The new Svinesund bridge over Idefjorden that marks the border between Sweden and Norway. Since Norway is not part of […]
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Sea Freight
Late night sea traffic around Ramskär lighthouse. The 16 meter high lighthouse was built in 1917 with great difficulty on […]
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Midsummer
If there is one single thing that special Swedish it’s probably the Midsummer celebration. It’s always the first Friday after […]
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Upperud locks
In Upperud there are two locks with a difference in altitude of five meters. This is part of Dalslands Kanal, […]
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Caught Between
On the fortress walls of Fredriksten Festning. Two cannons, tools of war. Protection or assault at the whim of a […]
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Klädesholmen
A windswept Klädesholmen in the distance. As many of the small island villages it is today mainly summer houses. It […]
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33 000 Rivets
The 32,5 meter long aqueduct in Håverud is hold together by 33 000 rivets. Manufactured by Bergsunds Mekaniska in Stockholm. […]
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Milestone
According to WordPress this is my post number 500. To write about milestones makes perfect sense. Milestone originates back to […]
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Easter bonfire
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 […]
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