New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-02
Newnark daily Gribnne
Bayard Taylor in Northern Europe.
No. XXXV.
DRONTHEIN AND BERGEN.

We spent aoother day and bali IN Dronthelm,
before re shipping On the same steamer for Bergen
VIII the exception Of trip to the Lierf,ss, or
hIs Of the Md, however, it was BY no means .
satisfactory sejourn. The hotel was full, and We
eeuM only get quarters in the blliard.roon,
through which other guests were continually pass
nag and re-passiDg. TIVE small boys We're quite
inadequate to the service; the table dhote was the
seantiest ever saw and the charges st the rate OF
three dollars day. The whole Of Sunday was
spent in an attempt TO recover our carrioies which
we had left behind US on embsrkng for Hammer
fest. The servants neglected TO get them on Sat-
vrday evening, az we had ordered, and In sne
morning the man who had the key Of the ware
house went into the country. taking it with him.
Tie whole day was spent in waiting and searching,
snd it was only by unremitting exertioDs that we
succeeded in putting them on board in the evening
Owing to this annoyance, was unable to attend
service in the Cathedral or even 70 see the inside
dit. I was told that other travellers bad had The
same fieulty.
Our drive TO the Lierfoss in the evening was an
eaquisite enjoyment. The valley Of the Md, BE-
lind Dronthen, 10 one Of the most carefully cult.
yatsd spots in Norway Our road led up the stream,
overlooking rich levels of grain and hayfelds, stud
ded with large and handsome farm houses, while
ne lower slopes of the hills, and the round, mound
ike hnols scattered along their bases, were farmed
10 the very summit, steep as they were. The
whole scene was like piece of landscape garden
ing, full Of the loveiiest effects, which were en-
BANGED By the contrast Of the gray sterile noun
tsins in which the picture was framed. The soft
!evel sunshine, streaming through the rtts oil
broken thunder clouds in the west, slowly wan
assed over the peaceful valley, here lighting up a
red rooted Homestead there grove in full Sum-
uaer foliage or meadow of SO brilliant an emerald
hat il seemed TO shine by its own luster. Aswe
approached the Lierfoss, the road was barred with
great number of gates, before which waited
troop of ragged boys, who accompanied US the
whole of the way, with pertinscity equal to that
Of the little Swiss begsars.
The Md here makes two falls, about half a mile
xpart the lower one being eighty and the upper ono
ninety feet 10 hight. The water is Of dark, olive
greea color and CLASSY transparency, and 30 deep
chat at the brink it makes huge curves over the
masses Of rock in its bed without breaking into the
ftintest ripple. As you stand on giant bowlder
sboye it, and contrast the swift silent rush with
The laundering volume of amber-tnted spray which
follows you feel in ts full force the strange fasci.
nation Of falling water-the temptation to plunge
n and join in its hesdlong revery. Hero, however,
must admit that the useful is not always the beau
Sful. The range Of smoky mills driven by suice
hom the fall had better be away. The upper fall
u divided in the center by mass of rock, and
pressnts . broader and moro imposing picture,
though tie impetus Of the water is not 20 great.
The coast between Drontheim and Bergen is on
he whole much less striking than that further
norh but il has some very grand features. The
GLANDS are, with few exceptions, low aud barren
but the coast deeply indenAd with winding hords,
Icwsrs here and there into sublime headlands and
preepitoss barriers Of rock. ChristansuDd,
where we touched the frst afternoon, n q singu-
Afly picturesque place, built on four islands, sepa
nted by channels in the form Of cross. The
bare rounded masses Of gray rocA heave up on all
sides behind the hou.e., which are built along the
waters edge; here and there, tree of superb
rresnness shines against the colorless background
and the mountains Of the mainland, with their tnts
Of pink and purple, complete the picture. The
sun was burningly hot, and tie pale green water
reflected the shores in its oily gloss but IN severe
storms WAS told, it is quite impossible 70 cross
from one islaDd 10 another, and the different parts
AZ the town sometimes remain for days in state
n complete i.clason.
Irose very early the next morning 10 have
view Of Molde aud the enchanting scenery Of the
Romsdal ford. The prOsperous-looking town. with
it, large square bousss its suburban cottages and
gardens, on the slope of long green hill crowned
with woods was wholly Swiss in it appearance;
but the luminous morning vaPors, lowering sround
HE Alpine peaks IN tie east entirely hid them
rom our view. In this direction lies the famous
Ronsda, which many travellers consider the grand
sss specimen q Norwegian scenery Unfortunate
", We could not have visited il without taking N
satire week, and we were spprehensive lest the
nns weather, which We bad now enjoyed for twen-
sy-fcur days, should GENE To an end before we were
done with the Bersenstift 1t is slmost une1supled
hat travellers have made the voyage from DroIs-
keim 10 the Varspger Fiord asd back without S
:Ioudy dag. While We have perpetual dayhsht
he tourists we left behisd have been drenched with
continual rains.
AAlssund ia another island.pci! maaer thsn
CArstisnsund, bat full a. picturesque. The intense
Aes. and clearness Of the day, the spendor Of the
sunshine, which turned the grassy patches % the
rocks into lustrous velvet, and the dark, dazzling
Nue. Of the sea, belonged rather to Southern Iply
han to Norway. A We approached Bergen, how