The burial mounds of viking kings

Uppsala

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June 11th 2008
Today was another cruisy day. We caught the train out to Uppsala (third largest city in Sweden) and then bus out to Gamla Upsala (the old part of Uppsala. Well, Uppsala was about the size of Palmerston North (New Zealand) and you'd have to use your imagination in Gamla Uppsala to see an actual town beyond a few scattered farmsteads. That said, the museum was quite interesting and centres around ... read more

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A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war in almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both World Wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system interlarded with substant... ... read more