II. PLAN OF TOUR. xiii
heard that even the grandest scenery in Norway is somewhat mo¬
notonous ; but this impression wears away when the country is
explored in a thorough and leisurely fashion. The traveller is
therefore advised to devote a first visit to a cruise along the west
coast, in order to obtain a general survey of the scenery, and to
spend one or more subsequent seasons in exploring the Telemarken,
or the Hardanger, Sogne, and Molde Fjords, or the magnificent
Jotunheim, or the Lofoten Islands, or some of the grand and wild
solitudes of the northern fjords and fjelds. True lovers of nature
who adopt this plan will be abundantly rewarded, and they will
carry away with them enthusiastic admiration of the scenery com¬
bined with cordial regard for the inhabitants. On the other hand
persons who are addicted to luxurious hotels and the distractions of
watering-places and other fashionable resorts will not find Norway
to their taste. The routes given in the Handbook may be combined
in many different ways, but the following favourite tours may be
mentioned as specimens.
i. Two or three Weeks from Christiansand. Days
From Christiansand by steamer to Stavanger and Odde on the Har¬
danger Fjord, and thence to Bergen (Rli. 15-19)....... 5-7
From Bergen by railway to Vossevangen, and by road to Oudvangen
on the Sognefjord (R. 20)......■........ll/2-2
From Gudvangen to Lcerdalsm'en, and Excursion to the Jostedals-
brce (R. 21).................... 3-4
From Lserdals0ren through the Valderi to Christiania (R. 7). . 4-6
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ii. Three or Four Weeks from Christiansand. Days
From Christiansand by steamer to Skien; thence by lake-steamer to
Notodden-Hitterdal; and by road to Tinoset (RR. 1, 5) . . . . 4-6
From Tinoset to the Rjukanfos, and thence to Aamodt, either via
Tinoset or via, the Totakvand (RR. 4, 5)......... 3-4
From Aamodt to the Haukeli-Saiter and Odde (R. 5)...... 3-4
From Odde to Bergen, and thence either via Vossevangen as in
Tour i, or by steamer all the way, to Lcerdalseren (RR. 18,19,20,21) 5-6
Excursions from Lserdals/Jren, and thence to Christiania as above
(RR. 21, 6 or 7)................._.____7-9
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iii. Three or four Weeks from Christiania.
From Christiania to Drammen, Kongsberg, and the Rjukanfos (RR. 3,4) 2-3
From the Rjukanfos to Odde, Bergen, Lwrdalseren, and Christiania
(as in Tour ii)..................■ 18-24
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iv. Three or four Weeks from Christiania.
By steamboat from Christiania to Skien, and thence by lake-steamer
to Hitterdal; excursion thence to the Rjukanfos and back
(RR. 1, 4, 5).................... 6-6
From Hitterdal by road to Hvideseid and by steamer to Laurdal and
Dalen; excursions from Laurdal and Dalen (R. 5)...... 5-6
From Dalen to Odde; steamboat to Eide; road to Vossevangen and
Oudvangen; and thence to L&rdalsaren and Christiania (as in
Tours ii, iii)...................• tO-16
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