portion of the Bourse is occupied by shops; on the first storey is the great hall containing a picture of Christian IV. visiting Tycho Brahe.

The Arsenal contains a very interesting collection of arms, ancient and modern.

The principal promenades are

ROUTE 200.

COPENHAGEN TO ELSI

NORE.

nade of the citadel of Frederickshaven, and upon the quay called Lang linie.

S far as Neumunster (46 miles) the route is the same as the route next above. At KIEL (Hotel: Germania), passengers embark on board the steamer for KORSOR.

KIEL to Korsor, steamer every morning and evening, in 6 to 7 hours, on the arrival of the trans from Hamburg. Fare, 11 m. 25. Railway from Korsor to Copenhagen in 2 hours. Fare: first, 7.85 kroner; second, 5.70 kroner.

The route of the steamer is sheltered except for a very small part of the distance, and little inconvenience is experienced.

The boats are excellent, and have good sleeping berths. Copenhagen is described in the Route next above.

2 kr.; 3d, 1 kr. 50 ore.

EAVING

Copenhagen

we reach LYNGBY (8 miles), situated on the borders of a lake sur

rounded by pretty villages and country houses. At HILLEROD (22 miles) is the extensive castle of FREDERIKSBORG, recently restored. ful. FREDENSBORG (28 miles), The chapel is very beauti

situated on the Lake of Esrom. residence of the royal family, The Castle, the usual summer stands in the midst of extensive gardens, which are adorned with numerous busts and statues. Here is a collection of paintings, principally Flemish and Dutch.

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ELSINORE (38 miles), (Hotel : d'Oresund), is a commercial town, commanding the passage the Sound, and situated exactly opposite the Swedish town of Helsingborg. Up to 1857, all vessels passing the Sound paid dues at Elsinore, but the great maritime nations then succeeded in procuring their abolition. This sound is pletely frozen over in winter. The Cathedral contains several handsome tombs. On the north of the town is the Gothic Castle of KRONBORG, built in the 16th century by Frederick II., and surrounded by modern fortifications. It has an interesting chapel, and a gallery of paintings. From the terrace, and from the summit of the watchtower, there is a beautiful view, extending over the hills of Den

mark and Sweden as far as Cape Kullen. A little distance to the north-west of Kronborg, near the ancient royal palace of Marienlyst, is a pile of stones, said to be the tomb of Hamlet. It is at the Castle of Elsinore that Shakespeare makes the ghost of Hamlet's father appear to the sentinels and to the prince. The palace of Marienlyst is now kept as an hotel.

ROUTE 201.

COPENHAGEN TO STOCKHOLM.

Steamer to Malmo in about an hour and a half. Thence to Stockholm by rail, 370 miles. Fares, express, 1st class, 52.05 kr; 2d, 37.65.

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PALME (Hotel Kramers) is a town of about 33,000 inhabitants, and of considerable importance, from the fertility of the surrounding country, as well as its manufacturing and commercial industry. Lund (10 miles), population 12,000, is situated in a vast plain. At the commencement of the Christian era, Lund was a place of great importance, with 80,000 inhabitants. The Cathedral, of the 11th century, is next in size to those at Upsal and Linkoping. The pulpit is of alabaster. Near the Cathedral is the statue of Tegner. The University was founded in 1666. Puffendorf was, for a time, one of the professors. It comprises a library of 80,000 volumes, a museum, cabinet of medals, and a collection of natural history. At Eslof (21 miles) the lines from Landskrona and Helsingborg fall in. At Hesseholm

(52 miles) a branch line turns off to Helsingborg. Near Elmhult (84 miles), the line, skirting a small lake, passes near Roshult, the birth-place of the celebrated naturalist, Linnæus. A pyramid, with a medallion, has been erected in his honour. Nassio (166 miles) is the highest point on the lines of the south and west, being about 1000 ft. above the sea.

[Here our line branches off, leaving the old route to the left. The chief places on the old route are JONKÖPING (Jonkoping Hotel), (194 miles), population about 13,000, is situated in a plain between the great Lake of Wettern, and the small Lakes of Rocksjo and Munksjo. On the south rise lofty hills covered with pine forests. We pass round the southern extremity of Lake Wettern. Falköping (232 miles). Here a branch goes off to Gottenburg, 71 miles distant. We see the hills of Mosseberg and Olleberg, about 760 ft. high. Near Moholm (272 miles) we cross the Gota canal. LAXÁ (318 miles); at this point the line to Carlstad and Christiania joins this line. Near Wingaker (355 miles) is the fine Chateau of Safstaholm, containing a valuable library and an excellent picture-gallery. The grounds are well laid out, and comprise a fine orangery.]

Continuing on toward Stockholm by the new short route, we next reach MJOLBY, then LINKÖPING (Hotel: Stora Hotellet), a large town, and residence of a bishop. The cathedral, next to that at Upsala, is the largest church in Sweden.

The next important station is NORSHOLM, two Swedish miles beyond which is the important town of NORRKÖPING (Hotel : Stora Hotellet). It is a manufacturing town, with few objects of interest to the tourist. Thirty miles further on is Katrineholm,

where the old route from Malmo joins our route.

Traversing the picturesque district of Sodermanland, with its forests and numerous lakes, we reach Sodertelje, a town of upwards of 3000 inhabitants, situated on the canal of the same name, which opens a communication between the Mælar, the Lake of Laren, and the Baltic. It was commenced in 1435, and completed between 1780 and 1819. Here is a hydropathic establishment. We presently pass through the tunnel of Nyboda, upwards of 300 yards long, and reach

STOCKHOLM (Hotels: GRAND,* RYDBERG. *)

CABS. Course in the town, one or two persons, 1 kr. ; three or four persons, 1 kr. 25 ore; per hour, 125 ore, and 1.50 ore; each additional hour, 50 and 60 ore.

THEATRES. Stora Teatern; Dramatiska Teatern; Nya Teatern; Mindeni Teatern; Sudugardslands Teatern; Humlegärds Teatern, open only in summer. In the Djurgård, theatre and circus, open in summer only.

ENGLISH CHURCH, in the Portsbrand Gata.

This is one of the most beautiful capitals of Europe. It is built partly on the mainland, and partly on nine holms, or islands, lying in the channel through which the Mælar Lake discharges its waters into the Baltic.

The Helge-aand, Stads, and Riddar holms, which formed the nucleus of the ancient city, founded in 1250 by Birgir Jarl, contain some fine public and private buildings. Amongst the most important is THE PALACE, which, situated on the highest part of Gustavsholm, is seen towering with its vast and massive walls above all the neighbouring houses. It was com

menced in 1697, on the site of a much older structure which had been burnt down, and was completed in 1753. It is built in the form of a quadrangle, with two wings, and incloses a large court. The basement story is of granite, the rest of brick and stucco. The front to the south-east is adorned with six Corinthian columns. The whole structure is chaste, simple, and finely proportioned. Besides the apartments of the Royal family, and the chapel, it contains a royal library of 120,000 volumes, and some rare and curious MSS.; a museum possessing many valuable northern, Tuscan, and Egyptian antiquities; a cabinet of 60,000 coins and medals, considered one of the finest collections of the kind in Europe; and a picture gallery, with fine specimens of almost all the great masters. The churches are 20 in number, including a French Reformed, a Dutch Reformed, an English, a Greek Russian, and a Roman Catholic. Few of the churches possess much architectural merit. The oldest is St Nicholas, in which the sovereigns are crowned. was founded in 1260, but has undergone so many changes that the original building has disappeared. It is surmounted by a lofty tower, and contains the tombs of King Magnus Smeck, and his queen Bianca. The Riddarsholm Kyrka, or church, was originally attached to a monastery, and possesses considerable historical interest, both from the scenes which have taken place in it, and from its containing the ashes of a long line of Swedish monarchs. In one of the chapels is the tomb of Gustavus Adolphus. Its style was originally Gothic, but has been much defaced by modern alterations. The church of Adolphus Frederick, in the Norrmalm, is built in the form

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of a cross, and is rendered conspicuous by its elegant tower crowned by a copper dome. The other public edifices deserving of notice are the Ofver-stathallershuus, a handsome structure by Tessin, facing the quay, on which a granite obelisk, in honour of Gustavus III., has been erected, the Ridderhuus, where the state, and also the academy of science, hold their meetings, and the shields of about 3,000 Swedish nobles are hung up; the Bourse; the mint, with a good collection of minerals; the town-house, a large pile, in which the principal courts of justice are accommodated; the post office, Royal theatre or opera house, the arsenal and barracks. The NATIONAL MUSEUM contains galleries of paintings and sculpture, a museum of antiquities, &c. The picture gallery (open Tuesdays and Fridays, from 11 to 3) contains nearly 3,000 pictures. Among them are works of Murillo, Correggio, Van Dyck, Rembrandt, Carlo Dolci, and other celebrated masters. The gallery of sculpture contains many valuable works: the gem of the collection being the "Sleeping Endymion," found at Tivoli, near Rome.

The aristocratic quarter of Norrmalm, with the new paradeground, its public gardens, and its fine wide and even streets, ranks as the handsomest part of the town. The most picturesque of the nine islets of Stockholm is the Sodermalm, on the steep sides of which the houses rise in terraced rows to the summit, which is crowned by St Catherine's Church. Numerous public gardens, summer palaces, and country residences extend along the north-east shores of the lake, and on the margins of the Ladugaard's Holm, the central portions of which present a picturesque blending of rocks, wooded

heights, and romantic glens. On this side of the city lies the famous Djurgaard, or Deer Park, one of the finest public parks in Europe, which occupies a peninsula two miles long, and one mile wide, whose natural beauties have been judiciously aided by art.

Stone and wooden bridges connect together the various islands of the town.

The streets of the older quarters are narrow, crooked, and illpaved; but in the better parts of the town there are fine straight streets, and capacious squares and open palaces, with well-built stone houses.

In the Gustaf Adolfs Torg is an equestrian statue of Gustavus Adolphus. The four medallions on the pedestal represent Baner, Koenigsmark, Torstenson and Wrangel. A little to the west of this place, behind the palace of the Crown Prince, commences the Drottninggatan, or Queen Street, the finest in Stockholm. The vast Place of Charles XIII. contains a statue of that monarch.

Stockholm is the seat of government, the residence of the sovereign, and the place of assembly for the legislative chambers. It is the centre of the literary and social activity of the country, and has numerous scientific, artistic, and benevolent institutions.

In the immediate vicinity of Stockholm are the Karlsberg Academy for naval and military cadets; Ulriksdal, the favourite summer residence of the King; and seven miles distant is Drottingholm, a splendid summer palace, with a fine park. The collection of curiosities, armour, &c. at Ulriksdal, made by Charles XV., is one of the most interesting in Europe, and should on no account be omitted.

Few cities can boast of more picturesque environs or finer promenades.

The railway route leaving on the left the lake of Mælar crosses a fertile and undulating country, passing Jerfva and several small stations before reaching ROSERSBERG (18 miles). The only object of interest here is the Chateau of Rosersberg, an old royal residence burned in 1679 and rebuilt and modernized. The park is the largest in Sweden. Passing three unimportant stations we reach (46 miles) UPSALA. (Stads Hotell, Hotel Upland). Population 13,200. This ancient and beautiful city was for a long time the capital of Sweden. It is built on both banks of the Fyrisa. The western part, containing the principal buildings, occupies a range of high ground overlooking an extensive plain. It is the seat of an archbishop who is primate of Sweden. The great attraction of the city is the CATHEDRAL, which has been much damaged by restorations, but which is still a handsome structure. It is in the Gothic style, and built of brick, was founded in 1258, and completed in 1435. It is 330 feet long and 140 broad. It contains the tombs of Linnæus, and of Gustavus Vasa and other Kings of Sweden. The UNIVER

Two miles north is Old Upsala, which was the seat of the Odin worship. The splendid temple and the sacred grove have disappeared. The old church is regarded by some as the temple of Odin. It is the oldest church in Scandinavia. Near the church are three tumuli, one of which according to tradition contains the ashes of Odin, the second those of Thor, and the third those of Freya, the wife of Odin. About four miles from Upsala are the famous Mora stones, where, in the middle ages, the election and crowning of the Kings of Sweden took place (1060-1512).