Scandinavia (Picture Book to Remember Her By)

Librarian note: alternate-cover edition of 9780517250174.Miles and miles of uninhabited forest, spectacular mountains and a thousand clear blue lakes combine with the sophistication of such cities as Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm and Helsinki to make up the region we know as Scandinavia.In the north, above the Arctic Circle, lies the romantic Land of the Midnight Sun where, in summer, the sun stays above the horizon for three months and in winter there are weeks of perpetual darkness. Here live the Lapps, a picturesque people whose nomadic existence is largely dependent on reindeer.The Swedes, Finns, Danes and Norwegians who live in the southern part of Scandinavia have their own individual characteristics. They share, however, a high standard of living and, compared with the rest of Europe, the luxury of space.To lovers of the outdoors Scandinavia offers a wide variety of sports such as fishing, sailing, skiing and mountaineering that all make the most of the beautiful scenery. Those interested in history will find endless palaces, manor houses, castles and even Viking ships to visit. The traveller who seeks neither of these particular pursuits may enjoy a genuine Finnish sauna, or a cruise along the magnificent fjord coastline of Norway or the Göta Canal that spans the breadth of Sweden. Everyone will surely enjoy the excellent Danish cuisine served in the many restaurants in the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen.Wherever one’s interests may lie, this book, with its superb colour photographs, will serve as either a foretaste or a souvenir of a truly delightful part of Europe.