1936 On the Continent

include:
    Denmark
, by the Danish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Danish Statistical Department. 3s. 6d. (much solid matter);
    Denmark and Its People
, by Clive Holland. 3s. 6d.
I—TRAVEL IN DENMARK
    The Danish child curtseys and smiles as she answers our enquiry about the way. “Vaer saa god” (Please, you are welcome). Her eyes are as blue as the chicory flowers by the wayside, her hair whiter than the corn. Beyond, the good road winds through the quiet, Danish landscape. Not far away, as always in Denmark, is the sea. Happy traveller to Denmark where land and people smile to greet you! Above all, happy English traveller! Even the Danish exchange favours you, and nowhere else in the world will you so often hear “Welcome!”
When to Come
    The Danish climate is much like that of north and east England. Come in spring when the beechwoods unfold, in summer when light in the long northern evenings strides across land and sea, in autumn when the beeches are aflame, in winter when life in Copenhagen is cosy and gay. Try if you can to find a happier, kinder people.
    Travel is convenient and up to date. Denmark has one of Europe’s best airports. There is a good train service, “lightning” Diesel-engined trains on the principal routes, restaurant and sleeping cars, everything very clean, two classes, first and general (or third). Most people travel general. You can well do so. The new general carriages are comfortably upholstered. Railway porters are numbered and have a fixed charge, 50 øre per package. Not much hand luggage in general carriages, remember!
    In Denmark there are no great distances—almost the whole country could get into twice the area of Wales and Monmouthshire. Though it spreads out over many islands—the principal Zealand (Danish Sjaelland), Funen (Fyen), Lolland (Laaland), and the peninsular Jutland (Jylland), these are so well linked up by bridges and ferries in sheltered waters, travel suffers little inconvenience. You take your through seat at Esbjerg and leave it some four and a half hours later at Copenhagen. At most towns some English and German are spoken.
The Road
    Information for motorists and regarding driving signs from the Royal Danish Automobile Club, Vesterbrogade 2 E., Copenhagen V, and the Danish Motor Touring Club, Vestre Boulevard 4, Copenhagen. Any automobile association arranges the usual triptyque for members, simplifying entry into the country, etc.
    Highways to Copenhagen are:
    On Harwich-Esbjerg route: Esbjerg (172 miles) via Fredericia (new bridge across Little Belt), Odense (Hans Andersen’s town), Nyborg (over one hour ferry), Korsør, Ringsted, Roskilde; from Germany: via Flensburg, Krusaa (frontier 127 miles), Sønderborg, Mommark (ferry), Faaborg, Nyborg (ferry), Korsør, Ringsted, Roskilde; via Lubeck or Berlin to Warnemunde Ferry, Gedser (92 miles), Orehoved (ferry, from 1937 a bridge), Masnedsund, Vordingborg, Køge.
To See the Country
    Amongst various tours suggested by the Danish Automobile Club, a good one on the Harwich-Esbjerg-Copenhagen route is: Esbjerg (pause first for Fanø Island bathing resort, half an hour ferry), north by west Jutland coast to the Skaw (Skagen), 409 kilometres, down east coat to Aarhus (212 kilometres) (turn aside a short run to Silkeborg and lakes), Vejle, Fredericia (about 95 kilometres), whence as Harwich-Esbjerg highway to Copenhagen. Copenhagen, Hillerød, Elsinore. Return journey: Copenhagen, Roskilde, Korsør (ferry), Nyborg, South Funen to Faaborg, Assens (ferry), South Jutland to Ribe, Esbjerg.
    By this route you see the splendid sands, some 200 miles of them, dwindling heaths, lakes, woods, seaside and beauty spots of Jutland; cosy, fat little Funen with the old manor houses in the south; beechwoods, hedgeless farmer’s glory, some fine castles and the blue Sound of Zealand (Sjaelland).
    Danish roads are good, with practically no hills, almost no hedges, petrol stations and repair shops frequent, good restaurants at the towns and on principal ferries.
    The rule of the road is: Keep to the right, overtake on the left, traffic from the right takes priority. Speed limit 37 miles (60 km.) in country, 25 miles (40 km.) in towns and villages. The Danes, a race largely of farmers, expect consideration for horse traffic. You will meet the light pair-horsed carts—a pair of horses tips up less easily into the ditch than one! If there are no hedges there can be nasty ditches at the roadside.
Motor Omnibuses
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