CopenhagenAndItsEnvirons_A
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
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