Neil Hopcroft

More pictures from Kista in the snow, a little further from my office this time.

Sö 292“+ uihmar + (l)et + ra(i)– + saen + þina + at + iaruta + mah + auk + felha + sin + auk + buþur + ka…a +”“Vígmarr lét rei[sa] stein þenna at Jôrunda/Jôrund, mág ok félaga sinn ok bróður …”“Vígmarr had this stone raised in memory of Jôrundi/Jôrundr, his kinsman-by-marriage and partner […]

Outside Hammersta slott are a couple of rune stones, one is a modern memorial stone in the style of the ancient stones.

Hammersta Slott is a manor house that is now converted into a spa and sits in a nature reserve, it was too muddy for me to explore too much around.

Väster haninge (Swedish) is a small town at the centre of its commun, served by the Pendletåg from Stockholm central.

I found a car race track on the ice near Nacka, by the time I got there the weather had warmed a little so I didn’t want to risk taking the car out myself.

The lake at Drottningholm was frozen over, but we weren’t brave enough to try walking across it.

A walk around the gardens at 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.