Reading and Roaming
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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THE PAST In the 1980’s and 90’s, the Chief Penguin made many trips to Sweden and Denmark for conferences and collaborations with scientific colleagues. Uppsala was one of the places visited most often and Josh, a professor at the university, became both a research partner and a personal friend. In June 1984, we both visited …
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