We passed Gullmarsplan on the coach from the airport one evening, it looked like a place worth revisiting in the daylight.
Gullmarsplan
Neil Hopcroft
A digital misfit
Kista after dark
There was a spooky night in Kista.
Swedens first motorway chapel
On our way back from Nyköping we stopped at a service station and discovered Swedens first motorway chapel.
Nyköping in daylight
We visited Nyköping again, in daylight this time. And found the place full of statues.
Krägga service station
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.
Löt runestones
There are another couple of runestones at a junction of two small roads near Löt.
Burnout Car
Skokloster rune stones
In the churchyard of Skokloster Slott there are a couple of rune stones, one double sided.
Skokloster slott
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 gardens show the remains of the formal layout, but without the maintenance they are now somewhat sad and sorry for themselves. The avenues of trees outlining the garden, though, are mostly the original lime trees planted during the 1600s. Leading to wonderful avenues of ancient trees around the perimeter.
Another Häggeby rune stone
A little further from Häggeby rune stone and Häggeby church is another rune stone, this at the end of a little pathway in what appears to be the bottom of somebodies garden.
“Rúna had the landmark made in memory of Spjallboði and in memory of Sveinn and in memory of Andvéttr and in memory of Ragnarr, sons of her and Helgi/Egli/Engli; and Sigríðr in memory of Spjallboði, her husbandman. He died in Holmgarðr in Ólafr’s church. Œpir carved the runes.”
