Weekend getaway with Tim to Uppsala!

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Took a train..

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Which was very empty.. So we got good seats.. Ours came with a table..

Gamla Torget (Old Square)..

Uppsala Cathedral, the largest church building in Scandinavia, dominates the city's skyline..

This cathedral is the seat of the Lutheran Primate of Sweden, the Archbishop of Uppsala..

Here, you can find the tomb of King Gustav Vasa and his consorts..

It also boasts of a treasury in its northwest tower.. An impressive collection of jewelled and enameled liturgical artifacts, funerary regalia from the royal tombs and a fine collection of textiles.. The golden gown of Queen Margareta of Denmark, Norway and Sweden can be found here.. It's the world's only surviving example of female attire from the Middle Ages..

The Museum Gustavianum of Uppsala University..

It's home to one of Europe's few preserved anatomical theatres from the 17th century..

The anatomical theater together with the cupola over it were designed by the polymath Olof Rudbeck the Elder..

Playing with a water pump near the Upplandsmuseet, Uppsala University's former water mill!

Vintage cars galore!

These cars were taking part in the Uppsala American Car Show..





The Linneanum in the Uppsala University Botanical Garden..

My first Asian buffet dinner in Sweden.. MUST EAT!

Breakfast at Wayne's Coffee..

Ancient royal burial mounds at Gamla Uppsala (Old Uppsala)..

Gamla Uppsala Kyrka (Old Uppsala Church)..

Built, according to legend, over what was once a heathen temple where human sacrifices were performed; this church was the seat of Sweden's first archbishop..

The church's wooden belfry, built in traditional Scandinavian style..

Universitetshuset, the main building of Uppsala University..

Uppsala Castle was the scene of the Sture Murders and Queen Kristina's abdication..

The Uppsala University Botanical Garden as viewed from Uppsala Castle.. Once part of the castle, the garden was donated to the university by King Gastav III..

Carolina Rediviva, the main building of the Uppsala University Library is the oldest and largest university library building in the country.. Here, you'll find Sweden's most precious book and one of the world's most celebrated manuscripts, the Codex Argenteus..

The home of Carl Linnaeus..

Uppsala Central Station.. All good things must come to an end..

Back to Stockholm.. On a very empty train.. Again..