Lunch and Cruise through Archepeligo

Lunch in the National Museum cafe was excellent. 

 

 Placed near the water glasses, bread is available at every meal. It is varied and very good. 

 

I chose poached salmon with warm root vegetables which included radishes. The dill mayonnaise was especially tasty. 

Afterwards, I walked along the water. 

 

Eventually, I decided on a boat ride through the archipelago. 

The fountain sculpture below is called ‘Gud Fader på himmelsbågen’ or ‘Gud Fader på Regnbågen’ (God the Father on the Rainbow or on the Celestial Arch). A strong jet of water gushes from the end of a very high stainless steel arch, completing the curve. 

A bronze male figure (the Lord) is standing upright at the very end on the arch with  His arms stretched upwards to add new stars to the heavens. At the foot of the arch, a winged angel is looking up, ready to hand him more stars. 

In his present location, the symbolic meaning of the sculpture is lost. Swedish sculptor Carl Milles (1875-1955) designed it in 1946 as a peace monument and a tribute to the establishment of the United Nations, to be placed in front of the UN building in New York. But is never materialized. In 1995, Milles’ former American student, Marshall M. Fredericks (1908-1998), was commissioned to complete the design. It was cast in stainless steel and bronze in Stockholm and installed on the pier at Nacka Strand near Stockholm, where it is visible from passing boats. 

The statues below were brought in for a movie set and then left there. 

Lots of rock climbers on nearby cliffs.