Copenhagen

THE JOURNEY AND THE ROUTES TO COPENHAGEN.

place, Fanø Nordsøbad, and the old historical towns of Jutland. A description of these really characteristic parts, is to be found in the follow ing pages. For the traveller who prefers to go direct to Copenhagen from E sbjæ rg, the route lies first th rough Jutland and then across the two belts connecting Jutland w ith Funen and Funen w ith Seeland, which belts are crossed by steam-ferries. From the train the tou rist has ample opportunity to see the charac­ teristic Danish scenery, with its changes from quiet, barren, heathery moors, to forest-bordered fjords and belts. Every­ where in Eastern Jutland the eye is met by well-tilled arable land, with picturesque m anor-houses and large, wealthy villa­ ges. In the tow n of Fredericia, the junction of the Jutland rail­ ways, as well as on the large steamers between Funen and Seeland, there is excellent oppo rtun ity for getting refreshments. Suppo sing the continental route to have been chosen, there are various ways of reach ing C openhagen from H am bu rg :

O ne rou te leads th rough H o l­ stein and Slesvig viå Vamdrup (the frontier station) to F red e­ ricia, where it joins the Esbjerg route; another, which is shorter, is by railway to K iel , then by steam er to Korsør, and thence by express train to Copenhagen. This latter route is a fast one by day and a convenient one by night, and the passage being chiefly am ong islands it is g e ­ nerally very calm. Am ong o ther routes may be nam ed that viå Lübeck. From there one may travel either by steam er d irect to Copenhagen, o r by railway to Warnemünde, _ 9 _