16th Jan 14
Flying from Hong Kong to Paris all morning
Connecting to Helsinki then Stockholm Arlanda
Train to my new home, Uppsala, by late afternoon
Flying from Hong Kong to Paris all morning
Connecting to Helsinki then Stockholm Arlanda
Train to my new home, Uppsala, by late afternoon
First day to explore Uppsala
Moved into a new room for the year
All this week is going to be new firsts in Uppsala
First day realising it’s better to just stay indoors
Seriously it’s blanketed in snow out there
First day out shopping in the suburbs
Also getting accustom to taking buses
And all the snow here in Uppsala
Welcoming ceremony at the main university hall
But will be burying myself for the first weeks
Still working on the thesis in Uppsala -_-
Finally get to the other side of Uppsala
Visit the IKEA and also buy some clothes
Getting lost in the snowy forests
And finding huge flocks of fat ducks in Uppsala
Got to have a good walk around Uppsala today
Still covered in snow
Maybe it will be all ugly when it melts
Out tonight in the Uppsala cold for a pub crawl
So back in Uppsala for the weekdays
Being a student after all
Also interior decorating
A bit easier this time
Direct flight from Manchester to Stockholm Arlanda
Back in Uppsala for an early dinner
Back at Home
Back in Uppsala
Back to Study
Uppsala has a lot less snow since I was last here
So wandering around the outskirts and forests
Leaving Uppsala again
A comfortable early afternoon flight to Helsinki
Then an evening flight onto Tokyo Narita
So back in Uppsala
Back to ‘full time’ study again for a fortnight
Flying from Amsterdam to Oslo this morning
Spending the day exploring Oslo
Flying to Arlanda this evening and onto Uppsala
Back in Uppsala, spending the nice day exploring
Up to Gamla Uppsala for the afternoon and just relaxing
Valborg.
Recovering as usual in Uppsala
Train down to Stockholm
Spending the day poking around
Back to Uppsala tonight
The super early wake up in Uppsala
Flight to Berlin then onto Kraków by mid-morning
Spending the day exploring Kraków
Departing Poland this morning
Flying out of Warsaw onto Berlin
From Tegel to Arlanda then back to Uppsala
Weather finally turning nice
Cycling all around Uppsala today
Finally a truly sunny day
Actually sun baking in Uppsala
Hard to describe how amazing seeing the sun again is
Taking the train down to Stockholm
Spending the day there before back to Uppsala
The usual weekend parties in Uppsala
Day and night, becoming hard to tell the difference
Last day of semester and last day in Uppsala
As you can imagine everyone spontaneously parties
Up all morning with a morning flight.
Staying up all morning partying, final day in Uppsala
Not much sleep, maybe hungover
Flying down to Vienna then onto Milan this evening
Day flight from Kuala Lumpur to London
Wanted the evening/overnight flight, but it was full.
Made the last flight onto Stockholm, reach Uppsala after midnight.
So back in a very quiet Uppsala
Here until I decide otherwise
Enjoying the summer
Enjoying my last real summer day in Uppsala
Then finding a pub to watch the football tonight
With Germans so go Germany (good choice!)
Deciding hour by hour today, spending most of the morning exploring Vejle
Jumping on a train to Copenhagen this afternoon, next another over to Malmö.
Cheap last minute flights, so bus to airport, fly to Arlanda then bus home to Uppsala.
So glad to be home in Uppsala (no really)
But taking the train to Stockholm today
Back up tonight
Going to the ‘beach’ or rather a lake
Just a lazy summer day with fifty students
Late tonight (well when it gets a little dark..)
Stargazing at Gamla Uppsala
Out on a beautiful day and shopping with friends
Peace Party in Uppsala tonight, 200 years of peace in Sweden
And after that… more partying
Spending the day cycling far down south
Just exploring out of Uppsala a bit
Shopping trip to IKEA. Uppsala of course.
Yeah Swedish stereotypes
Kottbullar. Kanelbullar. nom nom nom.
In mainstreet Uppsala buying a saw
Cycling around with a giant saw like a murderer
Continuing the home renovations from yesterday
Quiet day in Uppsala
A welcome dinner at one of the student nations tonight
Leaving Uppsala for a couple days
Flying down to Berlin this afternoon to make a new friend
Another visit to Tegel today while I depart Berlin
Flying back to Stockholm Arlanda and Uppsala this afternoon
Gotta a party to get to!
Out with friends again tonight
Clubbing at the student nations
Then eating deep fried food at 3 – the good life
A lot of new students in Uppsala and Swedish orientations
Out for dinner and clubbing at a student nation
Like last night… you learn from repetition right?
Arriving back into Stockholm this morning
Riding back to Uppsala
Then mostly catching up on rest
One of these not so nice travel days, super early wake up in Uppsala
Arlanda to Copenhagen to Amsterdam arriving before I’d normally wake up
Departing midday for Kuala Lumpur on *that* flight
International Gasque tonight
These formal dinners / parties in Uppsala
Finally biked to a huge monument I could see from my window
Quite a far way away at the edge of Uppsala
Giant multi faith cemetery including a natural burial area
Current plans are to spend the entire month in Uppsala!
So might be quiet for a while.
Hopefully there are some parties…
That took long
First party / corridorfest coming up
Cat themed. Yay Uppsala
So staying in Uppsala this month
A bit of study of course
The usual weekly clubbing events at the nations
Uppsala
Party
1980s
Another party in Uppsala
Joint birthday parties to go to
Halloween parties of course
Hard to avoid when living in Uppsala
Bit of a pub crawl in Uppsala tonight
Arrived back in Stockholm.
Off the boat, bus to Uppsala.
Sleep.
Back in Uppsala
Lights in the forest by Håga in the wonderful winter tonight
Ostkakegille at Kalmar Nation tonight
Like a cheese cake formal dinner and party
But Swedish cheese cake. Ok, too hard to explain.
Spending the night looking Uppsala at the light festival
Farewell Uppsala
Limo to Arlanda
Flight to Dubai
Departing Copenhagen this morning to Stockholm.
It’s basically Christmas here! Only one flight scheduled!
Back home to Uppsala!
Enjoying Christmas in Uppsala
Jesus it is -20 C here.
White Christmas!!!
Uppsala.
Friday Night.
Party Time.
Uppsala Winter
No really, it’s not end of the earth but close
Enjoying it!
In a last minute decision for weekend trip
Flying from Stockholm down to Berlin tonight
Rode the U55 for the lolz.
Joined my friend to the Brazilian embassy
Before back to Tegel Airport
Flying back to Stockholm Arlanda and Uppsala
Uppsala winters are cold so stay indoors
Mostly spending free time ice skating outside
Still here
Still cold
Still skating
Leaving Uppsala today so sad
Flying to Copenhagen this morning
Connecting onto flight to Singapore this afternoon
Arriving into Amsterdam this morning
Was going to visit Utrecht but warm clothes in Algeria…
Bought a new coat. Flying to Stockholm and Uppsala tonight.
Good news luggage finally arrive from Algeria and France
Bus down to Arlanda this evening, coincidentally strikes are on
Finally reunited, return to Uppsala
Day to myself mostly
Cycled to Gamla Uppsala to see it in the snow
Flying out of Stockholm Arlanda this morning
Spending the day in Munich again
Flying out to Dubai tonight
Morning flight to Gothenburg
Then taking the train across Sweden
Arriving in Uppsala this evening
Back in Uppsala, shopping and just cycling around
A lovely day, moon out but then storms
A bit of a lull before the ‘storm’ of Valborg tomorrow
Celebrating Valborgsmässoafton in Uppsala
Recovering comfortably in Uppsala
Possibly my final day in Uppsala
After living here over a year finally being a tourist
Exploring and photographing the place one last time
Truly final day in Uppsala?
Departing Stockholm Arlanda today to London
Flying onto Madrid this evening
Strikes and flight cancellations in Frankfurt
Departing in the afternoon to Oslo with further delays
Connecting to Stockholm Arlanda tonight then up to Uppsala
Valborg in Uppsala
For the third year
Still staying in Uppsala
Daytrip by train and bus to Sigtuna this afternoon
Uppsala still, hej!
Train down to Stockholm for the afternoon and evening
Dropped into Arlanda this morning
Back to Uppsala for the afternoon
Leaving Uppsala for good.
Disregarded all my plans, got a last minute ticket
Flying from Stockholm to Split this morning