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CHAPTER Y.
The Cathedral of Trondhjem—Origin of Gothic architecture—Frost
mummies—Start for Hammerfest—The Trondhjem and Namsen
fiords—A marine omnibus — Torghatten, and its mysterious
tunnel—The Seven Sisters—The Hestmann—A lovesome Giant’s
mournful story—Grand scenery of the coast—Glaciers of the
Fondalen—The natural history of the Great Sea-serpent.
Stopping at the Belle Vue Hotel, I found my old friend
the salmon-fisher there. Mr. Gould and Mr. Wolff
were at a private house in the same street, the hotel
being full; but we all meet at the table cVhote, where
a good domestic sort of dinner is provided. The
house is but little like an hotel; for when I arrived
I was shown into a small drawing-room, where the
mistress of the house, a graceful and elegant lady,
received me just as any lady would receive a visitor
coming to her house with a letter of introduction: and
such is the tone of the whole establishment.
On my way to visit the cathedral I overtook a
military funeral, conducted with much pomp and solemnity,
and entered the cathedral with the funeral procession;
a circumstance which added very much to the
effectiveness of my first view of this curious old building. The
exterior has a very odd, irregular, and quaint
appearance. It cannot be called imposing or beautiful, but
there is an air of originality and genuine antiquity
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