner at the fortress
Guide at the Nya Älvsborg fortress silhouetted in the gateway to the castle. She was wearing a blue woolen Caroliner greatcoat, with polished golden buttons and a bunch of heavy keys on her belt, a tricorn hat and boots. She must have been really hot on this sunny day, though she didn’t show it.
The Caroliners were the soldiers of Sweden during the reign of King Karl (Charles) XII (Carolus being the Latin form of his name). Karl XII ruled Sweden 1697-1718 and died (perhaps assassinated) on the battlefield during the war with Denmark 1717-1719. During this war Nya Älvsborg was besieged by the Danish navy. … Continue readingCaroliner at the fortress