Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-01-01

Ii the Sobrlquet, venice OF the
North" belongs rightfully to the
Swedish capital, that of Paris OF
the North has been bestowed on
Copenhagen for certain qualities
not dissimlar to those character
izing the capital of France. The
Danish temperament is reflected in
many things called Partisan. Ever
during the five cruel years of Nazi
occupation the people of Copen-
hagen maintained their equanim-
ity and good humor and offered a
resistance to Nazi aggression that
drove the German invaders to
despair.
A hundred and one things may
claim the interest of the visitor in
Copenhagen. The Danes are a
pleasure-loving people, and while
this does not interfere with daily
duties in home or shop, or what
ever may be the occupation of the
individual, time off for recreation
is an almost religious observance.
Conferred in the Royal Theater,
dramatic entertainment is an es-
sential that the visitor will do we'll
to enjoy. AS an agricultural coun-
try Denmark has much to show
in the way of cooperation, and
a visit to Danish dairy reveals
just why such a Danish product as
butter is so famous. Then there
is the famous Danish bacon that
you enjoyed as part of your break
fast.
Leaving Copenhagen by rail, at
the city of Nyborg you will take
the ferry for the island of Funen,
and on the arrival at Odense, your
chief objective should be the Hans
Christian Andersen Museum where
has been brought together many
things bearing on the life of the
famous writer of fairy-tales. Few
success stories equal that of the
lad who from poverty and obscur-
ity rose to be acclaimed among
the greatest writer's of his era.
Next to Norway
West of Odense is the town of
Middiefart, where you take the
ferry across the Little Belt to
Frederick, and boarding the train
for Aaarhus, the capital of Jut-
land, and leaving a more extended
inspection of the peninsula to some
other time, you may either take
plane for Norway, or board one
of the regular steamers for one Of
the Norwegian ports.
Long before the coastline of
Norway comes into view it is the
towering mountains that tell the
story of a country where scenic
beauty may be said to constitute a
big asset. While industry has at
tanned a high place in Norway
and the utilization of water power
has been carried to a point where
electricity and heat have been
carried to the farthest part of the
country, it is the natural beauty
of the land with it's interchanging
highlands and valleys that dawn
upon the visitors as a picture to
remember long after it leaves the
sight.
AS the city that for five long
years defied the Nazis, and suf-
fered uncomplainingly until de-
liverance finally came, Oslo could
tell the world a story of heroic
resistance unequalled anywhere in
Europe. However, the people of
Oslo as well as those elsewhere
in Norway are not likely to speak
of this to visitors. Their hospital
ity will turn on making a stay
among them pleasant and profit
able, and one will be bound to
come away from there imbued
with the thought that Scandina-
Vians as a whole know how to
make the best of situations as they
arise, and that, in their theology,
it is rugged individuality that
dominates their actions.