Tonight was Alla Helgon Dag (all saints day) and Manon and I took a walk through the graveyard to see the lit candles- like a sea of lights or, as she said it, a little sleeping city. It was bitterly cold, an utterly clear sky, almost pure darkness aside from the candles and the stars. There were so many candles lit that even walking around, generally at some distance from them you could still smell the wax burning.

In correlation with the holiday and the time of year, a series of lights have been put up around Uppsala, on certain monuments and buildings. Here's one example.



This is the main University Building - the light colors change constantly. Quite a surprise to see at first.