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n a d e ; b u t th ey are open only to the hold ers of tickets, which m ay be pro cu red a t a sm all expense on ap p licatio n to the C om m andant o f the F ortress. T h e view from these ram p a rts is splendid. T h e bro ad bosom o f the Sound covered w ith vessels, bearing the flags o f all nations, sailing to and from the B altic, steam ers en terin g an d leaving the h a rb o u r, the ou ter and in n er roads studded w ith ships a t an chor from the m ajestic m an -o f-w a r to the gracefu l cutter, the Sw edish coast risin g h ig h in the distance,. H veen island to the left — form tog ether a p ictu re ra re ly e q u a lle d , an d w hen seen an d co n tem p lated in the sunshine o f a sum m er’s evening m ust leave an im pression not easily to be erased. T h e Esplanade, or, as it is also called , the Groaning, extending from the E ast G ate to the T oldbod, is an agreeable w alk, b u t used m ore as a th o ro u g h fare to th e favorite one of the L ong Line. A new p rom en ad e has lately been laid out on St. Annm-plads , stretch ing from B redgade to the port, which, w hen the trees, plan ted on eith er side, shall have sent forth th eir branches, will, no doubt, form a p leasan t w alk, p a rticu la rly for those resid in g in the neighbourhood.