Arrived in Uppsala on the train from Stockholm with only 2 hours of sunlight left in the day. This is the town that is where Nick has been studying since August. The population is 200,000 but it is a very quaint, small town compared to Stockholm. The Fyris river runs through the town with many little bridges to cross. If you look down into the river you will see bicycles that were not chained down, that have been thrown into the river by drunken college students. Nick promised me he never did this. 
We walked through the town square - beautiful cobblestone pedestrian only streets and colorful buildings with hot dog, roasted almond and doughnut stands all around. What a beautiful downtown area - Eugene could learn a thing or two about downtowns from these small European towns!!
The largest cathedral in Scandinavia is in Uppsala. It is called the Uppsala Cathedral!! :) It has been around since the 13th century. The architecture is amazing. It reminded me of Notre Dame in Paris with knaves all around the inside of the church. But the spires are much higher than Notre Dame. The choir and organist were rehearsing for a concert tomorrow night and it was moving to sit and listen to them sing in this magnificent church!!
We walked up the hill to the Uppsala Castle, built in 1549 by Gustav Vasa. It doesn't look like your typical European castle, looks more like a very fancy barn. To the north of the castle though is the botanical gardens of Carl Linnaeus, who is the father of taxonomy and modern ecology. The gardens were covered in snow as you can see in the picture below but Nick said that in the summer and fall they were very beautiful!
We walked back to the town and had lunch in a small, intimate and cozy cafe that Nick had frequented with his friends, called "Cafe Linnaeus". We had cappuccinos and amazing sandwiches and deserts. He does know how to pick them!!
We walked through the town square - beautiful cobblestone pedestrian only streets and colorful buildings with hot dog, roasted almond and doughnut stands all around. What a beautiful downtown area - Eugene could learn a thing or two about downtowns from these small European towns!!The picture below is of Dan and Nick having a French hot dog near the river!!
The largest cathedral in Scandinavia is in Uppsala. It is called the Uppsala Cathedral!! :) It has been around since the 13th century. The architecture is amazing. It reminded me of Notre Dame in Paris with knaves all around the inside of the church. But the spires are much higher than Notre Dame. The choir and organist were rehearsing for a concert tomorrow night and it was moving to sit and listen to them sing in this magnificent church!!
We walked up the hill to the Uppsala Castle, built in 1549 by Gustav Vasa. It doesn't look like your typical European castle, looks more like a very fancy barn. To the north of the castle though is the botanical gardens of Carl Linnaeus, who is the father of taxonomy and modern ecology. The gardens were covered in snow as you can see in the picture below but Nick said that in the summer and fall they were very beautiful!We walked back to the town and had lunch in a small, intimate and cozy cafe that Nick had frequented with his friends, called "Cafe Linnaeus". We had cappuccinos and amazing sandwiches and deserts. He does know how to pick them!!
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