In 2008, I had the rare opportunity to visit Uppsala, Sweden because of the sponsorship I got to participate in the Top Level Seminar on Peace and Security at the Uppsala University. Prior to this I had my readings about Sweden and I was impressed by the history of the place. Before leaving for Sweden I was already armed with knowledge of the history of the country and of the locality of which I am staying. I never expected to arrived on a snowy day and much more on a snowstorm. They said it was unusual to have that kind of weather early December. Usually the snow comes later in winter. Uppsala is a wonderful city. Indeed it is a University town, Home to the famous Uppsala University. I visited some of its important landmarks and I will share with you some of this pictures. Hope you enjoy. These are my photos.
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| Uppsala Cathedral, the National Shrine of the Church of Sweden (Lutheran) |
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| Probaly part of Uppsala University? |
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| The facade of the Cathedral |
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| The Nave of the Cathedral |
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| I observed that sometimes they used different altar tables for Mass |
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| This is the High Altar |
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| The Ornate pulpit at the Cathedral. I attended one of the noon masses here. After the mass I greeted the organist and complemented the beautiful music. I introduced myself as a Filipino and all of a sudden he mentioned about the famous bamboo organ in Las Pinas, Philippines. That's how popular the Bamboo Organ is even this Swedish organist knows something about the bamboo organ. |
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| This is me. While taking a little walk I requested two students to take my photo. |
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| A monument in Honr of Karl Gustav XIV |
