Copenhagen

THE JOURNEY AND THE ROUTES TO COPENHAGEN.

The carriages are all high, light, and spa­ cious, and are fu r­ nished with lavato­ ries and w ater clo­ sets; they run noise­ lessly and smoothly. The express trains of the Danish g o ­

ROAD THROUGH TH ESAN D- HILLS

v e rnm en t railways run very nearly at the same rate as the co rrespond ing trains on the European continent, and as they are com posed of the above-m entioned new, lon g com p art­ ments, the journey th rough D enm ark is very comfortable. T he chief trains have all electric light and , in the winter, central steam -heat; they are furnished w ith an autom atic va­ cu um -b ra k e , constructed on the latest and m ost approved, principle. — And now a few particulars as to each separate route. If the jou rney to Copenhagen is undertaken via Harwich and Esbjerg, the passage across the N orth Sea is m ade in Danish steamers belong ing to the United Steam ship C om pany of C openhagen. This sea-route being the shortest betw een E ng ­ land and Denmark, the accomm odation is kept as far as possible on a level w ith the requirem ents of the age, and the private steam ship com pany receives from the governm en t a conside­ rable annual g ran t, so that the best steamers may be run on this route. The governm en t has spared no expense in m aking the h arbou r of Esbjerg as serviceable as possible. It is acces­ sible all the year rou n d and has a dock; obstacles caused by ice are unknown. From the h a rbou r the Danish governm en t railways take the traveller by direct express trains to the capital of Denmark. Tourists who come to D enm ark by this route will have an especially favourable oppo rtun ity of learning to know an in ­ teresting part of Denmark, particularly the excellent w atering-

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