Today was a beautiful September day, so I decided to get out and get some fresh air, and also grab my little camera while I was at it. Even though I have lived here in Stockholm for a little more than one year, I hadn't visited the park Hagaparken until today.

A quick map to give you an idea
EDIT: The correct name of "Haga Castle" is "Haga Palace", my bad.
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Rush hour on E18 at my neigbourhood, Bergshamra
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The bay - former lake - and former bay before that! - Brunnsviken
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That hill is where I'm going
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SAS Headquarters
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Yay, Scandinavia ftw
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Climbing the hill Hagakullen (aka Frösundatoppen). It's a long way to the top...
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...and we're up! The view is so worth it
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Looking south, with Wenner-Gren Center in the middle
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Looking north, with E4
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Hi Swede!
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Bergshamra, my hood
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The top of the hill. It is man-made, landfills from the major demolitions in central Stockholm during the 50s/60s was brought here to create it
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Southeast, looking towards my school (Royal Institute of Technology)
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SAS
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Looking north
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Looking south
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View to the west. Not much to see here, due to trees and a strong setting sun
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On my way down the south side
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The Butterfly house
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Haga Ruins. King Gustav III wanted to build his own grand palace in Haga, but the construction was halted when he died in 1792. Only the foundation of the palace was built
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Climbing down. I have a feeling Þróndeimr would like this place - lots of "rooms" to discover and dangerous walls to climb :D
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The Great Lawn, the heart of the park
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The Copper Tent was getting a new paint job. Looks like this (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1221/543143952_c81c297d1d.jpg?v=0) beneath the scaffoldings.
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Pavilion of Gustav III. Lovely building!
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Haga Palace, future home of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling
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Looking towards Museum of Natural History on the other side of Brunnsviken
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Back of the SAS Building
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Heading home, it's getting dark :)
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...but rush hour goes on
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Thanks for watching!

Nice ones mate - some really good views over the city from there :)

Loved it!
Thanks for posting!

Pitty that the Gustav III castle never got built!

It is such a beautiful place, and the view is amazing :)

Great photos! It's nice to see something different from Stockholm!:)

Great pics, I can almost see my own house! :P

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v387/astro_miffo/hagaparken/hagaparken063.jpg
iirc that's the original color of the Stockholm Palace, not that fugly 1890s brown it is today.

thanks atlantica.. too bad circumstances don't allow photographing towards solna.
@swede. I disagree I hope they never repant it with original colours!

^^

Not until Victoria becomes queen (if she is in favor of a change that is) since the king is against the change of colour according to what has been written in media.

Personally I would prefer a change instead of that depressing 19th century colour it has now!

Thanks!

I would love to see the Royal Castle painted yellow, but I have a feeling there would be A LOT of complaints if that was about to happen.

Awesome, good too see some new views of Stockholm for a change, thanks a lot! :cheers:

And very good photos too (for a change! no just kidding!) :D

Great pics!
The Haga Park is a fantastic place to visit.
Especially so in the summer.
I go there to swim, barbeque, party, etc. at least 20 times per year.

I can see my house in this pic with a view to the north and Danderyd!
(It´s the third one to the left on the horizon above the place where
the trees cover the water in the middle if anyone cares... :lol:)

Kopparhusen! :banana:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/KopparhusenDanderyd.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v387/astro_miffo/hagaparken/hagaparken035.jpg

Very nice photos from this place, i like mostly the landscapes of this area...

Very good pictures! Thank you!

nice pictures! havent been to Haga for many years now :/ must get my ass there soon, its a lovley place.