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Europe » Sweden » Västra Götaland County » Gothenburg June 21st 2012

Line up for the event was Swedish artist Tove Styrke, Eurovision Song Contest winner Loreen (Euphoria), American rapper B.o.B. and finally Canadian singer Nelly Furtado.... read more
Poseidon + Tove
Tove
Loreen

Europe » Sweden » Västra Götaland County » Gothenburg June 17th 2012

On another damp June day, a Sunday walk around Klippan area of west Gothenburg...lots of graffitti art... read more
Älvsborg Bridge
Älvsborg Bridge
Graffitti art


A visit to Ram River falls (Ramberget). Also saw a slow worm.... read more
Ram river falls
Ram river falls
Ram river falls


Building Älvsborg fortress (Oscar II) started 1899 and it was combat operational in 1907. The fort is blasted into the bedrock and surrounded by a fast grave with two 'kontereskarpgallerier'. Armament consisted of two 24 cm guns, two 15.2 cm cannons in armored towers, four 57 mm cannons, armored cupola and a number of 'kaponjär' cannons. Hammarkullen Carnival is the biggest and the most colourful cultural street carnival in Sweden. The carnival started in 1974 as a local festival, organized by the Latin-Americans from Chile and Bolivia living in the north-eastern part of Gothenburg in Sweden.... read more
Oscars Fort II
Oscars Fort II
Oscars Fort II

Europe » Sweden » Västra Götaland County » Gothenburg April 21st 2012

Not many changes....... read more
Canada goose
Geese on the lake
Tree reflections

Europe » Sweden » Västra Götaland County » Gothenburg March 31st 2012

Trip out to a couple of islands before Easter... read more
Island in mouth of Gota River
Island in mouth of Gota River
Bridge to Galtero

Europe » Sweden » Västra Götaland County » Gothenburg March 3rd 2012

In the morning walked around the island of Stora Amundon and then in the afternoon had lunch and a walk around Oxsjon lake.... read more
Stora Amundon
Tree labyrinth
Great Spotted Woodpecker

Europe » Sweden » Västra Götaland County » Gothenburg February 25th 2012

15 minute drive from home takes us bto 2.5km walk around frozen Sisjon lake.... read more
Idiot on the lake
Idiot on the lake
Nuthatch

Europe » Sweden » Västra Götaland County » Gothenburg February 25th 2012

Flying into Gothenburg we flew over frozen lakes and green forests, a scenery quite spectacular in its own right. Touching down, we had one of the fastest exits from an airport ever, from landing, to customs, to outside the airport and on to the bus to the city… all up about 15 minutes and we didn’t stop in a queue once. Think this may JUST have beaten our speedy exit from Quito airport a few years back! A new record ;-) The airport bus was a quick 20minute drive down motorways lined with forests, lakes, charming lake houses and frozen waterfalls suspended down cliffs. And yet it was sunny! It was a crystal clear, sunny winter’s day – we even had to get out our sunglasses. Ten minutes into the city limits we arrived at the ... read more
Bunny with her semla and chai...
A sunny winters day in Gothenburg
Martin and his new friend

Europe » Sweden » Västra Götaland County » Gothenburg February 15th 2012

Took the tram from home to Saltholmen. Onto the ferry to Vrango (pronounced Vrunga). Lots of sea ice. beautiful crisp winters day....finished off by a quick visit to Slottsskogsgatan... read more
Sea Ice
Wintering birds
Wintering birds




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