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peasants, and they are bound to provide the boat and men 

 to row it. The hotels in cities like Bergen have increased 

 their prices considerably during the last few years, and it 

 may be generally stated that it costs from eight to ten 

 kroner per day, in the large country hotels six to seven 

 kroner, and in smaller hotels three to rive kroner. These 

 charges are exclusive of wine or beer. If anglers wish 

 to keep expenses down they must avoid making long 

 sojourns in the large cities. The tourist intending to stay 

 for many days at an hotel can always get a reduction of 

 terms, by arranging beforehand. Four or five kroner is 

 amply sufficient to pay for country hotels. The other mode 

 of travelling is by road, either by carriole or stolkjaerre. 

 The former seats one passenger, the latter two. A postboy 

 sits behind each conveyance, generally on the tourist's 

 luggage. The cost of travelling by carriole is about seven- 

 teen ore per kilometre, and by stolkjaerre, when two occupy 

 the cart, twenty-five ore per kilometre. The scale is fixed 

 by the Government, and the distances from one station to 

 the other are generally given in all guide books, so that the 

 tourist knows exactly what he has to pay. A small gratuity 

 is expected by the postboy ; twenty ore per Norwegian 

 mile (seven English miles) is generally given. It may be 

 stated that the traveller will be kindly and civilly treated 

 by all sections of society in Norway, and of course is 

 expected to return that kindness. The natives are par- 

 ticularly honest, polite in their demeanour, and willing to 

 assist visitors in every way to add to the pleasure of their 

 trip. If the traveller is driving, he must bear in mind 

 to keep to the right, whereas in England the rule of 

 the road is to keep to the left ; the rule is reversed in 

 Norway. Railway Travelling: The writer has travelled 



