The Sofiero castle cafeteria

The Sofiero castle open-air cafeteria is a local favourite in Helsingborg: 

The Europeade 2015 in Helsingborg

Helsingborg is now hosting the annual Europeade, which is the biggest folk culture festival in Europe. The aim of Europeade is to create European friendship though folk dance and music.

Here is a selection of dancers and musicians from the host country:

 

 

 

Freighters in the Sound on a Saturday evening

Below are some of the cargo ships which  this evening were passing by in Øresund:




The Dutch cargo ship Wilson Nantes (12 m x 16 m) on its way to Jelsa.

The Cyprys registered container ship Jork Ranger (141 m x 22 m)
has just passed Helsingborg/Helsingør.  

Wilson Nantes meets bulk carrier Zagreb (229 m x 32 m) and the general cargo
ship Puffin (199 m x 23 m).



The Hittarp reef tonight. The Dutch cargo ship Maineborg is the largest of
the three "boats".



The sailing cruise ship Star Flyer visits Helsingborg

The Star Flyer, one of the three cruising tall ships in the Star Clippers fleet, today visited Helsingborg for the first time. (Last summer, when the ship was about to arrive at Helsingborg, it had to dock at the other side of the Sound in Helsingør because of the wind).

The four masted Star Flyer (109.7 m x 15.2 m) has a mast height of 68.9 m. There are 85 cabins, with  a max. passenger capacity of 170. The crew number is 72.

The next destination for the Star Flyear is Bornholm.

 

 

The P&O "adults only" cruise ship Arcadia passing by in the Sound

The P&O liner Arcadia (285 m x 32 m) tonight passed Helsingør on its way from Copenhagen to Zeebrugge. The Arcadia is a ship "exclusively for adults". 

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Hopefully at least some of the adults on board the Arcadia noticed the cloudy, but beautiful summer evening in the Sound.

Fun at the Helsingborg Festival

The annual three day long Helsingborg Festival ended last night. As you can see, there were lots of people who seemed to have a good time:

These jumping ladies were among my favorites.

The city had provided lots of tables in order to make it easier to enjoy a meal.

I had never seen this kind av balls before ....

Lots of  colorful prizes to win .....

This was where the new King Karl XIV Johan (born Jean Bernadotte) arrived in Sweden
on October 20, 1810.  

This "caterpillar" train was a family favorite.

A proud jeep driver.

The "pirate" on the picture bears a clear similarity to the man behind the counter ....

One version of a classical carousel.

For those who like Toblerone ....

This "machine" was popular, particularly among teenagers. 

One kind of Magic World ....

Waiting for the singer Eric Saade to arrive ...

Finally Saade was there!

The older of the guards was well prepared for the high sound level ....

A brewery had put up this cosy corner.

The gig is over for this band.

A ferris wheel is a must in these kind of festivals ....

Two boys riding "Harleys".

Another popular "machine".

Waiting for a ride.

This young lady had a good overall view ...

Another carousel.

Another stand were you could try to win choco prizes ...