HERE AND THERE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10541, 24 August 1910, Page 6

HERE AND THERE.

NORWAY'S SCENIC RAILWAY. " The new scenic railway in Norway, recently completed from Christiania to Bergen, is proving exceptionally attractive 'to tourists. It is the longest mountain railway in Europe, and has no fewer than 177 tunnels, one of which cost £160,000 and took twelve years to build. Unlike most mountain railways, which merely go to the edge of the snow and ice, this line, after passing Finsen —a station whose name in a year or two is sure to become as well known as that of any favorite resort of Switzerland —proceeds across the snowfields tor a long distance. Two snow ploughs are kept busy 011 tlie road as late as June, and there are lakes along the route which do not lose their ice until August, and in some years do not thaw at all. Snowsheds have been constructed with shutters on their sides, which can be opened in summer to permit an unobstructed view of the magnificent landscapes. An international ski tournament was held in Finsen last midsummer. Tlie mixture of wintry experiences with summer touring was a "unique novelty, which attracted +0 Norway an increased number of enterprising travellers. '

FOR OCEAN TRAVELLERS. Grossing the ocean is to-day an affair of little moment. The woman who is wise will have a good box of books sent on board with lier state'roonr '■ luggage, and she will see the steward "officially" as to having her chair placed in a sheltered nook. After this, if a good sailoress, she may take all that comes as a pleasure, if not sin. experienced sea-gomg woman she may order the books just the same, but she should confer with the stewardess of lier corridor as to having iced champagne at certain intervals and also iced lemon juice with club soda. Ginger ale is also refreshing, and hot gingersnaps are a; solid that will staiy. In fact, the gingersnaps and a baked .apple are the special recommendations of an old voyager who always spends a few days of the trip in her stateroom and has found all other food distasteful under the circumstances. The bad sailor should provide' herself with "a flannel bed jacket, besides a heavy eiderdown wrapper, and sSie should also arrange for an outside stateroom, as the air is a great aid toward prompt recovery.