Neil Hopcroft

I caught the first bus to leave Kista one day, it took me to Jakobsberg. Something of an odd place, being grey and concrete much like Kista but someone seems to have stolen all of the art.

We passed Gullmarsplan on the coach from the airport one evening, it looked like a place worth revisiting in the daylight.

There was a spooky night in Kista.

On our way back from Nyköping we stopped at a service station and discovered Swedens first motorway chapel.

We visited Nyköping again, in daylight this time. And found the place full of statues.

On my way back from exploring Löt I stopped for a coffee and cinnamon bun at Krägga service station, nestled in a green area between the two carriageways with a picnic area down the hillside to the waterfront.

There are another couple of runestones at a junction of two small roads near Löt.

In the churchyard of Skokloster Slott there are a couple of rune stones, one double sided.

Skokloster slott lies on the shore of Lake Mälaren. It was something of a surprise to discover since I was following signs toward a motor museum. Obviously more of a summer place than a winter place it was quite quiet in the area, with some work going on on the castle during its winter closure. The […]