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ENVIRONS.

G r a n d e u r and sublim ity are not features to be

m et w ith in the scenery o f th e island of Sealand.

H e re a re no m o u n ta in s, no t even w h a t m ay be

term ed a hill, no riv ers, n o r cataracts, w hich render

Sw eden an d N orw ay so attractiv e to the to urist,

a n d h u rry him onw ards a fte r a few days given to

th e "lio n s” o f C openhagen.

B u t the b eau ty o f the

B eech W o o d s, ra re ly equalled in o th er countries,

and the sm ooth and glassy L a k e s , give a softness

to the lan dscape w hich is the p eculiar charm o f

S ealan d ’s scenery, and ren d er it w o rth y o f a closer

acq uaintance.

B efore proceeding into the country, it m ay be

as w ell to m ention the w alks in the m ore imm ediate

vicinity o f the city.

T hese are the banks along

the

Sorte, Peblinge,

and

S t. Jørgen

lakes, called

also b y the v u lg ar the p ath s o f

Love, Marriage,

and

Divorce

;

the

Øster-

and

Vester-Farimagsvei ;

Blegdamsveien

, extending from the Ø s te r- to the

N ørreb ro along the large comm ons used by the