stockholm by pixels

love you forever

2009-11-07T22:08:00-08:00

Massimo Heart Katreen. Forever - or at least for the time being - this padlock will be a part of the Djurgården bridge. Perhaps an unusual sign of love.

Djurgårdsbron (map) 11 October 2009

moving closer

2009-11-06T22:07:00-08:00

This is for those of you who didn't guess on "hiding" but rather waited for me to reveal where it was taken. I've now moved forward, past the fountain and on to the next. Not so frantic this one, so it's quite obvious that we're at Drottningholm Castle.

Drottningholms slott, Ekerö (map) 20 September 2009

backyard

2009-11-05T22:06:00-08:00

A backyard in the immediate city centre - district Södermalm. There are still a few of these lovely places left. A small town in the urban city.

Ludvigsbergsgatan (map) 10 October 2009

hope in Tyresö

2009-11-04T22:05:00-08:00

Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am in a thousand winds that blow,
I am the softly falling snow.
(Mary Frye)

Bollmora kyrkogård, Tyresö (map) 10 October 2009

the Toontown connection

2009-11-03T22:04:00-08:00

The subway can be a magic place. Join us where geometry is funnier and colours much stronger. Give your worries the day off and catch the next train for Toontown right here at University Station.

Tunnelbana Universitetet (map) 1 November 2009

a military saint

2009-11-02T22:03:00-08:00

The Major: Why did he kill it, anyway, Fawlty?
Basil: I don't know, Major. Better than marrying it.

(John Cleese & Connie Booth 1979)

St. George and the Dragon provide a bit of action in Storkyrkan - The Great Church.

Storkyrkan, Gamla stan (map) 1 November 2009

dreaming of Vaxholm

2009-11-01T22:02:00-08:00

With 5000 residents, Vaxholm is a smallish town. In the tourist season this locality is a busy hub for the Stockholm Archipelago and well-known Waxholms hotell might wish they had more than 42 rooms to offer. See more?

Hamngatan, Vaxholm (map) 2 October 2009

barefoot singers

2009-10-31T23:01:00-07:00

Barfotasångare (barefoot singers) by Wive Larsson. Public art at Södra station.

Södra station (map) 10 October 2009

pink ribbon manifestation

2009-10-30T23:31:00-07:00

Torches were lit in thousands in a fund raiser for the pink ribbon. You could buy one for 40 SEK out of which 35 goes to the cancer fund. Last year there were about 10,000. I'm not sure how many there were this year.

Kungsträdgården (map) 17 October 2009

taxinge church

2009-10-29T23:30:00-07:00

Remember the lost clergyman ? This is where he was supposed to be. The church was completed in 1690. Over the years it was worn down and in 1861 it was decided to rebuild it. The new gothic church was inaugurated in 1863. The interior was renovated some 20 years ago. See more?

Taxinge kyrka, Nykvarn (map) 12 September 2009

a walk in the park

2009-10-28T23:29:00-07:00

Södermalmsparkernas vänner - Friends of the parks in Södermalm - has invited to an open tour of the parks and scenes of the district Södermalm. The association's chairman Bitte Liberg is speaking through the megaphone. In the background is the Norwegian church Kronprinsesse Marthas Kirke. It was a good walk, informative and long.

Norska kyrkan (map) 10 October 2009

Kista Science Tower revisited

2009-10-27T23:28:00-07:00

Revisiting the 32-storey show-off in the high tech village Kista north of Stockholm city. Kista Science Tower is a conference and office complex of six buildings offering some 39,000 square metres of floor area. All buildings are triangular shaped. The tallest building - the tower - is the highest office building in the Nordic countries (156 metres) with the fastest lifts in Sweden (5-6 metres/second).

Kista (map) 6 October 2009

I can't stop

2009-10-26T23:27:00-07:00

An image of a smoker entirely made from the sentence "Jag kan inte sluta" ("I can't stop"). The grey scale comes from how frequently the sentence is printed.

Centralbron/Söder mälarstrand (map) 4 October 2009

it's Hedvig again

2009-10-25T23:26:00-07:00

Hedvig Eleonora Church as seen from Jungfrugatan ("Virgin street"). The church has been pixeled before, like in the post "Hedvig standing tall".

Jungfrugatan (map) 22 September 2009

overground

2009-10-24T23:25:00-07:00

The two metro/underground bridges in Kista, north of Stockholm city. Kista is mainly associated with telecommunication and computer industry. It also hosts the IT University, a joint venture between the Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University. Because of its computer industries, Kista became referred to as Chipsta or Sweden's Silicon Valley in the 1980's.

Kista (map) 6 October 2009

hiding

2009-10-23T22:24:00-07:00

Behind this waterspray hides the home of one of Sweden's most photographed families. Can you guess? Don't cheat by clicking the map link quite yet...

no clue here (map) 20 September 2009

city jungle

2009-10-22T22:23:00-07:00

text & photo: Jenny Lingstam

Well, they do call it "the city jungle". But I guess some take it more literally than others.

Kungsholmen (map) 7 October 2009

jam session

2009-10-21T22:22:00-07:00

You can make jam or jelly. Or just admire the rowan berries and leave them for the birds to enjoy on one of those colder days to come at Bollmora Cemetery.

Bollmora kyrkogård, Tyresö (map) 10 October 2009

the Riga connection

2009-10-20T22:21:00-07:00

The MS Silja Festival is one of two Tallink ferries serving the route between Stockholm and Riga, Latvia. We're looking west-south-west from Larsberg, Lidingö. Can you spot any churches?

Frihamnen (map) 29 September 2009

"Your body language is telling me you’re uncomfortable."

2009-10-19T22:20:00-07:00

Next to Vaxholm Church, this tree has a privileged and somewhat protected location. Still, I wonder how many leaves have fallen since that sunny Friday. In fact, trees could use some therapy. Imagine losing your exquisite costume each and every year! See more?

Vaxholms kyrka (map) 2 October 2009

the choreography of life

2009-10-18T22:19:00-07:00

Have you learned to find your personal style while walking in sync with those you care for?

Lidingö centrum (map) 29 September 2009

70's coffee break

2009-10-17T22:18:00-07:00

A coffee break at the Garnisonen - "the Garrison" - conference place. It offers, as they say on their web, "a trendy, modern and original ambiance with a unique 70's feel".

Garnisonen (map) 22 September 2009

no more dancing

2009-10-16T22:17:00-07:00

The gates to the local peoples park in Nykvarn. It's been here since 1911. This is where you used to go at Saturday night to dance or listen to the local entertainment (well others too, to be honest). Today the gates are mostly closed, due to bad economy.

Nykvarn (map) 12 September 2009

ship to shore

2009-10-15T22:16:00-07:00

text & photo: Kenta Jönsson

Here is another view from Rödlöga. The picture is taken from the village where you can see this old landing-stage. I think it was used to pull up boats to shore, a long time ago. See more?

Rödlöga, Norrtälje (map) 20 September 2009

big machine

2009-10-14T22:15:00-07:00

A machine that would make Bob the Builder green of envy, used for drilling holes in the rock. The holes are drilled in a large tunnel shaped circle, filled with explosives and ... bang. It's all part of the City Line, a six kilometres long tunnel for commuter trains under the city.

Bergtunneln (map) 20 September 2009