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vellers 41/2-6,/’2 hr. Per post and telegraph station, -with
telephone to Frydenlund and Fagernæs), 3 Kil. above Sveen, which
attracts many visitors in summer for the sake of the fine
forest-walks and beautiful views in the vicinity. A little to the W. lies
the Hotel § Pension Breidablik. [A road diverging here to the left
crosses part of the Tonsaas and leads to the church of Bang, on the
Bægna, p. 90.]
A little higher up we reach the wooded plateau on the summit
of the Tonsaas and pass two swampy lakes (a raft on one of which
serves as a ferry-boat). To the N. we obtain a fine view of Bruflat
in the Etnadal. The road now gradually descends, and where it
issues from the forest commands an imposing *View of the
beautiful and partially wooded valley of Yalders, with the Strandefjord
running through it, and the snow-capped Jotunheim Mountains,
Galdebergstind, and Thorfinstinder in the background (see It. 17).
The road soon reaches the Bcegnadal, where it is joined by the
Spirillen road (p. 88), and, a little farther on, —
18 Kil. (pay for 23) Frydenlund i Nordre Aurdal (*Station,
unpretending; Hotet Sofielund), a large village beautifully situated
on the old road , to the left of, and 20 paces below the new. The
Foged, or chief administrative official, the Sorenskriver, or local
judge, and the Lensmand, or chief constable, reside here. In the
vicinity is the church of Aurdal.
Beyond Frydenlund the road, which is nearly level, runs high
above the Bægna, partly through wood, and partly through
cultivated land, and soon reaches the Aurdalsfjord, with its numerous
islands, one of the series of long lakes from which the Bægna
issues. Gn its S. (right) bank. 6 Kil. from Frydenlund, lies
Pension Hove (70 kr. per month). Another fine view is obtained at
Onstad. The road then passes the District Prison. On the other
side of the broad valley is the Aabergsbygd, watered by the
Aabergs-Elv, which forms the Kvannefos. To the right, farther
on, is a fine waterfall, called Fosbraaten, and to the left is heard
the roar of the Vaslefos, a picturesque waterfall of the Bægna,
which may be visited from Fagernæs. We now reach the beautiful
Strandefjord (1170 ft.), a narrow lake 13 Engl. M. in length,
and soon stop at —
13 Kil. Fagernæs i Nordre Aurdal (* Hotel Eagerness, the
landlord speaks English), situated on the N. bank of the lake, and at the
mouth of the N as-Elv, descending from Østre Slidre. A few paces
farther on is the *Hntel Fagertund (1245 ft.; K. 1 kr. 20, D. 1 kr.
80o.; postal and telephone station). This is a charming spot for a
stay of some duration, affording attractions to artists and sportsmen
alike, and the two names just mentioned (‘fair promontory’ and
‘fair grove’ respectively) are by no means inappropriate. The lake
and neighbouring streams afford good trout-fishing, and
wild-duck shooting is also obtainable. As, however, this is a favourite
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