I recently wrote about my need to retrain my brain. Over the years I have recognized that one useful jump-start to this progress is to get away, get out, go somewhere other than where you are. This weekend C and I decided to go to Sandhamn, an island only 0.27 km2 in size and in the Stockholm archipelago. As an amateur photographer I like to see new places, even those places famous for being an island covered in sand. Oh! But did I mention? It is still winter here, so the sand is actually snow.
Waiting for the Ferry at Stavsnäs
The little ferry arrives at Stavsnäs. It takes about an hour to get to Sandhamn, with a couple of other stops in between.
A photographer’s dream is to have a random shot of someone so perfect…a Swedish fisherman.
On the Way to Sandhamn
At Styrsvik you can see the ice is starting to break up in the Archipelago.
Sandhamn
The approach to Sandhamn
Um. No t-bana (subway) here! In fact, no cars.
I loved that there were lots of different colors for the houses. Usually everything is in yellow or burgundy/brick red. But here there seems to be variety.
Wandering around the island
Lunch and a Bit o’ Art
At Sandhamn Värdhus. I had a fabulous lunch. At first I thought it was mustard..luckily it was a very tasty corn sauce on fried sej (fish) with pickled onion.
For more information about Sandhamn and the photos:
- This is the official website for Sandhamn in English or Swedish.
- If you are interested in seeing other photos of the island during the summer…click to go to Google images.
- Stavsnäs
- Trouville Stranden on Google Maps
- Sandhamn Värdshus – their website in English, and on Google Maps
- Some photos of paintings by (Johan) Axel Sjöberg on Art Fact
PS. I do feel more energized. Retraining continues!
Journey of Mixed Emotions 
Gorgeous photos! My husband has been traveling to Sweden on business for more than a decade (Gothenburg and Stenungsund). I hope to see it someday, as I’ve only seen photos. But I’d prefer to wait for summertime 😉
Tack Gwen. I would love to go to Sandhamn in the summer, of course, but it is more likely that I will go to a new place now that I have been. There are many other islands to explore. I hope to bring some of these to this blog in time.
Lovely; Stockholm archipelago is high on my list!
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I greatly enjoyed taking this virtual jaunt. Many excellent shots of some very ‘cool’ scenes. Glad you could get away and am grateful you took us along.
Cheers!
So pretty! My boyfriend would love to live there. It looks so quiet and peaceful there.
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