Neil Hopcroft

The Island House by Mary Considine [Read aloud to Adelle] We picked up this book during our recent holiday in Cornwall, wanting to know more about what life in the county is like. This book chronicles the life of a London couple who want to drop out of city life. They get an agreement from […]

We found some Papier-maché monsters outside the hippie house in Jamtli.

The open air museum at Jamtli also has some more modern exhibits than those at Skansen.

On the north side of Östersund is Jamtli, an open air museum somewhat like Skansen.

I found some Ugly Wood Art on Norderön and Frösön.

The rune stone on Frösön is the most northerly rune stone discovered so far.

Over the Storsjön from Östersund is the island of Frösön.

After we finished with the Vikings we stayed in the city of Östersund.

Sun shining through the ‘chimney’ of the Longhouse.

Vikings enjoying the lake at the bottom of the garden. There are beautiful views over the lake to the mountains in the background.