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hospitable; and, as a class, are much more lively in 

 their manners than their brethren from other parts 

 of the country, insomuch that they are called " the 

 Frenchmen of Norway." 



The accommodation to be met with throughout 

 Osterdalen is very superior to that found in the western 

 parts of the country, both as regards general cleanliness 

 and fare. 



The same may also be said of the sasters, which in 

 many districts are so extremely dirty, and so thickly 

 inhabited by lively creatures of all sorts, as to render 

 a stay in them extremely precarious. 



The general scenery in this province is not im- 

 posing : there are no fosses or picturesque valleys to 

 charm the traveller, though the interminable forest 

 tracts present to the eye a majestic appearance not 

 to be found elsewhere. It is probably owing to this 

 circumstance that Hedemarken has, comparatively, been 

 but little visited; travellers to the north generally 

 selecting the more picturesque route of the Dovre 

 Fjeld. 



But in point of trout-fishing and general shooting 

 combined, I should decidedly give the palm to this 

 Amt before any other in the whole of Norway. 



It would, in my opinion, be quite worth the tra- 

 veller's while to select this route either on going to or 

 returning from the north. Neither need the scenery 



