Gamla Uppsala

Gamla Uppsala - old Uppsala and the burial place of ancient Kings dating back to the 6th century!

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Gamla Uppsala - those aren't hills; they are burial mounds. A long, long time ago, Kings and other important people were cremated in a special way, placed in an urn type structure, and then put in the ground. Then, people would work for months creating these hill-look-alike structures from rocks, dirt, and other materials! Quite an interesting and tedious burial process!

A burial mound, up close and personal
Me on a mound - I'm on the right, the person on the left is a total stranger
Apparently I missed this sign before I climbed over a fence and on top of the burial mounds

Mi madre posing in front of the mounds - she didn't break the law and climb on top Mom in front of the church in Gamla Uppsala

Gamla Uppsala Kyrka More mounds - very picturesque