I went for another explore around Nacka Strand. Noticing this time that it must have been an old car works, with a similar feeling to the old Mini factory in Oxford.
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Archive for January 2026
Skeppsholmen in the fog
We went to the architecture museum on Skeppsholmen, the boat was making a good subject for photographers.
Drottningholm lake
The lake at Drottningholm was frozen over, but we weren’t brave enough to try walking across it.
Drottningholm gardens in the snow
A walk around the gardens at Drottningholm in the snow.
Drottningholm in the snow
We went back to Drottningholm Slott after the recent snowfalls. It makes such a difference to see them covered in snow.
Book review: Idoru by William Gibson
[Read aloud to Adelle] Idoru by William Gibson This book revolves around Rez, the lead singer of the Lo/Rez pop group, with two main story arcs following Chia, a fan club member from Seattle, and Laney, a quantitative analyst of data. Both brought to Tokyo because of rumours of the marriage of Rez with Rei […]
Sergels Torg
Sergels Torg is one of the central squares in Stockholm, to the left of this picture is the Kulturhuset where we found the abandoned chess club.
Backstreets of Gamla Stan
We found some more backstreets in Gamla Stan, always more surprises.
Edssjön runestone
By the church at Edssjön is a runestone.
Edssjön
I stopped at Edssjön before, on my way back from Runsa, but there was a wedding going on so I didn’t get a chance to explore. Not that there is a lot to see there.