Monthly Archives: August 2018

The streets of Gamla Stan

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We had a pretty big trip this summer. 4-weeks long, 9 countries, and a few World Cup matches. While I had previously visited Stockholm (over 10 years ago!!), that occasion was for a work trip, and I didn’t get nearly enough time exploring the city. While Stockholm is well recognized as being on the more expensive side, I really enjoyed the chance to get back and take in some of the sites.

For each of the cities that we visited, I had a short list of sites to see / places to take photos. For Stockholm, the majority of sites were centered around Gamla Stan, or the old city. In fact, records show that it was first referred to around 1252!!!

We only had a couple of nights in Stockholm, so the first morning, I got up just after breakfast and had a walk around to take in the Old Town. During the summer season, it’s hard not to get lost in the hordes of tourists, but just before lunchtime was a decent time to get *some* alone time.

Sony A7R II | FE 24-70mm F4 | 26 mm | f/22.0 | 1/60th | ISO400

The Grand Mosque

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At the end of our last trip to Europe, we flew back to Sydney via Abu Dhabi. Due to normal flight times, we ended up having a 26-hour layover. Overall not a bad thing as we were able to split up ~20 hours of flights and actually sleep in a proper bed and get a decent rest.

Really the only thing that we did was sleep, go to the spa at the Shangri-La, and spend about an hour at the Grand Mosque. Luckly, our flight out was after sundown, and we accidentally timed it perfect for our visit. The sun was just going down, the call to evening prayers was on, and there were not many visitors or tourists. All of this made for som pretty spectactular perspectives at the Mosque.

I particularly like this photo, I caught a man walking across the tiled floor in traditional dress. It was right in the prime spot of the blue hour, and the blue lights of the mosque helped give a really impressive feel.

Sony A6500 | FE 24-70mm F4 | 24 mm | f/13 | 1/60th | ISO 6400