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566 “ORTIA’S TRAVELS IN SWEDEN.
{treet is lined with trees, but all are not, as reported by fome travellers, no doubt from
hearfay.
Beyond Vexiceu, a continuation of woods and mountains. At urs you may take
the road to Ionkceuping ; although fomewhat longer it is better, and goes through fome
towns. After pafling Heeuficeu there are a number of flopes dangerous for a heavy
carriage. The poft-houfe at Bor is out of the high road: this is very often the cafe.
As you leave Vernumo you pafs over a bridge, at which you pay 2 fous per wheel; af-
terwards crofs the high road from Helfinburg to Stockholm. On this ftage nothing
but heath and fands. The fair of Vername is famous in the country; the ftalls are
kept coninually ftanding according to the ufage of the Swedes. Beyond Gronbult ex-
tenfive forefts. As you leave Svenliourga you mult take the left hand road; that on
the right leads to Boros: little or no cultivation, The four laft ftages are the worft on the
whole road; on the laft a fteep hill: the road is cut through the rock; the wheels
will frequently want locking. We travelled over the whole of this road, between the
25th and 30th of December, on our wheels, and a very heavy and greatly loaded car-
riage; but we advife no body to follow our example, as we confider it a miracle that we
were not dafhed to pieces from the fteep and winding defcents we had to go down on,
the road and the ground being frozen. Before you reach Landwetter you enter the
government of Gottenburg, or Wettrogothia.
Gottenburg. Previous to arriving at this city you pafs a cuftom-houfe; but it is
eafy to prevail on the fearchers to vifit your luggage at the inn, where the ufual fee
(from 20 to 24 fchillings) will fave all trouble. Itis a very handfome city, bearing
much refemblance to a Dutch town: it contains from fifteen to fixteen thoufand fa-
milies ; and is the fecond city in the kingdom. It carries on ’a very confiderable trade 5
but few of the houfes are of brick. ’ The Governor and Bifhop refide here.
This is not the fhorteft road, but that we took in order to fee Marltrand and the
cataracts of Trolhceutta. Before you come to Kunghelf you pals the caftle of Bohus, very
{trong from its pofition on a rock. Near it you pafs two arms of the river Goeutha,
without unharneffing, and at a very moderate rate. Kunghelf was formerly a place of
fome confideration, of none at prefent. We left our carriage here and took a fledge,
on account of our having to return hither. From Kiufhill we walked over the rocks
and {tones to the fea fhore, where we found a lonely houfe, at which our paflports were
examined (this is an abfolute requifite upon going to, as well as on returning from
Tar{trand,) each time you give the clerk 8 fchillings. Mar/trand is remarkable only
om account of its herring-fifhery ; it is a free port, but little frequented from its diffi-
eult accefs : there is there a caftle which ferves asa prifon as well asa means of defence.
Upon our return by the fame road to Kunghelf we continued our journey : the coft of
a boat to take you to Marftrand, remaining there a day and bringing you back, is from
2 to 3 rix-dollars: you make your bargain beforehand at Kiufhill. At Strom you
leave your own carriage and take one peculiar to the country, or a fledge, according to
the feafon to vifit the cataracts of Trothceutta, exceedingly curious, and perhaps the moft
picturefque in nature. Wener/burg, on lake Wener, is the largeit in Sweden: here
it is that a fair is held for the fale of the iron brought from’ Vermuland, and where it is
taxed by a commiflary of the crown ; after which it is forwarded to Gottenburg, and
thence exported.
Beyond Borfted you enter the province of Skaraborg. .
Between Melby and Kalangen you pafs through the {mall city of Lidkeuping (over
the great fquare) by the fide of lake Wener.— Between. Biceurfetter and Heflelrccur
the {mall city of Marie#adt on the fame lake. ‘Thefe two cities are not flages. Be-
yond
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