The ‘Påskbrasa’ Easter bonfire tradition stems back the mid 1700 when Dutch merchants in Göteborg brought this to the Swedish […]
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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 […]
Under the Alder
Framed by the alder branch you see the cliff ‘Riddarsprånget’. Translates to ‘knights leap’. According to the local folklore a […]
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 […]
Wake up
Seagull flying past a navigation mark. In Swedish this type of navigation mark is called ‘Kummel’ and I struggled to […]
Rusty
Rusty ball-bearing in dire need of some lubrication. Leonardo Da Vinci is by some named the inventor of the ball […]
Little Docklands
Göteborg has a nickname, Little London. This stems from the era with large shipyards and industrialization during the 1800. The […]
Cranes
A city is in constant change. The old cranes in the old shipyard was, and still is, a symbol of […]
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