Summer Memories - Gamla Uppsala

Gamla Uppsala or Old Uppsala is where one can find lots of, well, old things, like Viking Mounds!

And, old churches...

This old church happens to be Anders Celsius's resting place.  That's pretty cool, no?

The bellfry.

Two things I love: the café culture in Sweden and when Scott moves in to pose for a picture when Sam is clearly not about it.  Ha!

Nearby is a little beach area, Storvad, on River Fyrisån.  See the wheelchair accessible ramp?  Honestly, though, the river did not look all that clean, and this section is in the middle of an agricultural area, but it must be OK if they build this as a recreational spot...we did not go in.

I think our favorite part of the visit was Disagården - the open air museum that shows how people would have lived in area during the 19th century.  We happened to be there on a day where they had children's activities, so, of course, I then got nostalgic for the days when the girls were little and thought about when we visited Hampton Court Castle back in 2013 when we lived in Worcester, England.

Sweet Sam, can still be like a little girl, pretending to prick her finger on the spindle like Sleeping Beauty.

And, Scott, for sure is like a little boy when it comes to anything related to hunting or food.  This is real meat curing in the shed!

We got to see all kinds of livestock.  Some real and some less real.

Finally, the obligatory idealized pastoral photo.  Because, why not?

All in all, a fun day in Gamla Uppsala!