Uppsala

I forgot to mention our overnight in Uppsala, a beautiful university town just north of Stockholm. We took a short train ride to get there and stayed at the most expensive Best Western in the world.

We spent a lot of time walking around and just exploring. The Cathedral there is the oldest in Scandanavia, dating from the 13th century, but most of it has been restored over the years due to fires and the change in fashion. Across from it is a great museum with weapons from the 7th century- swords, helmuts. There is also a model of a classroom from a university that was used for disections that the public was also invited to. There was also an "Art Cabinet" given to one of the King Gustav's. This thing is a huge chest with all sorts of doors, shelves and cabinets which were full of objects from all over the world. It was supposed to be like owning the world, with fine art from every corner. There are miniature paintings, jade combs, crosses, amber, you name it.

We also made our way to the university library. This university dates back to the mid 15th century so they have some incredible history and their hands on some incredible objects including a 6th century "Silver Bible" which is the world's best record of the Gothic language. I didn't even know the Goth's had a distinct language.