SvenskaI am lucky. It is so beautiful today and that is what I needed to find energy. As you know I am integrating my writing here with my book. Sometimes I go to church and I did today. It doesn´t happen very often but sometimes I do. Probably because I am grown up with this tradition.
I have actually lived in Uppsala for approximately 7 years so I really know Uppsala. A lot has changed but somethings will never change. Fyrisån is still there and will always be I suppose. A lot of stores have moved, closed or reopened. However, this “ice-cream shop” (photo below) has always been by Fyrisån as far as I know.
It was a very beautiful service today with “Hans helighet Tawadros II, Påve av Alexandria” from Egypt. In the book I write I touch a little upon religion. This is a very difficult subject and I can talk a lot about it but, I don´t. I would just like to note that something that is considered normal in Sweden with concern to religion can be interpreted as weird and/or strange in other countries. This is one of the biggest challenges in the world. How can borders be bridged?
Last night I thought of confession. I thought of the church and I remembered that there was a little shield for confession. I searched for it today but I couldn’t find it. However, I live like a nun today so maybe I don´t have anything to confess? I went for the holy communion so that was my confession.
Uppsala domkyrka is graceful and an old church. And Uppsala in general, is a very old town. A lot of people study in Uppsala and have studied. The university is very old, from several centuries ago. I like to hear the bells from the church. That was a reminder for students that they had 15 minutes (akademisk kvart) from the ringing to class. Gossip.
Please, have a look at the photos below from Uppsala. The picture above is a very important mansion from a historical point of view. I don´t know why, but my historical interest is huge. Sometimes.
Enjoy your Sunday!
Anna