Neil Hopcroft

Walking down to Hammerby Sluss for another wander around we found some old cars.

To the west of Gamla Stan is the palace island of Riddarholmen.

Between Gamla Stan and the City Centre is the small palace island of Helgeandsholmen.

We found a deserted chess club in the Kulturehuset by Sergels Torg.

We popped in to Tullgarns Slott for lunch on the way to the airport – it is worthy of a longer visit sometime.

Outside Ytterjärna kyrka is a rune stone. Sö345“A … …in × þinsa × at × kai(r)… … …-n * eR * e[n-a]þr × ut – × kr…”“B … …roþur × …”“C … … raisa : …”“A … [stæ]in þennsa at GæiR… … [Ha]nn eR æn[d]aðr ut [i] Gr[ikkium].”“B … [b]roður …”“C … [let] ræisa …”“… this stone […]

The town of Upplands Väsby is mostly a commuter town these days, though it does still house the Marabou chocolate factory. A factory complete with peculiar repetative sounds like those I imagined coming from Charlies chocolate factory. There is a sculpture garden between the factory and the railway line.

To the north of Edsberg Slott, and Edsviken lake is the lake of Norrviken.