Neil Hopcroft

A digital misfit

Stockholm

Cedergrenska tornet

When I visited Inverness I spotted a tower in the distance which I had intended to return to, to find out more. It is now a conference centre.

Gustavsberg

On the way back from Fredricksborg ruin I stopped at Gustavsberg, the home of toilet manufacturing in Sweden.

Siggesta

Siggesta Gård is an art and leisure centre on the road back from Fredricksborg Ruin to Stockholm. There are a number of outdoor activities here, including quite a fun looking minigolf and pony riding.

Fredriksborg Ruin

Beyond Rindö Redoubt I was looking for Fredriksborg Ruin, an abandoned castle, but ended up missing the road and heading off into the countryside – eventually I figured out I’d gone too far along the main road and headed back to find the track to the ruin. There were a number of other people there taking photographs.

Rindö redoubt

On the other side of the channel past Vaxholm is Rindö redoubt. I was looking for lunch but instead found a modern art museum just opening for a new show. This was a little peculiar. Its a fort built late in the 19th century to protect Stockholm from invading Russian ships, but has now been converted into an […]

Bogesunds Slott

In the swamps outside Vaxholm is Bogesunds Slott, a fortified manor.

Gamla Stan at night

The nights are drawing in now, giving me a chance to head to Gamla Stan and take some more pictures of the city lit up across the water.

Broborg

Broborg is an ancient hill fort in Knivsta kommun, it remains somewhat imprenetrable even these days, with the signs suggesting that you climb several banks of boulders to reach the top – there is a better way up but I didn’t find that until I had already scaled the rocks.