Gamla Uppsala - 20 Nov

Gamla Uppsala (Old Uppsala) is a short bus ride north of Uppsala. It is one of the most important ancient monument areas in Sweden.

Gamla Uppsala kyrka (Old Uppsala Church) built in 1164. According to legend it was built over a heathen temple from the Viking age

Inside the church

The altar and altarpiece

The pulpit

One of the wall paintings

Some houses and farmland

The Royal Mounds - three large burial mounds with the church in the distance. These mounds are from the 5th and 6th century. There are around 250 burial mounds around the area.

Uppsala - 19 & 20 Nov

I visited Uppsala University to give a seminar and discuss project work with some people there. Uppsala is the fourth largest city in Sweden and about an hour north of Stockholm by train.

Uppsala University

The part of the campus that I visited is located beside the Fyrisan river south of the city of Uppsala.

Anders Berglund

Mats Daniels

Anna Eckerdal

Another view of the campus

Uppsala and the Fyrisan river

Uppsala Cathedral - Scandanavia's largest church - consecrated in 1435.

Uppsala Castle - built in the mid 16th century

Part of the Botanical Garden - the Baroque garden with the Linnaeum in the background.

The city of Uppsala

Uppsala Cathedral

Rune stone with and inscription from the 11th century

Uppsala and the river in the late afternoon

A seat by the river

The river late afternoon

Stockholm airport - returning to Helsinki

Stockholm - 18 Nov

I travelled Sweden for three days to meet people at Uppsala Universtiy. On the way over I visited Stockholm and spent an afternoon with Nick. These are some photos of our walk around south Stockholm.

St Petersburg - Monday 16 Nov

I spent most of the day to looking around some more before catching the train back to Helsinki.
The Metro is very deep underground - I couldn't see the end of the escalator when I stepped on.


No worries - there is someone at the botton to take care of any problems.

The signs were mostly in Russian. It took time to decipher the Russian letters.

Alexander Nevsky Monastery at the far end of Nevsky Prospekt

The Monastyrka canal beside the Monastery

The entrance to the Monastery

Red berries

The grounds of the Monastery with Trinity Cathedral in the background. Many famous people are buried here including Tchaikovsky and Dostoevsky.

Statue of Alexander Nevsky - Russian hero from the 13th century - at the end of Nevsky Prospekt.

One of the many beautiful buildings in the city.

Statue of Mikhail Lomonosov - famous Russian scientist.

Looking down Zodchevo Rossi towards the Aleksandrinsky Theatre

Bridge over the Fontanka canal

Front of the Aleksandrinsky theatre

The front of BeloselskyPalace

China shop

Mikhailovsky Castle

The Summer Garden - closed for repair

Looking across the Field of Mars with the memorial flame

Marble Palace on the embankment of the Neva

Finlandia railway station

Christmas tree outside Finlandia railway station