CHAPTER IX

The Hjörund Fjord--Öie to Hellesylt--An evening idyll--The Geiranger Fjord and its waterfalls--An ancient farm near Meraak--By steamer to Næs--The grandeur of the Romsdal--The River Rauma--Salmon fishing--The great sea fisheries--The midnight sun--Winter sports in Norway--Wild animals and game--Molde, the most beautifully situated town in Norway

Index

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

SOGNE FJORD, GUDVANGEN (missing from book) . . . . . . . _Frontispiece_

HARDANGER FJORD: ODDE GODÖSUND (missing from book) ULVIK ÖSTENSÖ ÖSE FJORD SKJÆGGEDALSFOS BONDHUS GLACIER

SOGNE FJORD: VIK "STAV-KIRKE" ESE FJORD (A WEDDING PARTY) A "SÆTER," VETLE FJORD FJÆRLAND NÆRÖ FJORD NÆRÖDAL, FROM STALHEIM LÆRDALSÖREN URNÆS CHURCH, LYSTER

NORD FJORD: A SALMON RIVER, STRYN LOEN VAND AND GLACIER

HJÖRUND FJORD, ÖIE

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GEIRANGER FJORD MERAAK

THE MOUNTAINS OF ROMSDAL

ROMSDALS FJORD FROM NÆS

MOLDE

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THE NORWEGIAN FJORDS