Archive for the ‘Scandinavia’ Category

As the boat and Stockholm lover I am, I can’t resist to show you yet another boat at the shores in Stockholm City, this time a red boat named Leo.

I have a connection the the name Leo: my siblings grand kid is named Leo, so naturally I had to take this photo of a [...]

One of the Byzantium Horses in bronze, a copy of The Horses of Saint Mark (in Venice) at Blasieholmen in Stockholm, Sweden, made 1989 by the Swedish artist Sievert Lindblom.

Sievert Lindblom who made the bronze sculptures is famous for his historical connections between ancient and modern times in his decorations assignments.
Blasieholmen is one of the [...]

Kastellet (The Citadel) is a small citadel built of bricks located on the islet of Kastellholmen in Stockholm, Sweden. In the history it has been used as gun powder storage and ammo factory by the military.

Positioned strategically at entrance to Stockholm in the Baltic Sea, the first citadel was constructed in the 1640s. It [...]