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A pleasant trip may be taken in the small steamer which plies on
the two Lungegaard Lakes (every i/i hr.)- A visit may also he paid hy
steamboat to Askøen, the large island in the Skjærgaard to the N.W. of
Bergen (1 hr.); the Udsigt (Dyrteigen, l/» hr.) here commands a splendid
panorama of the sea and coast.
11. From Bergen to Vossevangen and ontoEide on the
Hardangerfjord or to Gudvangen on the Sognefjord.
The Kailway (‘ Vossebane’) from Bergen to Vossevangen (108 Kil. or
66 Engl. 31., in 4 hrs. 25 min.; fares 7 kr. 70, 3 kr. 85 0.), opened in 1S82,
has greatly facilitated access to the inner ramifications of the
Hardangerfjord and the Sognefjord. — From Vossevangen to Bide, 30 Kil. (19>/2
Engl. 31.), and from Vossevangen to Gudvangen, 48 Kil. (30 Engl. 31.),
roads with ‘fast’ stations. — Diligence, see p. 79.
Bergen, see It. 10. — The railway (station, see p. 69; best
views to the left) passes through a short tunnel immediately after
leaving Bergen, crosses the Store Strom, and runs towards the S.,
skirting the base of the Ulriken, which here rises to the left. —
2 Kil. Solheimsviken. — 5 Kil. Fjøsunger, with pretty villas, on
the Nordaasvand, adorned with its verdant islets. Near the station
is the beautiful estate of Fantoft, belonging to Mr. Gade, the
American Consul. Visitors are freely admitted to the grounds, where
an old ‘Stavekirke’ from Fortun (p. 158) has been re-erected. —
8 Kil. Hop.
The railway then gradually ascends to (lOKil.)iYestim
orNedst-tun (telegraph-station), near Midtunbro, which possesses some
marble-quarries. The station commands a splendid view over the
surrounding country.
Kestun has a ‘fast’ skvds-station. A delightful drive may be taken
to the (8 Kil.) church of Fane, whence the Fanefjeld (ca. 980 ft.) may be
ascended, and back viå Birkeland (11 Kil.). — This excursion may be
extended, past the Kallandsvand, to the convent of Lyse and Os (20 Kil.
from Nestun; see p. 53).
The train now turns suddenly to the X.E., crosses the
Nestun-Elv several times, and enters the Langedal, passing through
five tunnels and skirting the W. hank of the Grimenvand and
the Haukelandsvand. 18 Kil. Haukeland-Lone, at the N. end
of the latter lake, on the banks of which there are several gaards.
25 Kil. Arne, with a church, at the S. end of the Arnevaag, a
narrow branch of the Sørefjord.
29 Kil. Garnaes (70 ft.), on the Sørefjord, opposite Hausviken.
The train now descends along the S. bank of the lake. The
construction of the railway here is of considerable interest; no fewer
than eleven short tunnels are traversed before the next station. The
N. bank of the fjord is formed by the island of Osterø.
39 Kil. (241/9 Engl. M.) Trengereid (M. Trengereid*$ Inn),
whence the Gulfjeld (3235 ft.), commanding an extensive
panorama, may be ascended (5 hrs., there and back; landlord of the inn
as guide, 4 kr.). — The train passes through ten more tunnels and
runs to the N. along the E. bank of the Osterfjord, affording a
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