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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.