The approach to this fine city from the North by the Cattegat is very charming. Sailing through the Sound, you come upon this Athens of the North at its most impressive point, where the narrow stretch of water which divides Sweden and Denmark lies like a silvery blue ribbon between the two countries, joining the Cattegat to the Baltic Sea. In summer the sparkling, blue Sound, of which the Danes are so justly proud, is alive with traffic of all kinds. Hundreds of steamers pass to and from the North Sea and Baltic, carrying ...
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The approach to this fine city from the North by the Cattegat is very charming. Sailing through the Sound, you come upon this Athens of the North at its most impressive point, where the narrow stretch of water which divides Sweden and Denmark lies like a silvery blue ribbon between the two countries, joining the Cattegat to the Baltic Sea. In summer the sparkling, blue Sound, of which the Danes are so justly proud, is alive with traffic of all kinds. Hundreds of steamers pass to and from the North Sea and Baltic, carrying their passengers and freights from Russia, Germany, Finland, and Sweden, to the whole world. In olden times Denmark exacted toll from these passing ships, which the nations found irksome, but the Danes most profitable.
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Very good Poor jacket. Second revised edition. Unread. No markings in book. DJ with many tears and pieces missing. From the Table of Contents: Merry Copenhagen; Hans Andersen-The 'Fairy Tale' of his life; Famous Danes; Legendary Lore and Folk Dances; A Jaunt through Jutland; People of the Isles, etc. 92pp.