Uppsala Sweden

Why did I put a day trip to Uppsala on our itinerary? Because I remember the city from the Millennium books. Seriously, had it not been for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, I doubt we would have gone. We did cursory research on the place, but basically we hopped on a train Easter morning and hoped for the best. I had a moment of worry that the expedition would be a travel fail, but figured at worst we’d go to a café and then take the train back and would have at least seen a little Swedish countryside along the way.

The travel gods smiled upon us, though, and we discovered a lovely little town.  Although not much was open because it was Easter Sunday, we did get to crash the Easter service at the cathedral and enjoy the sights of this university town.  Lunch on a sunny patio and a stroll beside the river completed the day.

The Uppsala Cathedral is the tallest in all of the Nordic countries. We returned later in the day for photos so that I would not have to belly crawl down the aisle during Easter services to get a good shot. 

On our way back to the train station I learned that one of the hotels offers “After Shopping with Champagne” on Saturday afternoons.  While we did not get to experience this phenomenon, as far as I can tell it is kind of like après ski but you must shop first and apparently the appropriate beverage choice is limited to champagne.  Have I mentioned yet how much I love Sweden?