In May-June, 2018 members of our family—eight of us in all—flew across the ocean to Hemlandet (Swedish=”The Homeland,” the land of our ancestors) to spend nine days visiting, travelling and sightseeing. This website is my photographic memorial to those unforgettable days. (Actually, I must give due credit: of the 360 photos we brought home in our iPhones, my contribution was, uh, less than two dozen.) We spent about three days in Grundsund, the home of my father Gustav Henrik Jakobsson, where we met many relatives and saw wonders we’d never seen before; then it was back to Stockholm by train for three days of sightseeing, fine cuisine, and lots of walking on cobblestone streets. Oh my aching, aging feet…but it was worth every step.
The photos are easy to access: just click on a top Menu item, then click on a thumbnail and you’re off. You can go directly to the next photo in the series by hovering your cursor in the right side of the middle of the photo; or you can close the photo you’re viewing by clicking the “X” in the top corner, then click another thumbnail that catches your eye. NOTE: Some of the pages have two groups of photos; the Click to the second page will be obvious under the thumbnail collection.
At the bottom of each page there is a place for comments. Your comments are welcome!
Enjoy your tour!
Paul Jacobson