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wild and fjord-broken inland strip of Arctic Norway,
extending from the Namsen and Vefsen valleys to the
Yarangerfjord. There is plenty of new ground there, in
the exploration of which the hardiest climbers of the
Alpine Club may worthily distinguish themselves.
The development of tourist traffic in Norway has, of
course, been accompanied with an increase of the station
charges, but I found this increase considerably less than I
expected. It is only in fair proportion to the additional
accommodation afforded.
At Sontum’s hotel, Bergen, we paid 14 dollars; i. e. at
the rate of 2 dollars eacli for one day and a half.
At the Hotel d’Angleterre, Trondhjem, we paid 21^
dollars; a little above 3 dollais each for two days’ board
and one night’s lodging on our northward journey. On
our return we stayed there three nights, had board for two
whole days, and breakfast on the morning of starting.
This, with fee to waiter and porterage of luggage, cost not
quite dollars each.
At the Victoria Hotel, Christiania, which is a luxurious
establishment,—would rank as a first-class hotel anywhere,
—we paid 38 dollars, exclusive of porterage of luggage.
This was for two nights, one full day’s board, and breakfast
on the morning of starting.
At the Hotel du Nord, Tromsü, we paid but 6 marks
per clay each, and, as already stated, were generously
supplied with the best rejDresentatives of luxury the capital
of the Arctic world could supply.
These are the town hotels, and the most expensive.
Yve had the best of everything, but were very moderate
with wine, the combined efforts of all the ladies being
unequal to the finishing of one bottle of thin claret at
dinner, unless I came to the rescue after finishing my
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