The industry of the Norwegian peasant is very great; for every spot of earth, even on the steepest precipices, bore potatoes, barley, or oats; their houses also look cheerful, and were painted for the most part of a brick-red colour.
I found the roads very good, especially the one from Christiania to Drammen; and the one from Drammen to Kongsberg was not very objectionable.

There is such an abundance of wood in Norway, that the streets on each side are fenced by wooden enclosures; and every field and meadow is similarly protected against the intrusion of cattle, and the miserable roads through the woods are even covered with round trunks of trees.
The peasantry in this district have no peculiar costume; only the head-covering of the females is curious.

They wear a lady's hat, such as was fashionable in the last century, ornamented with a bunch behind, and with an immense shade in front.

They are made of any material, generally of the remains of old garments; and only on Sundays better ones, and sometimes even silk ones, make their appearance.
In the neighbourhood of Kongsberg this head-dress is no longer worn.
There they wear little caps like the Suabian peasantry, petticoats commencing under the shoulders, and very short spencers: a very ugly costume, the whole figure being spoilt by the short waist.
The town of Kongsberg is rather extended, and is beautifully situated on a hill in the centre of a splendid wooded valley.

It is, like all the towns in Norway except Christiania, built of wood; but it has many pretty, neat houses and some broad streets.
The stream Storri Elf flows past the town, and forms a small but very picturesque waterfall a little below the bridge.