Tag: baroque

• Heading for Oslo … a last morning in Stockholm

  Riddarhuset … House of Nobles As this is my last morning I was pleased to get into the Riddarhuset. Built in the 1660s it’s a beautiful building in baroque style and housed the nobility and acted as a proto-Parliament until the 19th century. The main assembly chamber walls are lined with the shields of the…

  thegaywidower

  August 28, 2023

  The consequences of travel

  architect, baroque, churches, discovery, gay, medieval, Riddarholmen, Riddarhuset, solo, Stockholm, Sweden, travel

• A bus trip to Porvoo

  I’d heard good things about Porvoo so I decided to take the bus. It’s about an hour from Helsinki. It was easy to catch the bus from Kammpi shopping centre about 5 minutes walk from the Central Station. You can buy tickets on the bus. About €6. The bus takes you through the city and…

  thegaywidower

  August 22, 2023

  The consequences of travel

  architecture, baroque, churches, discovery, Finland, flaneur, gay, Jugendstil, Porvoo, solo, travel