A summer in northern lands; the journal of a trip to Scandinavia . l, bronze statues of Ibsen andBjornson that stand below their balcony. Theboys and I have rooms on the other side ofthe house, facing the Tivoli, a very popularsummer garden. This afternoon we went foranother trip on the fjord. It was a pleasantday and we enjoyed the ride , Captain Stephensen dined withus, and I hope he enjoyed the meal as muchas we did. Sunday, July to Mass at St. Olafs Church thismorning. The stained glass windows repre-sent some saints whose names I have neverbefore heard. There w
A summer in northern lands; the journal of a trip to Scandinavia . l, bronze statues of Ibsen andBjornson that stand below their balcony. Theboys and I have rooms on the other side ofthe house, facing the Tivoli, a very popularsummer garden. This afternoon we went foranother trip on the fjord. It was a pleasantday and we enjoyed the ride , Captain Stephensen dined withus, and I hope he enjoyed the meal as muchas we did. Sunday, July to Mass at St. Olafs Church thismorning. The stained glass windows repre-sent some saints whose names I have neverbefore heard. There was St. Eisfein, , St. Haljardus, St. Thorfinus, and The last, of course, is St. Olaf,King of Norway, but who were the otherholy people? St. Sunniva is represented asa fair maiden with a crown upon her fore-head, but lacking a harp within her , she carries a bunch of lilies andwears a green mantle, all powdered withgolden shamrocks. Was she the daughterof an Irish King? After lunch, we went upto HolmenkoUen (1400 ft.), from which. A SUMMER IN NORTHERN LANDS 31 point there is a fine view of the city ofChristiania and of the fjord. While the restof the family were partaking of light refresh-ments on the terrace in front of the restau-rant, I went on up to the Sanatorium insearch of a man, who came over in the shipwith us and that rumor says is sick and stop-ping at that place, but I did not find himthere, nor at the neighboring Tourist front of the latter I saw a lofty bautas-ten* that commemorates a visit of EmperorWilliam II., and King Oscar II., to the placeon July 2, 1890, and yet we laugh at John-nie Green for scribbling his name on theface of the Town Hall clock. Monday, July left Christiania at eight oclock thismorning and an hour later were at Eidsvold,where we transfered to the steamboat thatplys Lake Mjosen, Norways inland sea,which, the guide book tells us, is sixty-twomiles long, about nine miles across at itswidest poin
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