In Upperud there are two locks with a difference in altitude of five meters. This is part of Dalslands Kanal, […]
Archive for ‘History’
Writing inspired by history.
Caught Between
On the fortress walls of Fredriksten Festning. Two cannons, tools of war. Protection or assault at the whim of a […]
Klädesholmen
A windswept Klädesholmen in the distance. As many of the small island villages it is today mainly summer houses. It […]
33 000 Rivets
The 32,5 meter long aqueduct in Håverud is hold together by 33 000 rivets. Manufactured by Bergsunds Mekaniska in Stockholm. […]
Milestone
According to WordPress this is my post number 500. To write about milestones makes perfect sense. Milestone originates back to […]
Easter bonfire
The ‘Påskbrasa’ Easter bonfire tradition stems back the mid 1700 when Dutch merchants in Göteborg brought this to the Swedish […]
Skerry got a name
A few days ago I wrote about this skerry without a name. Can’t have that my Mother-in-law said. After some […]
Gullbringa
The small village Gullbringa, tucked in behind the rocks. In the past all houses was placed so that it was […]
Ulseröd Windmill
The windmill of Ulseröd, just outside Havstenssund, was built in 1900 and was in operation until 1939. During this period […]
Fattighusån
Picture from a busy Saturday in Göteborg with tram congestion in front of the old central post office. Straight ahead […]
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