Green Foxy's summer 217

A walk in the
 town Umeå

Part 3
2018

The West part of town

I made a guided tour in the district we call "West of town" The guide was talking interesting about the buildings. But I am not a real guide. I only mention some names of buildings I know.
I took the bus to town. This picture was taken 2018-09-08.
2018-08-21. . They call this house "Smörasken" (The butter dish). Because of it's shape and colour.
2018-09-17. This house is used by. Umeå Energi. (Umeå Energy)
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2018-08-21. This building is called Hovrätten  (The Court of appeal).
2018-08-21. A modern part of the building Hovrätten.
2018-08-21. The Court of appeal.
2018-08-21. An old storehouse.
2018-08-21. There are signs on some of the houses that tell the house is listed (protected).
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2018-08-21. This house was in former times a bakery.
2018-08-21. A baker made this door.
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2018-08-21. This house was in former times a hospital.
2018-08-21. The old cemetery. There is  no church near this and ther ara old graves. Many of famous people. the new cemetery is on the other side of town.
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2018-08-21. Syrenhortensia. (Hydrangea petiolaris)
2018-08-21. Gustav Rosén's grave. He was a Swedish newspaper owner and politician. Later Rosén was made the governor of Västerbotten County.
There is a monument of Gustav Rosé in the centre of town. I took this picture 2018-05-11.
2018-08-21. Another picture of Gustav Rosén's grave.
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2018-08-21. The town hall.
2018-08-21. The town hall.
2018-08-21. The town hall.
I took this picture of the town hall. 2017-09-28.
2017-09-28. I took this picture of the town hall. 2017-09-28.
2018-06-07. I won a price when we had a senior day in the culture house Väven. I got 2 lanterns. I tog a picture while they were wrapped. I like the wrapping and the sign on the paper.
2017-09-28. They are shining in gold in the darkness.
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2018-09-17. The store Naturkompaniet. I use to buy my Fjällräven clothes there.
2018-09-19. In former times a major lived in this house. Now there is an office in the house. There is a nice garden by the house.
2018-09-19. The  house is called "Majors bostället". The Major's official residence.
2018-10-04. This day I walked to the other side of The West Side of Town.
2018-10.04. Here I arrived the other side of The west sida of town.

Väst på stan means The West Side of Town. Björkenskolan means "The Birch school.

Photo: Wilhelmina Schedin

Wilhelmina Schedin 2018-10-04