Return to Sweden

<BODY> <h2>Return to Sweden</h2><br> <B>Dale Johnson</B> documents the extraordinary experience of returning to the land of his ancestry, Sweden, to see its beautiful sights and to meet its warm, openhearted people. The journey begins in the manufacturing center of Goteborg, famous for Volvo cars and Hasselblad cameras; then to Karlsten Fort, built during the middle ages; next the village of Rattvick, which dates back to the 16th century; then in Nusnas he watches the creation of dala wooden horses; next with Laplanders to view a modern Reindeer roundup. He captures a view of the Midnight Sun; then explores the largest underground iron mine in the world to see how iron is processed. After exploring Sweden's most northern major city, Kiruna, he ferries to Gotland Island to the capitol of Visby, still enclosed by a medieval wall; then sees Gotlandruss, which are ancient horses found no where else in the world; next he climbs stone pyramids identified as Viking burial markers; next the Bunge Museum, which depicts life in the 17th century, to watch how creosote has been made for centuries; then he climbs the "Rokaur," the natural sea stacks formed by the waves of the ocean at Faro; he concludes in Uppsala to visit the oldest university in Sweden. Produced by Trailwood Productions, Inc. 08DR IJSCA 85 min. <A HREF="index.htm" target=_top>Home</a><br> </BODY>