More information: Uppsala, Uppland
Gamla Uppsala is today a district in the northern part of Uppsala. This is the former seat of the parish with the same name within the historical province of Uppland. The area has, however, played an important role in the ancient history of Sweden. The early importance of Gamla Uppsala is noticeable when seeing the…
Vaksala is a former parish that today makes up some of the eastern parts of the city of Uppsala. Actually, it is almost like a village on the outskirt of the city. The village is a settlement that has developed around the parish church. There is also the church, and its 76-meter high tower, which…
As we left Mora, we started to see an end to our amazing northern road trip. It was time to head home, but the adventure had not ended yet. New explorations were still around the corner and there were still plenty of kilometers to drive. The Last Stage of our Northern Road Trip As mentioned,…
Uppsala is probably the student capital of Sweden and maybe Scandinavia. However, there are more than only students in the city, even though they play a big part in everything that goes on. After all, Uppsala University is the oldest center for higher education in Scandinavia. You will find Uppsala less than an hour’s drive…
At 8 o’clock on Saturday morning, Jesper woke me up with the words “I want to go somewhere for a day trip“. We thought about it for a while. The city center was out of the question due to the half marathon. We had been talking about Uppsala for quite some time but never actually…