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My travels in Sweden:
A cruise with M/S Saga Lejon, 2008


Content:

  1. From Skeppsbron to Hammarby sluss
  2. From Hammarby to Essingen
  3. From Essingen to Birka
  4. From Birka to Södertälje sluss
  5. From Södertälje to Skanssund
  6. From Skanssund to Oaxen
  7. From Oaxen to Sävö
  8. From Sävö to Stendörren
  9. From Stendörren to Nyköping

2, From Hammarby to Essingen:

Årstaviken:

A cruise with M/S Saga Lejon, from Stockholm to Nyköping, 2008


A cruise with M/S Saga Lejon, from Stockholm to Nyköping, 2008

The residential of Tanto with its arc shaped buildings, earlier it was a big sugar factory here.


A cruise with M/S Saga Lejon, from Stockholm to Nyköping, 2008

The Railway bridge Årstabron, built 1929, designed as an old Roman aqueduct. Behind is the new railway bridge, almost invisible.


Liljeholmen:

A cruise with M/S Saga Lejon, from Stockholm to Nyköping, 2008

To the left Liljeholmen, former an industrial area, now offices and residentals. To the right, Horsntull with the two Hornstull bridges.


A cruise with M/S Saga Lejon, from Stockholm to Nyköping, 2008

The hill in the background is Nybohov.


A cruise with M/S Saga Lejon, from Stockholm to Nyköping, 2008


A cruise with M/S Saga Lejon, from Stockholm to Nyköping, 2008

Högalid church with its twin tower. Designed by architect Tengbom and built from 1916 to 1923.


A cruise with M/S Saga Lejon, from Stockholm to Nyköping, 2008

Ligna boat club, this is the place where my father had his mahogany cruiser Monalisa.

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Hornstull:

A cruise with M/S Saga Lejon, from Stockholm to Nyköping, 2008

Former a gas station, now a pub and restaurant, Loopen Marina.


A cruise with M/S Saga Lejon, from Stockholm to Nyköping, 2008

Liljehomen's bath, opened 1930 and now closed and it will soon be towed away. Behind was once the customs Hornstull's gate with a pontoon bridge connecting the island Södermalm to the mainland.


A cruise with M/S Saga Lejon, from Stockholm to Nyköping, 2008

To the left Reimersholme, famous for its distillery factory in earlier days and to the right Bergsundsstrand, it was a big shipyard at this place hundred years ago.


Essingen:

A cruise with M/S Saga Lejon, from Stockholm to Nyköping, 2008

The island Lilla (small) Essingen, the red brick building was once a factory belonged to Electrolux.


A cruise with M/S Saga Lejon, from Stockholm to Nyköping, 2008

Essinge bridges, behind is the island Stora (big) Essingen.

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