The Wall

Ok, now I've been there too and seen the residues of the great Berlin Wall. One thing I can say is that Germans very much remind themselves of their own horrible history. Whereever you go in Berlin you get constantly reminded of every aspect of the latest war, WWII. In a good way, I think. I'm convinced that no more wars will start on German soil. When and where do Swedes remind themselves of their ravages across Russia or Europe? It could be wise to remember our own war crimes. Well, it was more than 200 years ago so I guess it is ok to have forgotten. Yet I liked to be in Berlin. I should go there again.

Morning walk at Boddinstrasse, Berlin

Last weekend I was at a conference in Berlin. You know, company stuff, peptalk, corporate bullshit. As I am an early bird I went for a morning walk after breakfast around the hotel block. Trying to get my own sense of Berlin.

Even the childrens playground have a wall.

Oaxen

There's a big quarry at an island in the archipelago outside Södertälje. The island is called Oaxen and is actually populated with about one hundred inhabitants. The only physical connection to the rest of the world is a small wiredriven ferry every hour.

The islands fresh water supply is the great pond in the middle of the new quarry

 New quarry

 The entrance to the new quarry from the ferry goes through a tunnel

Limestone silos at the factory

 An old freighter in the old port

"Number 1" limestone furnace

The old quarry behind the furnace