Is Sweden鈥檚 Uppsala a Better Alternative to Stockholm, Uppsala, Sweden
Sometimes a place gets into your heart quite by surprise especially when it wasn鈥檛 even on the itinerary. For us this was the joy of Uppsala, a university city one hour north of the country鈥檚 capital Stockholm. So in this blog we consider the question is Sweden鈥檚 Uppsala a better alternative to Stockholm?
We鈥檙e not big city fans. We adore nature, wilderness and the great outdoors. Although for any authentic traveller worth their salts, throwing in a dose of urban is an essential balance to the travel perspective. Cities for all their busy vibes offer a plethora of history, ghostly footsteps, culture and an experience that makes us appreciate the natural world even more. From time to time, we find a place that totally knocks our socks off, surprises us with its small city charm and ingratiates itself into our souls with the ease of slicing warm butter.
Uppsala will go down as one of those cities that we both fell in love with and will return to explore some more. In the meantime our short visit here was enough to give us a taster and a desire to implore others to come. Of course on this eastern edge of Sweden, its capital city Stockholm is perhaps the major draw. And why not! With more museums than you can shake a stick at, so many islands that you can hop on hop off too and of course the capital culture, Stockholm is actually a really beautiful city to explore. Especially if like us, you search out the alternative sides of the city rather than the more traditional views. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
We鈥檙e not big city fans. We adore nature, wilderness and the great outdoors. Although for any authentic traveller worth their salts, throwing in a dose of urban is an essential balance to the travel perspective. Cities for all their busy vibes offer a plethora of history, ghostly footsteps, culture and an experience that makes us appreciate the natural world even more. From time to time, we find a place that totally knocks our socks off, surprises us with its small city charm and ingratiates itself into our souls with the ease of slicing warm butter.
Uppsala will go down as one of those cities that we both fell in love with and will return to explore some more. In the meantime our short visit here was enough to give us a taster and a desire to implore others to come. Of course on this eastern edge of Sweden, its capital city Stockholm is perhaps the major draw. And why not! With more museums than you can shake a stick at, so many islands that you can hop on hop off too and of course the capital culture, Stockholm is actually a really beautiful city to explore. Especially if like us, you search out the alternative sides of the city rather than the more traditional views. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Is Sweden鈥檚 Uppsala a Better Alternative to Stockholm
Guide Location: Sweden » Uppsala
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Author: Karen Davies
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Guide Location: Sweden » Uppsala
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Karen Davies
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- museum at Gamla
- Botanical Gardens
- castle
- cathedral
- Open Air Museum
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