[dot_recommends] This baloon-crowned young woman was advertising the 4-Gott sweet shop (candy store) at Lilla Bomen during the Göteborgsvärvet. She was happy to smile for my camera. That’s a baloonContinue readingBaloon-girl
Gothenburg half-marathon
Göteborgsvarvet – the Gotheburg Half-marathon – is largest half-marathon in Sweden and claims to be the largest in the world: 62,000 took part this year (18th May). Here the runners are coming off the Göta Älv Bridge into the city centre.
One of the refreshment stations on the Göteborgsvarvet from above. That’s not water – I’m hoping it’s squash!
At the same refreshment station, runners run through a litter of paper cups dropped by the runners up ahead. … Continue readingGothenburg half-marathon
Frying-pan in the rain
[dot_recommends] An old, slightly rusted cast-iron frying-pan with a wooden handle on the cover of a drain by the side of roadworks between Kvillestaden and Götaverket.
Pre-school protest
Mindre grupp på förskolan! Smaller groups in pre-school! [dot_recommends] Parents and pre-school children (and maybe an elder brother or sister) in Gustaf Adolfs Torg on Wednesday 15th May, protesting atContinue readingPre-school protest
Guerrilla knitting
Street art in knitted fabric on a signpost in by Sprängukullsgatan at the entrance to Haga Kyrkoplan. The fabric is marked with a tag that points to the website of The Gothenburg Guerrilla. … Continue readingGuerrilla knitting
Bengans
The neon sign over the entrance to Bengans, Gothenburg’s and Majorna’s legendary record store – still going strong despite the competiton from downloading. … Continue readingBengans
Magnolia in blossom
[dot_recommends] Magnolia blossoms, Haga Kyrkoplan. When the spring comes to Sweden, it comes quickly … and just as quickly leaves!