Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03
BY JACQUES FUTRELLE, JR.

- UMMER restores large part Of
~ the world to the prospective
travellers map. Unless he Is
- more hardy than his fellows
and delights in snow and ice
sports, he eschews Scandinavia, Fin
land and Soviet Russia in the Winter
and needs the guide book which says
Summer is the best time for tours
on the peninsula and nearby coun-
tries.
The feeble rays of the sun are
growing stronger in the northern
hemisphere and many forward-look-
ing vacationist, even as he toaSts his
shins before an open fire, is puzzling
over whether he should 60 by land
or by sea, and where. Pictures of
majestic fjords, which possibly he de-
scribes as broad rivers between noun
famous cliffs, are appearing in the
windows of travel agencies. and If he
has been window shopping he ponders
over Scandinavia.
What are the countries like? Brief,
sharp pictures, without benefit OF
adorned rhetoric can give him a
definite impression and readily dl-
gested information. Here are Norway,
Sweden, Denmark and Finland,
tersely told:
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THE best time for tours is from June
to September.
The midnight sun is visible in
Sweden Oapland) and Norway
through June to the middle of July
North Cape, May 12-July 81; Spitz-
bergen. April 20-August 26).
In nearly all hotels catering to tour
lists. English, German or French is
spoken. In the larger Swedish, Nor
wegian, Danish and Finnish cities and
tourist resorts, hotels are equipped
with baths, central heating, hot and
cold water and other conveniences.
Roads are good and attractive inns
and restaurants line the main high
ways. In Sweden traffic moves on
the left side of the road; in Norway
Denmark and Finland, to the right.
In all northern countries the hours
are counted from o to "a in railroad
and steamer time tables. CFor in
| stance, 3 pm. is IS o'clock)
X X X X
TRAINS have coaches of the cor
ridor type, and on the main lines
there are salon coaches.
The mean Summer temperature ir
Stockholm is Ga degree Fahrenheit as
compared with IS in Paris. Medium
weight clothing should be carried ir
the Summer, with heavy overcoat
for motoring and a windproof rain
| coat for the mountains.
Norway levies tax Of 10 per cen.
on all meals. In Scandinavia anc
Finland, the food generally is excel.
lent. Special dishes are spread before
the hungry tourist. Scandinavian Hor.
d'oeuvres- "Smorgasbord' in Sweder
ARE internationally famous
There are three classes in train
travel. and many Of the day train!
have only second and third class.
Certain restrictions have been pu
on alcoholic drinks, including wines
in Sweden, Norway and Finland. The
sale is unrestricted in Denmark.
X X X y
MOST of the health resorts are sit.
40 uated in Norway and Sweden
These include mountain resorts spas
with alkaline and chalybeate spring.
and resorts with pineladen air. Many
of these establishments are open al
year.
The most northerly golf course ir
the world is located near Abisko, 125
miles north of the arctic circle, ir
Lapland. There are other courses
| including Bastad and Falsterbo, which
enjoy an international reputation.
Game is plentiful. 1t includes elk
in Sweden, Norway and Finland; bear
in Finland; roedeer in southern
Sweden and Denmark and cartridges
in middle and south Sweden and Den
| mark. The seasons are staggered by
districts and begin in the Autumn.
There are tennis stadiums, and most
| cities and tourist resorts have excel
| lent indoor and outdoor courts.
Yachting in the shelter of the
| archipelagoes is popular. The prin-
| cipal sailing waters are the Oslofjord
the Archipelago of Gothenburg and
Bohuslan, the Sound, and the Archi-
pelagoes of Stockholm and Helsingfors
Fishing licenses are generally low
and some hotels offer their waters free
to their guests. The season generally
RESORTS.