Södermalm by Night

After blogging and surfing the web, we decided to find something to eat. We're quite close to another island called Södermalm. It's the artsy quarter of the city. A lot of creative people live and work in this area. Part of the island is nicknamed SoFo, which is clearly a play on SoHo in New York City.

We ended up walking around some of the smaller streets and some of the main streets through the island. The area was first built with the working-class in mind and now it has become a trendy part of town, a little bit like the Haga area in Gothenburg.

A few still shots from our trip:


Walking down a sidestreet at about 7 PM


Jessi waiting for us to cross the street.


A van parked on the street.


A pedestrian sign with a unique sticker.


Traffic waiting to cross a main road.


A main square on the island.


Anja and Jessi walking to keep from getting even colder.


A street on the island.


A street grill still open for business.


One very large TV at a local pub.


Apartments in a row.


Tourist bicycles lined up.


Faust at the local opera house.


Advertisement on the side of an electrical box.


A parking sign and a no snow tires sign.

Lindome Church

A litte background on the church in Lindome before we get there: Lindome church is about 25 minutes outside of central Gothenburg. Their website contains a slideshow banner of the surrounding area and the church itself:






The church is connected with the Swedish church. The Swedish church was connected to the state until 2000. It is the largest church organization in the country. About 73% of the population are members and about 5% of those attend weekly.

Lindome church has a long history, which dates back far enough that no one knows the exact date the church was first built on the site. Several different parts of the church are from different eras. There is a baptism font from the 1100s/1200s, a bell from 1577, and two previous altarpieces from the 1600s and the 1800s respectively. The current structure is from 1885.

The current altarpiece is from the renovation in 2000. The painting portrays Mary meeting Jesus after the resurrection (John 20:11-18). The different colors represent different meanings:
Black: Sorrow and death. The grave is painted black.
Red: Love to God and others.

• White: Life and victory over death.

The church has a building in another part of town for the congregation and the town to meet for different events. Not quite sure which place Jenny will be singing in, but I believe it will be the church and not the congregation meeting place. We'll find out shortly!