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■which lies on the right, at the mouth of the valley of that name,
the fjord contracts to a narrow defile, hounded by precipitous rocky
mountains of immense height. On the left rises the Middagsberg,
at the foot of which lies Styve. Farther on a number of falls
descend from the snow-fields to the left, while the Dyrdulsfjeld rises
to the right. We next pass, on the left, the Rauegg and the
Nisse-dals-Elv, the latter descending from the Skammedalshøidn (not
visible from the steamer). To the right is a magnificent waterfall,
upwards of 3000 ft. high, descending from the Ytre Bakken. The
fjord now turns more to the S., and comes in sight of the waterfall
of the Bakke-Elv and the church of Bakke, with a cluster of poor
cottages. Pleasant walk hence to Gudvangen by the road. The
mountains of the Nærødal are now very prominent. This is
probably the finest part of the fjord. Farther on, several waterfalls
are seen on both sides.
Gudvangen. — -Hansen’s Hotel and Station, R. 1, B. 1, D., with beer,
2 kr., English spoken; Helland’s Hotel, R. 1 kr. 20, B. 1 kr. 20, S. 1 kr.
20, L>. 1 kr. 60 0.-2 kr. — Carriages (to VossevaDgen, &c.), await the arrival
of the steamer (fast station). — Diligence to Vossevangen, daily in 8 hrs.
(fare 7 kr.), starting at 12.15 p.m. and stopping for 2 hrs. at Stalheim.
Gudvangen, a hamlet on the Nærødals-Elv, at the head of the
Nærøfjord, 5 min. from the landing-place, lies in so confined a
situation that it is not reached by the sun’s rays throughout the
whole winter. On the E. rises the Sjerpenut, on the W. the
Sol-bjergenut. From the Kilsbotn, to the N. of the former, is
precipitated the *Kilefos, a waterfall 1850 ft. in height, beginning
with a perpendicular fall of Ö00 ft. and terminating in a cataract.
On the right of the fall is the Hestncesfos and on the left the
Naulefos, which unite with it at one point and afterwards separate.
Gudvangen is the best starting-point for an excursion to the
*Nærødal (a walk or drive of 5-6 hrs, there and back), which
forms the landward continuation of the fjord and preserves the
same wild and imposing character. About 20 min. from
Gudvangen the road crosses the exquisitely clear river. To the right
towers the huge Jordalsnut (3600 ft.), which consists of light-gTay
felspath. On the rocky precipices on either side are seen traces
of the numerous avalanches (Skreder) which fall into the valley in
the early part of the summer. The road gradually ascends past
the houses of Sjerping and Hylland, and (about 9 Kil. from
Gudvangen) reaches the *Stalheimskleven (Kleven, ‘cliff), a precipitous
slope, about 1000 ft. in height, which terminates the valley. The
road ascends the ‘Kiev’ by means of sixteen somewhat steep
zigzags , the ascent of which takes nearly an hour. On the way are
the *Sevlefos and the Stalheimsfos, two picturesque waterfalls. At
the top of the pass (1120 ft.), stands *Stalheim’s Hotel &
Sanatorium, a comfortable establishment (R. 1 V2-13Aj A. 1h, B. lVg» $•
11/2, D. 2, ‘pens.’ for a stay of three days or more 5 kr.), of which
the landlord, Patterson, is an Englishman. From this point (es-
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