Here is the main University building. They inscript all the names of their kings in the cement (I still think it's dumb they have a king at all). My favorite Uppsala facts: Uppsala was founded in 1477. The famous scientists Celcius and Arrhenius went here (a lot of other famous scientists too, but I only really care about the ones with significance in the chemistry community).
Here are a couple pictures of the view from the top of the city. I hear the view is a lot better when it gets cold and the leaves from the trees are gone.
I was told that everyone comes up here on New Years Eve and sits on the lawn just drinking and looking at the view. I can't wait!
This is the beautiful Cathedral (called the Dome). It's the centerpoint of the city. Whenever I get lost I look around for the church, which towers over every building in Uppsala, and can find my way back.
I was very excited to see the science buildings so sorry these aren't that fun, but they are science so yay! See that street sign? I swear all the streets are that same name. It's impossible for me to pronounce the street names. Whenever I get lost and ask for directions I have to spell out the streets I'm looking for.
So much prettier than Cal Poly!!
This is Linnaeus' Garden at the University. He is a famous biologist (for those who dont know about him you should read a little bit here) I tried to get the larger view of it so I put some pictures together. It's really beautiful.
This is only the front, I didn't get lost around the other side so I'll have to intentionally go there some time and take some pictures. Here's a closer up view of the building.
There are sooo many beautiful places throughout the city. I'll try to take pictures and post them frequently.
Adios!
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