Neil Hopcroft

(see also Statues at Millesgården and A. at Millesgården)

(see also Statues at Millesgården)

We went to Millesgården”, a sculpture garden on Lidingö in the grounds of the house of, and dedicated to, the artist and sculptor Carl Milles. There are three terraces looking back across the water toward Ropsten and beyond to the city, he collected many copies of his works around the world, including his fountain at Nacka Strand.

On the way home from Långholmen we stopped by on Gamla Stan again.

(see also part 1, part 2, part 3 and part 4)

(see also part 1, part 2 and part 3)A. at Skansen

(see also part 1 & part 2)Some statues at Skansen.

(see part 1)Skansen animals at midsummer.

Once again we went to Skansen – for midsummer this time. They hold traditional Swedish midsummer celebrations there and the place was the busiest we’ve ever seen it. Still, there was a rain shower which cleared a lot of the people.

We went to a midsummer Blót, these days more of a maypole style festival than the original blood sacrifice (incidentally also related to the origin of the word ‘bless’…to mark with blood). Quite a number of us collected and we wandered off into the woods to find a clearing where we could erect the ‘maypole’ and […]