Daytrip #3: Uppsala

Uppsala, now, this destination was a different kind of daytrip experience from Sigtuna and Mariefred. First, this is a city, not a village, Secondly, it is a university city and feels that way too. Uppsala is not only the site of the first of the first university in Scandinavia (1477) it was also the seta of parliament and many coronations. Both Carl von Linne and Anders Celsius studied and taught here (the “genius/species/botany” guy and well, the guy who came up with Celsius temperature rating scale.

While the Budman and I originally trekked to Uppsala to see Uppsala Slott, this castle was a bit of a bust from a tourist perspective. While it sits high on a hill and looks quite dramatic, there was really nothing to see…except a great view of the Uppsala Domkyrka.



More shots of the the church.













After seeing modern day Uppsala, we headed out to “old” Uppsala, known as Gammla Uppsala. Royal burial mounds from 1500 years ago are preserved; most likely, this was a worship center for the Norse gods (i.e. Thor and Frey) even into the 11th century. Christianity took root in the mid12th century and for centuries the Catholic diocese sat here, when it moved to modern Uppsala in the 19th century. Still…it was an interesting place to visit and have a walk about.

Viking burial mounds in Gammla Uppsala.











Probably the best thing about our trip to Uppsala was the FAB-U-LOUS Greek restaurant we discovered (see last photo - restaurant is on the right). Man...I thought about that place for days. Photos of the "modern" Uppsala.