Tredje dagen i Sverige (Sweden, day three)

Today was a rainy day in Sweden and the temperature was around 20 (celcius) so it wasn't too bad. The day started off with a trip to Uppsala Konsert&Kongress in the southern part of the city, which is a brand new opera house that was designed by a famous Danish architect. The building was the subject of much controversy because it was constructed in a very old area with very old buildings and local residents didn't want this ultra-modern building spoiling the old world charm of the area. We went inside and the interior architecture is just as impressive as the outside and we went to the observation deck on top and had a look around.

After that, we walked back into the city's central area and visited a local festival celebrating Carl Linnaeus also known as Linné. It was a nice cultural festival with folk music, traditional crafts and foods. I especially like the hjortron jam and the havtron juice. The handmade brushes were especially fascinating, as the process has been the same for over a two thousand years and it's just amazing. I also walked by a stand selling jewelry made of bent forks and spoons, and they were so amazing and ingenious. Well then we went back home as the rain was really picking up.
After changing into dry clothes, we went and picked up Anna, an Australian girl who has been here since January and went to meet Iliyas, who just arrived from France. They have a very nice house and seem like very nice people. I also learned that they will be my second host family after 6 months and they have a son and daughter, who is leaving for Spain pretty soon. We just got home a little while ago and I'm really tired, as it's almost midnight here now. Well until tomorrow, Hey då

You can see all of today's pictures here