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A little to the S. of Strengnäs is the estate of Ulfhdll or Olivehäll,
and in the neighbourhood are several other pleasant country-houses. —
A road leads to the W. to Thorshälla and Eskilstuna (p. 353), about
21 Engl. 31. distant, but it is preferable to proceed thither by water or
by railway (see K. 45).
The X. bank of Lake Mälaren, between Stockholm and Vesterås,
though also picturesque, is less interesting than the S. hank. The
ramification to Sigtuna and Vpsala, 30 Engl. M. in length, is
described in K, 46 b. Enköping, see p. 316. Vesterås, see p. 315.
The Baltic. Of the numerous excursions which may he made
by steamboat on the Baltic, on the E. side of Stockholm, those
which will repay the traveller best are to (1) Vaxholm and to (2)
Uustnfsbcrg. From the former, if time permit, the voyage may
be prolonged to Norrtelge and Östhammar, and from the latter to
lhilaro.
The Saltsjö or bay of the Baltic at the end of which
Stockholm stands, is like the Mälaren, dotted with innumerable islands
and rocks , separated by wider or narrower channels. Its length
from Stockholm to the outermost rocks is nearly 40 Engl. M.
1. Vaxholm. Steamboats ply from Stockholm to Vaxholm 8-10
times daily. The direct local boats start from the Logårdstrappan
(Pl. E, 4), but the Brottby boat starting from the Nybrohamn
(PI F, 3), and the steamers of several different lines starting
from Karl den Tolftes Torg (Pl. E, 3, 4), also call at Vaxholm.
Passage 1 */2-2 hrs. ; fare 50-75 Ö.
The steamer passes the Djurgärd , the entrance to the Lilia
Vartan (p. 345), and the Lidingö on the left, and the Hästholm,
the entrance to the Skurusund, the Hasseludde, and
Kummelnäs on the right. It then traverses a broader part of the fjord,
passing the Askrike Fjärd on the left, and threads its way
between rocky islands until it stops beneath the guns of the fortress.
The rocky island of Vaxholm (*HotelJ lies about 12 Engl. M.
to the N.E. of Stockholm. The small town, with 2000 inhab. who
are chiefly fishermen, is freqented for sea-bathing. On a small
rocky island between the Vaxholm and the Rindö rises the
imposing Fortress (to which strangers are admitted on showing
their passports), founded in the middle of the 16th cent, by
Gustavus 1. and lately much strengthened. On the E. end of the
Bindö is the new fortress of Oskar-Fredriksborg, partly hewn out
of the solid rock. The two strongholds command the only
practicable approach to Stockholm for large vessels. Opposite
Oskar-Fredriksborg is the Fredriksborg, a picturesque ruined tower on
the Vermdö, by which the passage was formerly guarded.
2. Another very favourite excursion from Stockholm is to the
porcelain manufactory of Gustafsberg, 10 Engl. M. to the E. of
Stockholm, but reached by a somewhat circuitous route (steamboat
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