Show lotter letter from germany germany har hagen yen ISA IS A ne peri the last baders of lillor or w aw t gar y purpose to seed vaa a fe items about northern find it MayS la kat Bt ta r ofus of u us S elders I 1 ers rs leaving lea hamburg for fo r lubeck where we took steamer malmo for kopenhagen the sea was unsteady as like wise were our stomachs but we landed in the beautiful kopenhagen after a 14 hours ride we kept in sight h t of land nearly all the way and the islands we passed under the glimmer of the moon made a spectacle rare and beautiful kopenhagen ZD is justly the pride and ideal of every dane and my long ion pent up curiosity was very agreeably allayed as I 1 entered this city kopenhagen is is very clean her tidy old houses look like new her well kept streets and parks and palm houses serve to beautify her statues and government buildings are all well erected per hal ha s no where in the world is there a better display of sculpture ture in marble and granite than in kopenhagen 0 she has many places of amusement a mu many relies relics to see and to visit such as the old tower teor beor vald sens museums A view of the canals and a ride around the city the market place and the kings calape one is struck by the optimistic way ag the race is large in stature and honest in principle I 1 must hurry on we crossed from denmark to the little town of helsingborg Hels ingborg sweden where we purposed to go in another direction and visit the danish town Helsin helsinger gor the old castle here in he helsinger Helsin isinger gor is the place where shakespeare lays his hamlet it is a large laud land mark facin facing the water and commands a view of the surrounding islands after returning in t to helsingborg Hels ingborg we wa took train for making two stops one at gottenberg and one at Troll hatten the latter reminds one of provo or log logan ga n canyon only I 1 think it is prettier and has greater water power and a prettier set of falls the famous locks to the canals are here these locks so dameus in his tory are the result of a gigantic engineering t and show the expenditure of millions t f dollars about ships go through here yearly A visit to norway and Siv sweeden eeden without seeing t the falls and locks at Troll hat hatten ten is a chance ever to be reff regretted 0 retted one passes through woody bill hilly y country on his way to Nor ways capital As we rounded the last point the city of lay wrapped in a beautiful coat of green and the noted blue sheet of water spread out from her feet this was the sight that greeted us uj as we rolled into the home of has the nicest of any city Ie I 1 ever saw we took a steamer ride around t the he same a and ad when the captain finding out that we were americans hoisted that grand old nag flao stars and stripes he be add ed doubly to our pleasure he knew how to please no where wherein in the world does water hide in such beautiful nooks and corners of land with such a variety of pines furs oaks birches etc adorning the hills as here the visit to the former summer palace of kin king 0 oscar was 1 tether a disappoint disappointment mout as his au alence ence is clearly evinced by the surroundings our time hero here waa wa well spent in visiting art galleries museums relic balls etc we spent a night a at tho swedish opera and also spent a day in the surrounding mountains up among 0 the farmers and Mol kere kero I 1 must not forget the visit to the homes of the norsemen norseman Nor semen whose houses are in the park above they d date ate as far back as A D and are of lo 10 log still in good preservation the old vicking boat is a treat to see it is a good sized ship about evidently used by those sturdy old norsemen norseman Nor semen in their famous sea voyages its history states that it was owned by a king who upon dying was buried their in and his wealth horses armour and all belongings in s were buried with him they were uncovered arm abed a bed of blue clay that served to preserve them so well we r read ad that these old sea masters made lo 10 long no g voyages t D down the coast of euro europe p e as far as the mediterranean sea surrounding gibralter and crossin crossing ovo overto to en england land and even as fat far as america ame rica one loves the life in norway and he can easily agree with the old bard as he be sang my norwegian ian winter is beautiful the white snow clad hills and the green pines with powdered hair the steadfast ice on the deep lakes and the angel garb on the barren shore I 1 would hardly change for summer the picture is right rig t but ut if were a bard I 1 would thus us s of summer oh ob where I 1 can n find a land so free la land of t tp lake the island the tree land and of midnight ht sun lan of a million colors blending ir in one land of the cliffs rising out of the deep lifting their forms to the clouds that sweep round their head where will you fin find such resting rest As nestled nestle aloft on the mountains brea brease with the clear blue water la lag ping your feet and the thiv thi wooded green bidding your alt treat where will siu sing of lands ian Is so old yet so oft written and never retold tell me a man of this land so free your answer is plain scandinavia your fatherland I 1 shall greet you from sweden and russia I 1 |