Some of Gothenburg’s landmarks in a blue early morning light across the river. From left to right: Göta Älv bridge, The barque Viking, the Lipstick (Läpstiftet aka Vattenståndet), Opera House, the gasmeter (Gasklockan), the Navigation school and in front of it the old Customs House now a casino. … Continue readingGothenburg in the morning
Skallens fyr on Marstrand
The Skallen automatic lighthouse on the north-west tip of Marstrand Island in bright sun with sailing boats beyond and a party of sunbathers on the rocks. … Continue readingSkallens fyr on Marstrand
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
Saltholmen reflected
[dot_recommends] Saltholmen’s tram stop and carpark is not the most beautiful of places, but it is made a little more interesting reflected in this mirror high on a pole.
Steeples and masts
The steeple of the still ice-bound floating church sculpture in Lundbyhamnen lines up with the steeples of Oscar Fredrik Church and (possibly) the tower of the Natural History Museum in Slottskogen Park.
The floating church sculpture is called Tempel för tvivel och hopp (Tempel of doubt and hope) and is made by Kent Karlsson. … Continue readingSteeples and masts
Frosted fields
[dot_recommends] The ruts in this ploughed field are filled with ice and the trees that border it are frosted. A freezing mist hangs in the middle distance. [dot_recommends] The hedgerowContinue readingFrosted fields
Rickety jetty
[dot_recommends] The marina at Södra Hästeviken frozen in for the winter, beyond are houses on Björkö across the Björkö Fjord in Gothenburg’s northern archipelago.