Day: January 29, 2022

Sweden. Day 27. Uppsala: runes and rain.

Friday was sunny and nice the whole day: perfect for a walk around Stockholm. Saturday, however, began foggy and rainy. Since I did not get many interviews in Stockholm, except with the woman at the reception of the Strindberg Museum, who gave monosyllabic answers, and weather wasn’t improving, I thought it was time to leave….

Sweden. Day 26. Strindberg's Stockholm.

August Strindberg was born in Stockholm in 1849. At that time, it was still a relatively small and provincial place, at least compared to the main cities in continent. Its total population was 93,000 people and still had a rural feel.  Although he lived a large part of his life in Stockholm, he left for…