Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-07-26
GOOD LETTER
FROM NORWAY
(Cnntinned from frst nagel

1 NSOAk-AlhCA AAOill NOV PoSSf
day without taking single bite and
hardly drink of water, as we did
half of the time we were aboard.
w met several boats on our 10
and one half days voyage. Every
day and one half hour shorter than
the one previous as we approached
the Land Of the Midnight Sum.
Saw Norway's coast in the horizon
at 6 o'clock Sunday night but sail
ed and sailed for 8 hours before we
reached the docks at Bergen, when
it was yet almost day light as our
band greeted the country by playing
their national song "Javi elsker
dette Landet." In return the band on
shore played the "Star Spangled Ban
,, ner." A large number of the pas
sengers landed here and after one
and one half hours we went on agin
along the irregular, barren noun
famous coast. Gray rocks and cliffs
and nothing else except the snow
covered peaks in the distance for 30
hours. Next morning we stopped at
Stavanger, where smaller teamer
came up alongside the Bergensfjord
to take the passengers whose destin-
alton this was. Likewise at Christi
ansand at supper time. | sat on
deck until half past when the sun
set. The next morning we got up
at half past 8 when the sun was
already shining. Sat down to.break-
fast at half past 5 and while we
were yet at the table the Bergens-
ford reached its destination safe and
sound in Christiania, Norway, at 6
O'Clock, June 20, while in DEBORAH,
Iowa, U. s. A., it was yet only IL
o'clock, at night. Carts brother-in-
law, met US on the landing and at
5 in the afternoon we boarded train
to ride 20 miles out to his home
where they We're awaiting our ar
rival with a good warm meal and
bed that did not rock. We imagin-
ed the floor was rocking under our
feet several days after we got off
the boat. l must remark that the
board was good and plentiful and
everything nice and clean on Berg
ensfjord. After having visited Carts
two sisters for days we went back
to Christiania, accompanied by one
of them and on another railroad
from there to Trondhjem, stopping
On the way at Eidsvold to see the
historical building, then on to Lille
hammer where we stopped to see
DE Sanvigske Sanalinger." This
-ailroad we came to Tronjhem on
"a vim spent 5dRuay wi'4 I'm. 1S ii .is
5 ill., ill-,CastaIa-.~s,@@.-,e-.--s.-----A-A4ss.S ~.
uns across the. Doverfjeld tcalied
)overfeld in English) beneath
thousands of feet hlgh'
numerous tunnels UNI
III the cold top is reached and we
hagin TO descend on the other side
which is easier and quicker OF
course than the climbing to the top.
There was fros. or the train roof
when we got of at Trondhjem.
Among historical popularities the
Thondhiems Domkirls is one Of the
greatest, where l think : Of Nor
ways kings have been crowned. Is
over 500 feet long, has burned 7
times. and i under reconstruction
! A great part only half done now
Work on it was discontinued during
the worlds war and has not beer
resumed. We were fortunate en-
Tough to see O wedding in it Saturday
tSunday we attended services by Mis-
sionary Smelly, from China. 1t i
nearly II o'clock and | am still writ
ing without lamp light, but it i
getting a little bit dusk behind tn
lace curtains, so l will close my let
, ter. We all send our heartfelt
gree ings to all dear friends in DE
z corah as well as in Madison twp.
MRS. c. o, HAGEN