[Visit to Iceland by Ida Pfeiffer]@TWC D-Link bookVisit to Iceland CHAPTER II 12/48
It forms a beautiful group of rocks, rising boldly from the sea.
They are white as chalk, and have a smooth and shining appearance.
The highest of these walls of rock towers 400 feet above the level of the surrounding ocean.
Soon we saw the coast of Sweden, then the island of Malmo; and at last Copenhagen itself, where we landed at four o'clock in the afternoon. The distance from Kiel to Copenhagen is 136 sea-miles. I remained seven days at Copenhagen, and should have had ample time to see every thing, had the weather been more favourable.
But it blew and rained so violently, that I was obliged to give up all thoughts of visiting the surrounding parks, and was fain to content myself with seeing a few of the nearest walks, which I accomplished with some difficulty. The first street in Copenhagen which I traversed on coming from the harbour generally produces a great impression.
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