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FLADBROD.
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including harness. As there is so much water
travelling either on lakes or fiords in all parts of Norway, the
carrying of his own carriole on the water usually costs
the tourist more than would the hire of carrioles for the
whole of his land journey, although the charge for
carrioles by boat is very small. The only advantage of
a private carriole is, that the trouble of strapping and
unstrapping the luggage at every station is saved.
The sail up the lake of Losna is very beautiful.
The lake is an expansion of the river Logen, and about
the same width as the Rhine; the scenery is not unlike
the grandest part of the latter, where the hills are too
steep to be disfigured by the ugly vine-sticks and
terraces. The charge for a carriole to Elstadt by the steamer
is 15 skillings; for a passenger, 36 skillings.
Having neither luggage, horses, nor carriage, to look
after, I started some time before the rest, and was not
overtaken by the four-wheeler until about half way to
the next station, which is twelve or thirteen miles on. I
arrived there before they left, and dined on raw ham,
ale, and "fladbröd" This fladbröd is a remarkable
substance, composed of bruised oats cemented together by
some means, and flattened out wonderfully. It differs
considerably from Scotch oatcake, being very much
thinner, darker coloured, and more chippy; and is more
like the material of which hat-boxes are made than
anything else I am acquainted with: if you strip the paper
off a hat-box you will find that it is not made of
cardboard, as it appears to be, but of a thin veneer of wood;
eat a small quantity of this veneer, and you will be able
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