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CHAPTER IV.
Domestic economy—Farmhouse stations—English salmon-fisliers—
Rental of rivers—Norwegian notions of English sportsmen—
The Valley of the Gula — Different kinds of valleys—The
industry of rivers—Terraced valleys—The upheaval of
Scandinavia—Wedding festivities—"Tak for mad"—Costume—The
approach to Trondhjem—Universality of politeness and
good-breeding in Norway—Influence of an aristocracy.
The scenery is very fine in the neighbourhood of
Sund-setli station, a deep alpine valley, with rounded wooded
hills in the distance, forming huge billows of pine tops.
On crossing the bridge near Bierkager I found that my
map* is quite incorrect, the road there being laid down
as continuing straight on northward, while there are
actually two roads of equal width; one bearing N.E.,
the other N. W., and a sign-post, inscribed " til
Trondhjem," pointing indefinitely midway between the
two roads, but rather leaning to the left; therefore I
took the left road. It was late, and I had walked about
thirty miles already. After going some two or three
miles farther and not reaching the station, I took the
bearings, and found that the road trended far too much
to the westward; for, instead of making N.N.E., I was
* Waligorski’s road map—" Veikart over Norge af J. Waligorski
og N. Wergeland."
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