Uppsala Castle (Uppsala Slott)

I have now been in Uppsala for a week. Uppsala is the 4th largest city in Sweden with a population of 200,000- now that's big! I'm staying with one of my mom's best friends, who happens to have 2 sons around my age, which means I get to practice my Swedish Uppsala is a very nice town with fairly enough to do. The most remarkable attractions are the …

Entry containing 27 photos titled: Uppsala Church and Castle

... to catch my 6:14 train. With a quick train switch in Oslo, by 7:25 I was on my way to eastern Sweden to visit my friend Jenni Jalonen in Uppsala. Luckily I was able to get some sleep on the train; I didn't manage to get to bed till nearly midnight the ...

Valborg, valborg, valborg. For those of you who read my previous years blog entry about this sacred day on the calendar of every Uppsala student who has ever had a hangover, you know that this day is the day where Swedes save up their being good points ...

... taking a quick look at the viking stones outside the cathedral, we went for lunch. We spent the rest of the afternoon shopping and looking around for a tent. We found a tent, and managed to leave Uppsala just as it started raining. ...

... in the culture of a Max Burger for dinner. Friday, after discovering internet access at one end of the campsite, we went to Uppsala castle arriving in time for an English guided tour of the castle which ended in the attached art museum.  The tour ...

... . Walked to Tourist Info and they told us where the bus left from. Walked to bus stop and caught bus to Gamle Uppsala. Walked around the burial mounds from 500AD then visited the church and the museum before catching the bus back to Uppsala for lunch ...

... at her school where she is teaching 2-5 year olds and Marina's hospital where she is a vascular surgery nurse and the Uppsala Castle! I am totally loving Sweden and really want to come back here, so any of you that have not come yet, i would be up ...

... . And then instead of a drive home, we got to bike home through the fields, past ancient Viking graves in the twilight, with Uppsala castle and cathedral peeking above the trees ahead of us. Are we spoiled or what! July 18 Rented a canoe with the intent ...

July 16. Uppsala Sweden This is a long entry because I haven't had good internet access the last few days. But there is some interesting stuff, so I hope you have time to at least glance through. We left St Petersburg early on the 13th.  The drive ...

I have now been in Uppsala for a week. Uppsala is the 4th largest city in Sweden with a population of 200,000- now that's big! I'm staying with one of my mom's best friends, who happens to have 2 sons around my age, which means I get to practice my ...