Off to Uppsala
We said goodbye to the cobbled streets of Gamla Stan (old town) Stockholm…
…and drove to the even older city of Uppsala, and the home and garden of Linnaeus!
The house was wonderful…
…the gardens amazing, laid out in the format of the 18th century garden but containing plants selected by Linneaus and following his systems of order.
I learned that he named Brown-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia) after his friend Olof Rudbeck!
We also visited the Uppsala cathedral and saw the tombs of kings and queens going back to the 12th century. The spires are visible in the distance from the next place we went to little further out of town…
…at Gamla Uppsala (old Uppsala) which had Viking burial mounds and a little Museum.
I bought three skeins of yarn, hand-dyed using plant derived colours by genuine (Viking garbed) interpreters on site!
Not Viking sheep, but so cute!
After the visit to Uppsala we drove northwest towards Dalarna of which more later!
Quimper Hittys 
What an exciting journey you’re having! Linnaeus, plant derived colored yarn, old towns…and all across the ocean….ADVENTURE!
It is such an adventure! We are loving the experience!
Yay, more wool to knit up! And so cool to be in a garden connected to Linneaus.
The garden was really interesting. We have been to several botanical gardens on this trip but this was a real treat to see!
You are having a fascinating time! That wool will be a good souvenir of your trip. I remember learning about Linnean classification at Uni though I have forgotten most of what I was taught! Not the kind of thing I use everyday but occasionally handy in gardening.
So interesting to see where he actually lived and developed his classification systems!
I just knew you woild have to buy some wool. I am so enjoying your journey and all the marvelous things you are seeing. Thank you for sharing with us.
I was hoping to find some Swedish wool, and I thought it couldn’t get much more Swedish than dyed by viking (garbed) women!
What a fab trip.
It has been! Just amazing, and so full of wonderment.
Uppsala looks and sounds like it is amazing. The ladies look very relaxed on their new skeins!
The wool is very squishy and delightful…and we are scheming about the right way to use it !