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Opeth @ Getaway Rock Festival 2011 – Sweden
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St. George and the Dragon – Storkyrkan, Stockholm, Sweden
I thought this sculpture by Berndt Notke was pretty cool from the above angle as it looks like Saint George is actually riding a dragon, Harry Potter style. Actually he is on a horse slaying the dragon as you can see from a different angle below.
This sculpture is mentioned at the beginning of The Girl Who Takes An Eye For An Eye.
The church in Stockholm, Sweden in which you can find this work of art and the description photographed above goes by many names including Sankt Nikolai Kyrka (Church of St. Nicholas), Storkyrkan (The Great Church), and Stockholms Domkyrka (Stockholm Cathedral). Not many actually go to church in Sweden anymore for their original purposes as less than 20% of the population believes in god and far fewer attend a church. Most churches are mere museums and historical curiosities at this point. I wonder how long it will take for that to be true in the USA?
Death Angel crowd in Sweden
My random, desktop image of the day is the one above from the Getaway Rock Festival. Death Angel was on stage behind me.
I thought about driving down to Santa Rosa to see Death Angel perform yesterday, but it didn’t happen. To make matters worse, the show I was going to see in Southern Oregon got cancelled.
Stockholm Central Station
I took today’s photo one year ago. Stockholm is a wonderful city. Unfortunately, I only had half a day there. Someday I need to go back for a more extended visit.
Kreator’s “Phantom Antichrist” released
When I took today’s photo, back in July 2011 in Sweden, Mille announced to the crowd (in English) that Kreator was about to begin recording their next album in Sweden. Sure enough, they did, and today it will be released in Europe. Those in the USA will have to wait a few more days to obtain a copy of Kreator’s new CD.
Port of Gavle, Sweden
Ever taken a photo without flash at 1 a.m.? Usually the photos aren’t very successful unless you leave the shutter open for a long time. However, for this photo the shutter was open for just 1/2 second. The secret? I took it in early July in northern Sweden, a time of year and place in which things never get completely dark.
If you are ever zipping around in your boat on the Baltic Sea and need a place to rest for the evening, the Port of Gävle is a nice little place to moor your transportation.