Happy New Year 2015!

Happy 2015 to you all!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to you all!

 

 

The Christmas crib at the Church of St. Mary in Helsingborg

The Christmas crib in the Church of St. Mary in Helsingborg is always a favourite

this time of the year:

 

 

Christmas decorations in Helsingborg

This is the classical Helsingborg view during the Christmas season:

 

 

The city of Helsingborg has this year chosen to display some nice Christmas animals:

 

 

The medieval Kärnan fortress tower wears a red cap during the Christmas season:

Christmas lights

One of my neighbours has installed nice Christmas lights:

 

 

Another neighbour has introduced a LED Rudolph:

 

The Christmas tree 2014

This is the first picture of our Christmas tree 2014:

 

 

 

 

The sky above Öresund

Last night, about 20 minutes after sunrise, the sky over Öresund looked quite nice:

Dark water in Öresund

Late this afternoon the water was very dark in Öresund:

 

Two Scanlines ferries meet in Öresund late this afternoon.



A boat carrying sport fishermen returns to port.

 

Helsingør seen from Helsingborg

 

Autumn flowers

This is the dark season here in Scandinavia, but fortunately there are still a number of flowers around brightening up the darkness:

The "brother" of the Little Mermaid in Helsingør

The "brother" of the Little Mermaid is looking towards the sea in Helsingør:

 

 

The Marienlyst hotel in Helsingør

I can see Hotel Casino Marienlyst on the Danish side of Öresund from my living room every day (except on very foggy days). A couple of days ago I took the ferry to Helsingør in order to have a closer look:

Hamlet "guards" the entrance to hotel Marienlyst.

 

Hotel Marienlyst is beautifully located on the waterfront.

This wooden path is convenient when guests want to swim in the clean Øresund water.

Immediately to the north of the hotel there are many beautiful private villas.

Late October flower

Colourful flowers, like the one below, are nice to have when the we are approaching the darkest weeks of the year ...

The equestrian Magnus Stenbock in Helsingborg

The equestrian statue of Magnus Stenbock is a landmark in Helsingborg. Stenbock was Governor-General of Scania. He led the Swedish troops to victory in the Battle of Helsingborg (1710), the last battle between Denmark and Sweden in Scania.

Autumn leaves

Brightly coloured leaves brighten up the often grey autumn days ...

 

 

A Swedish Morgan sports car

In early October the weather has been good enough for driving a sports convertible ...

Autumn colours in Scania

Autumn is definitively hear, with some nice colours ...

 

 

Evening sky

The evening sky over Öresund:

 

 

September orchids

These Orchids I photographed at the Kulla Gunnarstorp castle shop:

 

 

Bikers at the Helsingborg marathon

These local sport cyclists were making sure that the Helsingborg marathon 2014 route was clear:

Pictures from the Helsingborg Marathon 2014

Yesterday, I watched when the best runners of the first Helsingborg Marathon passed the 36 km mark in Laröd. The winner, Henrik Orre, was in a clear lead already in Laröd.

Below is a small selection of images I shot:

Henrik Orre, the winner of the Helsingborg marathon 2014.

Fredrik Landerup (1643) was 9th and Erik Alnervik (33) 12th in the race.

Johan Jofner, 17th in the race.

Tony Lavesson was 21th in the race.

Karin Axelsson won the women´s race.

Andreas Eggers-Lura (Denmark) was 37th in the race.

Lotta Berling was second in the women´s race.

Andreas Wahlberg, 37th.

Richard Håkansson, 42nd.

Christian Svensson, 41st.

Dahlia "Vancouver"

Dahlias are still adding colour to the Sofiero castle garden. Here is a detail of a "Vancouver" dahlia:

The sky just before sunrise

Minutes before sunrise the Öresund sky looked rather interesting the other night: