The little town itself is almost concealed behind the hills.

A remarkable feature is the long row of wooden huts and houses adjoining, which all belong to a salt-work established there.
We entered one of the many little arms of the sea to reach the town of Moss.

Its situation is beautiful, being built amphi-theatrically on a hillock which leans against a high mountain.

A fine building on the sea-shore, whose portico rests upon pillars, is used for a bathing institution.
A dock-yard, in which men-of-war are built at the expense of the state, is situated near the town of Horten, which is also picturesquely placed.
There does not seem to be much work doing here, for I only saw one ship lying at anchor, and none on the stocks.

About eight leagues beyond Horten a mountain rises in the middle of the sea, and divides it into two streams, uniting again beyond it, and forming a pretty view.
We did not see Christiania till we were only ten leagues from it.