island and fortress of Munkholm, the ancient state prison, described by Victor Hugo in his "Han d'Islande," where the crown and crown jewels are preserved; also to the cataracts of Lierjossen.

ROUTE 205.

CHRISTIANIA TO DRON

THEIM.

(BY ROAD TO STOREN, THENCE BY RAILWAY.)

complete the journey from Christiania to Throndhjem in three days, the traveller should not stop at Lillehammer; but post on and sleep at Kirkestuen, 4 miles from Lillehammer at Jerkinn, the second night, 13 miles; reach Engen (Storen), 10 miles, the third day in time for the train to Throndhjem the same evening. This may be done by starting early in the morning, and sleeping little. If, however, one should miss the train, he can sleep at Engen, and get to Throndhjem the next morning.

To perform the route in four days, post on immediately to Formo, 23 miles from Lillehammer; Laurgaard, 83 miles; Aune, 10 miles; get to Engen, 63 miles, in time for the evening train.

To perform the route in six days, sleep at Lillehammer; Listad, 6 miles; Laurgaard, 5 miles; Toftemoen, 2 miles (if possible to Dombas, 3 miles)) Aune, 7 miles; get to Engen, 63 miles, in time for the evening train.

To perform the route in seven days, sleep at Lillehammer; Listad, 61⁄2 miles; Laurgaard, 5

miles; Jerkinn, 53 miles; Stuen, 5 miles; get to Engen, 51 miles, in time for the evening train.

Consult the Communicationer for departures of trains.

This route, as far as DOMBAAS, is the same as Route 207, which see. Leaving Dombaas the stations are: Fokstuen, N. mile, poor station. The ascent is steep, and the distance to the next station takes two hours. Jerkinn (on the DOORE FJELD), 13 mile, good station, road level, situation wild and dreary. There is good fishing in the neighbourhood. Kongsvold,mile; the new road between Jerkinn and Kongsvold is nearly level all the way. The steep hill formerly travelled over is avoided. Between this and the preceding station is the division of the Hamar and Throndhjem dioceses (there are but six in Norway). On this road you pass over the highest point of the whole distance between Chris-iania and Throndhjem, and from it Snehatten, one of the highest mountains in Norway, and Rondene, can be seen in clear weather. Excellent quarters; prices moderate; good piano. Between Kongsvold and Drivstuen, the route formerly passed the Vaarsti, a tremendous hill, but a new road is now made to avoid it.

Drivstuen, 13 mile, excellent station, with trout fishing close by. Between Drivstuen and Rise there is a part of the river so narrow that a person can hop across it, but of an immense depth. It is called Maggalaupe (leap of the stomach). The water here foams and rages for a long distance like the bottom of a waterfall.

Rise, 1 mile, good station. Nearly the whole road from Kongsvold to Aune goes through the Drivdal. Between Drivstuen and Rise you pass the Drivstukleve, which was formerly a suc

cession of steep hills up and down for about 3 English miles. Aune, mile, excellent station, charges complained of. Our road soon quits the valley of the Driva and becomes less interesting. Stuen, 1 mile, fair station; Austbjerg, 1 mile, tolerable station. Our route, ascending, follows the famous ravine of the Orkla, the river being 700 feet below. Bjerkaker, 13 mile, good station, beautiful views, good fishing close by. The scenery continues fine, and the vegetation improves in richness. Garlid, 1 mile, good station. The road descends through a ravine, where there are several waterfalls. Prosthus, mile, bad station. Storen (Hotel), on the railway between Christiania and Drontheim, see Route 210. From Storen trains go to Drontheim in 2 hours.

Cost of this route for horses and post-boys, to those using their own carrioles and harness, and railway fares, 74 k. 23 o.

ROUTE 206.

CHRISTIANIA TO BERGEN, BY EIDVOLD AND THE FILLEFJELD.

The distance is 340 miles; we proceed to Eidvold, on Lake Mjosen, by railway, 43 miles; 1st class, 4.80; 2nd, 3.20. Steamer thence to GJOVIK in 5 hours, fare, 3.5.

There is a public carriage on this route as far as Odnoes every day, and thence to Loerdalsoren 4 times a week, but carriole is preferable.

Charge for horse and carriole is 1.80 per N. mile, besides the fee to the

Skydsgut (the boy who accompanies the traveller to bring back the carriole) of 20 o. per N. mile.

1st Day.-Leave Gjovig and drive to Lien on Granum, or Skoien. 2nd Day. -To Fagerlund. 3rd Day.-To Nystuen. 4th Day.-To Loerdalsoren. The scenery is beautiful throughout the journey.

EAVING Christiania we reach Lillestrom (13 miles) (a branch goes to STOCKHOLM.) Passing Finstadbro, where the line is carried through the hills by two tunnels, we reach Eidsvold (42 miles.) We now embark on the steamer which traverses Lake Mjosen. This lake is about 72 English miles long. The eastern shore is higher than the other, and indented with numerous fjords. The hills at the southern extremity are low, and are covered with well cultivated fields; those at the northern end are lofty, and remind the traveller of the scenery of some of the Swiss lakes. The lake is fed by numerous torrents, the largest of which flows out of a lake in the Dovrefjeld. Some miles from Minde we see in the distance the ruins of the Cathedral of Stor-Hammer, a town burnt by the Swedes in the 16th century. Passing the island of Helgo, we see an old castle built by Hako IV. and an arsenal. We disembark at

GJÖVIG (hotel: Ijeviks), and the remainder of the journey is made by carriole. From Gjovig to Mustad is 1 N. miles, over an excellent road; the scenery picturesque. Mustad to Lien, 13 N. mile. The distances are given in Norwegian miles.

Station at Lien, clean and cheap. Lien to Granum, 1 N. mile, station fair. About halfway to Odnaes, the road from Christiania comes in. Odnaes,

N. mile, hotel. At the north end of the Randsfjord, 1 N. mile, Skoien, station good.

Skoien to Tomlevolden, 13 N. miles, good road, good station and low charges. A little beyond Tomlevolden the road attains a great height, affording beautiful views. The river is crossed about 4 English miles from Tomlevolden by a new bridge.

Bradbury, in his excellent "Norway its Fjords, Fjelds, and Fosses," thus speaks of the remainder of our route-"I must now say, that from Tomlevolden to Bergen lies one of the most strikingly grand journeys it has ever been my fortune to make. In no other land have I ever beheld such a succession of grand pictures. For the entire distance there is a continuous series of savage landscapes, solemnly grand lakes, bold defiant mountains, torrents and waterfalls of the most beautiful description and endless variety. It would positively be absurd to try to convey any idea of the sights which present themselves on this journey.' Sveen, 18, station new and clean. Gravdalen (formerly the station) has a Pension, Berg's, much visited in summer. The view is beautiful. This hill separates the Etnadal from the Baegna valley. Freydenlund, 13 mile, good station. It is a large village, and residence of the local officials. Fagerlund, 1 mile. Good road, beautiful scenery. A day or two may be agreeably spent here in fishing. The lake abounds in trout. Wild duck are also plentiful. Reien, 1ğ mile. Road rough. The scenery is grand, the road skirting several lakes. Stee, 1 mile. Poor station. The scenery constantly becomes grander, more lakes are passed, and views are had of the Fille Fjeld range, crowned with snow. A stop is sometimes made here by huntsmen. Oiloe (Eyelo) 1 mile; good station. Tune,

mile, fair station. Just beyond the church, on the bank of the lake, is the Varg Inn, clean and well kept. The road now ascends to the Strandefjord. The road from this to the next station is a splendid new one, following the windings of the Lille Mjosen, at times cut out of the almost perpendicular cliffs. The scenery is very fine. Skogstad, 12 mile, a fair station, at the foot of the Fille Fjeld. A good road ascends to NYSTUAN, 1 mile, on the top of the Fille Fjeld, an excellent station. By ascending the hill to the right of the road over the station, an hour's climb, and going a little way over the Fjeld, a fine view may be had of the Jotun mountains, 3 N. miles distant, and of several glaciers. Maristuen, 1 mile. This stage is over the plateau of the Fille Fjeld, an excellent road, following the windings of the river. The inn at Maristuen is good. Hoeg, 1 mile. On the right, just before the road descends into the ravine, is the old and curious Church of Borgund, built in the 12th century. Scenery along the Laerdal river exceedingly fine. The river is 200 ft. below the road, and is bordered on each side by precipices of enormous height. Between this and the next station lies a new and curious zig-zag road, called Vindhellen. Husum, 1 mile, a clean station. An excellent road up and down a hill called Saeltunaasen, leads to Blaaflaten, 13 mile. The inn is not good.

LAERDALSÖREN, 1 mile, is a telegraphic station. The inn (Lindstrom's) is excellent. Hence to Gudvangen our route is over the Sogne Fjord by steamer. Four steamers a week toGudvangen, the direct steamer leaving Laerdalsoren on Wednesday, at 8 a.m., and Thursday, at 3 p.m. There is also a direct steamer to Bergen

on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Fares, 40 o. per sea mile (4 English miles). As these times of sailing are liable to be altered, travellers should consult the Norges Communicationer. The author of the book above quoted says of this part of our route :"The scenery on the journey from Laerdal to Gudvangen is grand beyond all conception, and never have I beheld in any other country sights that so impressed me with the awe-inspiring majesty of nature as did these on this journey. We left Laerdalsoren at eight o'clock, and for four and a half hours were sailing down the sublime fjord, this part of which is unquestionably the finest piece of fjord scenery in Norway. During the journey we passed some thirty waterfalls or cascades, falling in an endless variety of graceful shapes from various altitudes down the enormous mountains which form the sides of this truly grand fjord. These mountains rise almost perpendicular 4000 or 5000 feet high from the surface of the fjord, which is the 'sea-level.' Their summits were crowned with snow and ice, and stood out sharp and clear against the bright blue sky -for it was a day long to be remembered for its serenity and beauty-and their gigantic forms from base to peak stood deep reflected in the calm, clear fjord water, perfect as in a mirror. Never have I witnessed so perfect a reflection. It was impossible in many parts to discern, even with the aid of our glass, where the land and water joined. At the junction of the Aurlands and Noroens fjords the scenery defies description. Here an amphitheatre of mighty mountains rises upwards of 4000 feet sheer from the silent fjord, and the solemn grandeur which this

sight imposes is quite overpowering. No storm can enter here; all is still as death; not a sound is heard; even the waterfalls which here present themselves appear to hang in silence all around. We could think of no place that would compare with this most wonderful sight.'

At GUDVANGEN carrioles are again taken. The hotel (Hansen's) is excellent. Behind the station is the Keelfos, a fall of 2000 feet. The body of water is small, but it is a fine sight. After leaving Gudvangen the river is crossed, and the road enters the wonderful valley of Noerodalen. The mountains rise 4000 feet nearly perpendicularly on each side of the Noerofjord, leaving just room for the road and the river. The wildness and grandeur of the scenery defies description. Stalheim, 1 mile. Bad station. Vinge, 1 mile. Also a bad station. Tvinde, mile. A bad station, near which is the Tvindefos, a fine waterfall. VOSSEVANGEN, 1 mile. FLEISCHER'S inn here is excellent. Herr F. speaks English well. The house is just beyond the village by the side of the lake. This is a favourable spot for a long stay. Good fishing in the lake and streams. From Vossevangen to Bergen, the most direct route is by the railway opened in 1882, 66 English miles, 4 hours, or by Evanger, and Bolstadoren, 3 N. miles, whence steamers go to BERGEN in 6 hours. The route, however, to Eide, and the excursion to Odde and the waterfalls herein described, will be preferred by most male tourists. Continuing on by the last named route, the following are the stations after leaving Vossevangen : Vassenden, 17 mile. Station not good. It is at the head of Vassenden lake, celebrated for trout. An excellent road along the lake

brings us to EIDE,mile. Station hotel excellent. The town is beautifully situated at the end of one of the forks of the celebrated Hardanger Fjord, which abounds in fine scenery. (Steamers to Bergen and to the various landing-places on the Fjord.) The usual course is to take steamer to Utne, down the Sor Fjord to Lofthuus and Odde and thence to the Skjæggedalfos. The distance to Odde is made in a little over four hours. After touching at Utne, which is thought to resemble Belaggio on Lake Como in its position, the Sor Fjord is entered. For 20 English miles, to Odde, the scenery is of the grandest description. On the right are seen the glaciers of the Folge Fond, and watercourses are seen in many places running down the sides of the mountains for 2000 feet.

ODDE (Hotels Proestegaards, Baard Aga.) This is a favourite centre for excursions. Guides may be had for that to the Skjæggedalfos, and across the Folge Fond to Overhuus; the latter is a most laborious excursion (hardly suitable for ladies, unless they are used to mountain excursions on foot), and the descent particularly bad; the road to Bondhuus direct is better. Good trout fishing may be had by crossing the lake about 14 English miles and working up the stream.

"The Skjæggedalfos, or more properly the Ringedalfos, is a very fine fall, and should on no account be missed. There is an hour and a half's boating from Odde to Tyssedal, and thence about ten hours' walking and boating to the fall and back to Tyssedal, viz., three hours' ascent to a farm called Skjæggedal, then two hours' boat across a splendid lake to the fall. The walking on return, being on a descent, takes

Hard day's

rather less time. work to and from, but still accessible for ladies. Some American gentlemen have considered it very nearly if not quite as well worth a visit as the falls of Niagara, though very different in appearance. Observe the Tyssestringene on the way to it. This day's excursion is considered to be the best of any that can be made in the Hardanger Fjord."-Bennet.

The Laathefos can be visited from Odde, by walking twenty minutes, boat three-quarters of an hour, and carriole forty minutes, or walk an hour and a half. There are three fine waterfalls in sight of one another, the Laathefos, the Espelandsfos, and the Hildalfos. On Lake Sandven (the three-quarters' hour bating) there is a very fine view of the Folge Fond between the hills. The road is also very fine beyond the Laathefos.

The Buerbrae is a very beautiful glacier, and to go thither and back from Odde occupies only five or six hours. This as well as the Laathefos may be seen in the same excursion, but two days should be given to them if possible.

From Utne, where there is an excellent inn, sail or row boats may be hired for Eidford (time four or five hours). This place is called also Vik, but is best known by the former name. From Eidford an excursion may be made in ten or twelve hours to the celebrated Voring Fos, distant 11 English miles.

Mr Bennet says: "This station is on the Eidfjord or Oifjord. The station has of late been sold to two respectable young men, who are willing to do all they can for the accommodation of travellers, and to make the visit to the Voringfos more agreeable to them than it was formerly. Both brothers speak English. Charges