Yet another beautiful spring day today; but they say colder weather is to be expected again tomorrow, and probably even snow... After lunch I set out on a walk without any clear idea of where to go. I walked towards town along the river but my legs and brain conspired along the way (as they often do) and ended up taking me up to the top of the city park to explore the recent changes made there, with some new stairs and paths - and, as it turned out, at the very top of the hill also a new lookout platform with views over the city.
▲Looking south, one sees our two tallest buildings (apartment blocks) sticking up over the trees. (I live some distance to the west of those, out of the picture to the right.)
▲Looking east, and down: A public swimming hall + parking lot. ▼
▲Looking north: A mini "adventure" golf course (not new), also on top of the hill.
▲ Looking down and north from the golf course ▼
(Zooming in the mural from a bit further downhill.)
▲ View from the golf course towards south-west, overlooking the new path downhill. And having walked down that, to get back home I turned left at the white building you see in the background, and then walked on another 15 minutes or so in that direction.
Linking to Mersad's
You have great views of every direction now! We have always liked Led Zeppelin.
ReplyDeleteGinny, I can't say I ever listened to LZ all that much but this song title came to mind when I stood looking up the stairs in that first photo... :)
DeleteThe glow and the light are just inviting
ReplyDeleteThank you for taking us all the way up to the viewing platform!
ReplyDeleteI can imagine that this place will become very popular, for instance on New Year's Eve.
It was a good day for it, Meike. NY Eve would never have occurred to me though... ;)
DeleteIt's good to be able to see so much more detail than when the trees are all in leaf.
ReplyDeleteNo doubt you're right about that, Carol. I'll have to go back up in summer and compare!
Deletethis is great, an Ariel view of your beautiful town.. and a looking down view of my favorite mural.. yay for a new view on your walk and I like every single one of these.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sandra
DeleteOne of my favourite bands back in the 1960/70s was Led Zeppelin
ReplyDeleteBilly, on the whole I think they were too much "hard" rock for my liking, I did not listen to them all that much back then. With this song too it's the slower parts that appeal to me more than the ending. The title just came to mind for me on this walk, but I did not even remember who originally wrote or performed it. Had to look that up when I got back home!
DeleteIt's great to be able to get a bird's eye view of the land. Yes, it looks just like a stairway to heaven in your first photo.
ReplyDeleteJenny, quite a good idea I think to make a bit more of that view and also make it a bit more easily accessible than it was before.
DeleteGreat pictures Monica. Are you paid by the Borås tourist office?
ReplyDeleteThanks Neil. No, so far I'm doing it all out of charity... ;-)
DeleteThat song is one of my favourites, nice view over your town, some modern buildings too
ReplyDeleteYes Amy, the town is very much a mix of old and new.
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