Reading and Roaming
CAPITAL CITY Stockholm is Sweden’s capital and largest city and is made up of numerous islands. The city with a population of around one million is located at the juncture between a lake and an arm of the Baltic Sea. Here, you are never far from water, and bridges and overpasses link some of the …
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CELEBRATING 80! Our friend Josh, a Welshman, came to Sweden more than 50 years ago after studying at Oxford University. He became a professor at Uppsala University and never left. Josh and the Chief Penguin collaborated on battery research projects over the years. In honor of his 80th birthday and his long and fruitful career, …
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EATING OUT IN UPPSALA AND STOCKHOLM One does not expect a northern country like Sweden to offer outside dining, but it does. Here in Uppsala, there are many sidewalk cafes and glassed-in cafes, some overlooking the river and others just on ordinary streets. Most have heat lamps, extending both the dining hours and the days …
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THE LINNAEUS GARDEN This morning was cool with bright sun to start. We headed for the garden with stops along the way to take photos of the cathedral and other sites under blue skies. It was cloudy and very windy later on. A professor of medicine and botany at Uppsala University, Carl Linnaeus (1707-1748) created …
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