So I wanted to go somewhere and let the faith decide where it will be. I flew to an European country where the flight ticket was the cheapest, and I haven’t been there, yet. This is how I ended up in Stockholm, Sweden.
Day One: Discovering Uppsala
The morning after I landed in the Skavsta Airport and got to my Hotel, while I was having some breakfast at the hostels or hotels bar, I planned my first day in Sweden. Sadly the weather was not so good, so I decided to start my Swedish journey by exploring a nearby city.
I took the train and headed to Uppsala, which is the 4th largest city after Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö, but to be honest it felt like a small town. The city has a world famous physicist and mathematician, whom you heard before: Anders Celsius, who was born here in Upssala and worked at the university?
After lunch I visites Scandinavia’s largest cathedral which was built in the late 13th century in the French Gothic style like the Notre-Dame in Paris.
I also visited the Gustavianum which is in Uppsala University’s oldest building. It houses the second oldest anatomical theater in the world, where for example executed criminals were dissected under the public gaze.
Day Two: Walking tour in Stockholm
A sunny Monday was a perfect opportunity to discover the capital city, which is called ‘Venice of the North’, because it is situated on 14 islands, connected by 57 bridges. Did you know that the name Stockholm comes from the words stock meaning “log” and holm meaning “islet.”
I started my day on Djurgarden island, which is the home to many historical buildings and monuments, museums, the amusement park and the worlds first the open-air museum, the Skansen.
I skipped the ABBA Museum and headed to see the Vasa, the only preserved 17th century warship in the world. It took three years to build, but sunk in the Stockholm harbor after sailing about 20 minutes in 1628. I felt like I am a Pirate of the carribian standing next to the ship which spent 333 years under water.
After seeing a ship I hopped on an other one. I took a ferry and headed back to the Old Town, Gamla Stan.
This party of Stockholm is one of the best preserved medieval city centres in Europe. Even though North German architecture had a huge influence in the Old Town’s construction, you can still see the medieval alleyways and cobbled streets.
I ended the day in The Museum of Photography, the Fotografiska. I have to be honest, I was disappointed. I thought I could learn more about the life of the famous photographers or at least see some of their most known pictures. The displayed contemporary photograps were far from my taste.
Day Three: Time to say goodbye
On my last day I had a few hours, because my flight left late afternoon. So I packed my stuff, checked out, and headed to the Royal Palace. With over 500 rooms in total, the city’s Royal Palace is the world’s largest palace still used for its intended purpose.
