This weekend was going to be a scout hike for Eric and Adrian, and a long overnight hike for myself as well. A weekend with good weather at the end of September is not to be wasted. But then Adrian fell ill and our plans all fell through. He’s much better today than he was yesterday, so I could go out for a day walk at least, and complete the Stockholm Signature Trail.

On Gärdet I saw an interesting apartment building that I’d heard and read about. It was less green in reality than in marketing photos, but was still quite striking. If I had to live in an apartment, I wouldn’t mind having one here.

Kaknästornet is a contrast to its surroundings. It was built as a TV tower in the 1960s and is still in active use for telecom. The top parts used to house a restaurant and viewing platform, but those were permanently closed about five years ago due to security concerns.

Djurgården hosts a pet cemetery. Sweet and sad. The oldest gravestones date back to the 1930s.

At the eastern tip of Djurgården I felt like I was out in the archipelago already.


Djurgården is full of expensive villas with double security gates and private piers.

Southern Djurgården had lots of lovely sculptures. Old and new, whimsical and classical. Wooden sculptures of various kinds around Rosendals Trädgård, and modern, playful sculptures towards the northern side.