Well, and it is not only the outside that is nice. The insides of the room are really nice too. I feel like it looks like a typical IKEA room, not sure if you share my sentiments. (By the way you can click on the picture to enlarge it to its original size. I am not sure why Blogspot compresses the picture for a certain dimension)
Anyway, our program for the second day was to go downtown and IKEA on the second day to get personal necessities and to get certain administration (like opening bank account) done. Bus ride costs a flat 10Kr (S$2) here whatever the distance...although it is free for subsequent rides in the first hour...means any buses u take within the hour is free. Downtown is just like 15 minutes bus ride away from the university. You could cycle there in less than double the time. Below are some pictures taken downtown...
The Linköping Cathedral in downtown is one of the most impressive pieces of architecture here in Linköping. It has a history of 800 years and has been preserved remarkably such that the remnants of the very first church building built 800 years ago can still be seen in the current cathedral. Its story reminds one of the creativity and determination of man.
The cathedral began as a small wooden house which functioned as a church for the people in the vicinity. As more people attended church and the church became overcrowded, they decided that they needed to expand the church. However, they could not afford to rebuild a new building from scratch, and they did not want to stop church service for the people during the re-building as well. Hence they expanded by building expansions around the church. This was a cheaper alternative, and the people did not have to stop attending church. The church was expanded various times during its history and one can walk through time by observing the architecture in the cathedral, as the architecture style changes with each expansion in a different period. More pictures of the church can be found below as well as in Wikipedia.
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