Fjällbackamorden... Camilla Läckberg's books became films. But I didn't see any murders at all. Lucky me! But there were plenty of Norwegian people. In fact, I heard more Norwegian than Swedish. The first picture, I took from the church. Remember that picture.
This is the church in Fjällbacka. As I said, remember!
Beautiful flowers by the sea.
Grave spotting could be quite fun, but I look for differences in cultures. This type of "stone coffins" was a quite ordinary type of grave in Fjällbacka.
Shells is like an obvious decoration on a grave by the sea.
Maybe it doesn't appear that well on the picture... however, I haven't seen quite a grave stone like this before; like an adapted stone coming out of a natural stone. Maybe there is a symbolism in that. Fjällbacka is located around a big rock, and the persons that lie under that stone are to be seen as beauty come out of that rock (from Fjällbacka that is). Who knows? I am probably a good fantasizer.
An custom in Fjällbacka seems to be to place potted plants on the graves. Where I come from, Trollhättan, you use to plant flowers or put a bouquet of flowers in a sort of grave vase. I didn't find much of that in Fjällbacka. Aah, a good idea to bring home - put a potted plant on each grave, until... I realized... someone has to water those plants, and I am not the one visiting the church yard every day or every second day.
Me and Gorm placed ourselves on the landing stage to eat some food. This was our view.
From our place, I took a picture of the church once again. Remember - once again!
Ingrid Bergman? What has she and Fjällbacka in common? From the ethnology I have studied at the university, just on memorial monuments to someone, is it more of a custom to try to cover what has something to do with the town itself, or maybe something neutral. A monument to Ingrid Bergman is not especially neutral, so she has to have something to do with Fjällbacka.
Swedish Nationalencyklopedin told she was born in Stockholm and a bit about her film career. Hmm... But Wikipedia said that Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982) often visited Fjällbacka and she lived on Dannholmen, an island in outer skerries of Fjällbacka, for several summers from 1958 and forward. Her ash, after her death, was spread in the sea around the island of Dannholmen. In the square by the sea, a monument to Ingrid Bergman has been erected (see the next picture) to her memory, and the square has been named Ingrid Bergmans torg (square of Ingrid Bergman). As time goes by.
Remember the rock!
Swedish Nationalencyklopedin told she was born in Stockholm and a bit about her film career. Hmm... But Wikipedia said that Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982) often visited Fjällbacka and she lived on Dannholmen, an island in outer skerries of Fjällbacka, for several summers from 1958 and forward. Her ash, after her death, was spread in the sea around the island of Dannholmen. In the square by the sea, a monument to Ingrid Bergman has been erected (see the next picture) to her memory, and the square has been named Ingrid Bergmans torg (square of Ingrid Bergman). As time goes by.
Remember the rock!
But Fjällbacka has more cultures. Some of the scenes of the film Ronja Robbers Daughter (Ronja Rövardotter) is shot in Fjällbacka. Swedish detective writer Camilla Läckberg (Camilla Lackberg), grew up here, and her Fjällbackamorden is set here.
Next picture, I took at Bohusläns museum in Uddevalla, a couple of days later. Now, it is easier to recognize the place in the photo, if you've been there. But look at the church tower to the left in the picture, the square of Ingrid Bergman with the rock in the background.
This picture was taken after a fire in 1928 when half of Fjällbacka was destroyed. The inhabitants were in shock and were seeking comfort from the church. In nearby Kville (as I will talk about in the next text), the priest told in the pulpit that the devastation was a punishment from God, because people of Fjällbacka weren't working sufficiently enough.
Next picture, I took at Bohusläns museum in Uddevalla, a couple of days later. Now, it is easier to recognize the place in the photo, if you've been there. But look at the church tower to the left in the picture, the square of Ingrid Bergman with the rock in the background.
This picture was taken after a fire in 1928 when half of Fjällbacka was destroyed. The inhabitants were in shock and were seeking comfort from the church. In nearby Kville (as I will talk about in the next text), the priest told in the pulpit that the devastation was a punishment from God, because people of Fjällbacka weren't working sufficiently enough.
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