A sudden downpour over Fredsgatan – some people are prepared, others resigned, one makes a dash. … Continue readingMaking a dash
Borg
Part of the city-ward side of Götaverket-Dammen’s floating dock, painted with the logo of “corporate Göteborg” – Göteborg & Co.: go:teborg. … Continue readingBorg
Canoes on the river
Summer fun on the river with these colourful canoes. These were part of a group of canoists making their way down the river from Lilla Bommen. Photographed from the Älvsnabben public transport ferry. … Continue readingCanoes on the river
Not amused
This pug was travelling on the ferry down the river to Klippan. For some reason I was reminded of the phrase associated with the late Queen Victoria: “We are not amused”. … Continue readingNot amused
Summer bonnet
A baby’s summer bonnet decorated with bees and flowers lost and found – left on one of the new granit bollards at Götaplatsen. The City museum of art behind and the concert house to the right. … Continue readingSummer bonnet
Poseidon
I realised a while back that I didn’t have any good photos of Poseidon, the statue by Carl Milles that symbolises Gothenburg for many Gothenburgers. He has stood in his fountain in Götaplatsen since 1931. At a distance he looks affable and maybe a “go’ gubbe” (a genuine male Gothenburger), close-up he seems watchful and bit suspicious.
Here’s an earlier GBG365 photo of him. … Continue readingPoseidon
Face on a bollard
Someone has added this face to one of the granite bollards along by the side of the bicycle path between the Art Gallery and Artisten, Gothenburg University’s Academy for Music and Drama. … Continue readingFace on a bollard