Identifier: summerinnorthern00hami (find matches)
Title: A summer in northern lands; the journal of a trip to Scandinavia
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Hamilton, Charles William
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Publisher: Boston D. D. Nickerson
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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-holes most of thetime. 8 A SUMMER IN NORTHERN LANDS Thursday, June 26.The sea is a little rough this morning,so naturally Maud and Marian are not feel-ing their very best. About midday we passeda small steamer that was headed west. Weare well supplied with sea-captains. Besidesthe one in command of the ship, there aresix among the passengers and it is quite inter-esting to listen when they get to talking inthe smoking room. Telling of *RollingDown to Rio or about The Good Ship,Mary Ann. However, Captain Doxrude,who could probably tell the best tale of any,seldom speaks. I understand he has crossedthe Atlantic as a captain for nearly a quarterof a century and mostly in command ofsteamers of the Red Star Line. The mealsserved on this boat are wholesome if notelaborate. The Bill of Fare at dinner todaywas, Soup Parmantiere Consomme PaysanneBoiled Striped Bass Buttersauce Rissolles Lamb Saute Navarin Roast Turkey Sweet CornStewed Prunes Mixed Salad Vanilla Ice CreamFruit Dessert Coffee I
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A SUMMER IN NORTHERN LANDS 9 Which, with a bottle of Cantenac Brown,1904, at 3 krs., or Rudesheimer, at 5 krs.,certainly should prevent starvation. Asprinted in the Norwegian language some ofthe dishes read, Afkog Bass Smorsauceand *Stegt Kalkun Corn. Friday, June 27. The ocean has smoothed down a bit. Inthe morning we passed a west bound steamerof the Red Star Line. They say it was theGothland. Towards evening we were offthe New Foundland Banks and it turned cold.About sunset we saw a schooner away off tothe north and it certainly did look lonesome.Probably from now on we shall see but fewships until we are well across the Atlantic.Norway, the land of wonderful scenery, thehome of the Vikings, the Lapps, and reindeer,is not a large country, for, while it is a thou-sand miles in length, it is quite narrow, aver-aging only one hundred and seventy miles inwidth, and with a total area, includingIslands, of 124,130 square miles or a littlemore than Wisconsin and Minnesota com-bined. Of th

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