The large, elegant botanical garden of Uppsala is a place you’ll probably discover quite soon once you’re living here. Located centrally, opposite the famous and iconic Slott, and between several buildings of Uppsala University, it’s hard to miss. In winter time the garden seems quite sober and is for a large part not even open… Continue reading Around Uppsala: The Botanical Garden
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Around Uppsala: Hågadalen
On the Western side of Uppsala, close to the Flogsta neighbourhood lays a beautiful nature reserve. This area is called Hågadalen and consists of forests, swamps and a more open valley area around the Håga river. It’s a popular place for a hike, bike, run or horse-ride alike. Personally I am very impressed by such… Continue reading Around Uppsala: Hågadalen
Around Uppsala: Fjällnora
“Tracks are plowed on the ice, turning lake Trehörningen into an ice-skating valhalla.” It’s a little bit further away compared to the other places I’ve described thus far, but I think Fjällnora deserves a page on this blog. Surrounded by lakes and hidden between forest-covered hills, this recreation area is appreciated at all times of… Continue reading Around Uppsala: Fjällnora
Around Uppsala: Ultuna
The first day I visited our campus Ultuna, I fell in love with it. I remember it well, biking down along Fyrisån river through fields and forest and finally finding myself surrounded by houses again. Beautiful old houses. But when biking a little further I stumbled upon impressive modern buildings. I don’t always like modern,… Continue reading Around Uppsala: Ultuna
Around Uppsala: Fyrisån
Lund and Uppsala seem to be in a continuous competition about which of the two is the nicest student city of Sweden. A friend of mine who has lived in both places for a while told me that Uppsala wins to him without any doubt. The reason? Lund doesn’t have a river. This might sound… Continue reading Around Uppsala: Fyrisån
Around Uppsala: Lunsentorpet
Southeast of Uppsala there is a beautiful forest area called Lunsen. It is not far away from campus at all, next to lake Ekoln and on the border to Sävja, where I went picking mushrooms a little while ago. In the middle of this forest there is a clearing where people have built some basic… Continue reading Around Uppsala: Lunsentorpet
Around Uppsala: Flogsta
Flogsta… where to begin? First of all, Flogsta is not a touristy place. There won’t be a page in the lonely planet, there is no natural wonder or any real must-see around here. Yet I would like to add Flogsta into this category I started of places worth a visit in and around Uppsala. Flogsta… Continue reading Around Uppsala: Flogsta
Around Uppsala: Ekoln
I was thinking it could be nice to start a small series of places worth a visit in and around Uppsala. After all, the place where you are going to live can be an important factor when choosing a studies abroad. I knew very little about Uppsala – and actually about Sweden in general –… Continue reading Around Uppsala: Ekoln