Swedish Sixties

Doris And Plums - Mama Didn´t Lie
Lea Riders Group - Beloved Baby
Hounds - Summertown
Friends - It Ain´t Necessarily So
The Mascots - This Proud Crowd
Hep Stars - Cadillac
Steampacket II - Take Her Anytime

Fifi The Flea

Steampacket II - Fifi The Flea

Mina Drömmars Stad - 1960-1969

Lapplisa Sonja Gustavsson i Stockholm

The Beatles - Lovely Rita

Mina Drömmars Stad - 1950-1959

Schackspelare vid Medborgarplatsen

Mina Drömmars Stad - 1940-1949

Crossing between Götgatan and Ringvägen at Skanstull in the southern part of Stockholm city

Mina Drömmars Stad - 1930-1939

The next four posts will also show pictures from Stockholm. I´ve copied them from the pages of Stockholm Transport Museum and the Swedish National Heritage.

Korsningen Kungsgatan och Sveavägen i Stockholm. Två män vid ett övergångsställe och en cyklist som passerar. Vy mot Kungsgatan österut.

Mina Drömmars Stad - 1920-1929

Snöskottning på Grev Turegatan i Stockholm 1923.

Mina Drömmars Stad - 1900-1910

Automatrestaurant

Mina Drömmars Stad - 18th Century

A friend of mine sent me two links with loads of old pictures (Stockholm Transport Museum and Swedish National Heritage). Still being in the mood of the book Mina Drömmars Stad I collectd all pictures taken in Stockholm - and there were many.
I start with those fotografies taken in the end of the 18th century - enjoy!

Strandvägen

Per-Anders Fogelström - Mina Drömmars Stad

Per-Anders Fogelströms Mina Drömmars Stad was one of my favourite books as child. I learned a lot about my hometown Stockholm and the life of labourers it the end of the 18th century.
I am happy to have found a link where I can listen to the story once again, 50 years later ...
Here it is.

For The Young Bits In Old Women

I found one of my first records I had as young girl - listen to Ted Gärdestad.
I think I have to visit Sweden soon.








Ett Stilla Regn
I Dröm Och Fantasi
Snurra Du Min Värld

Summer Solstice

Today is Summer Solstice on the northern hemisphere. We have the longest day of the year and the shortest night. Let´s party! ;)

Saint Lucy's Day

The 13th of december is a day in Sweden for celebrating Sankta Lucia. The youth is wearing white long dresses, some girls are Lucia, they are carrying a wreath with light on the head. Early in the morning they go singing and serving breakfast, for example Lussebullar, for their parents and friends. This celebration is known since 1780. About hundred years earlier, the day before Lucia was known as the shortest day of the year.

Sankta Lucia

Gotland

Gotland is Sweden's largest island and the largest island in the Baltic Sea.

Stockholm 2010

Jag är på väg till Sverige :)

En vacker vinterdag i Stockholm. Den sista dagen av året 2010. Jag tog en promenad omkring fjärden, tog trappan upp till Södermalm och var i Sophia Parken innan jag gick tillbaka till Gamla Stan. Det blev mörkt redan klockan tre på eftermiddagen. Sedan blev det vägen över Kungsträdgården emot Sergels Torg enda ner till Stureplan.